“Don’t Want to Get Close to [Tiger Woods]”: Jon Rahm’s Honest Confession About the 48-Year-Old Never Gets Old

The sight of Tiger Woods in his red polo T-shirt on the final day of a tournament is familiar to anyone who has followed golf in the past three decades. The 82x PGAT winner’s iconic red and black outfit on the green has been part of some of the most memorable moments in the sport’s history. Who can forget his first forget his red and black outfit at the 1997 Masters where he made history and won the event aged just 21. Many golf fans and players have admired and emulated his style, but not everyone feels comfortable sharing the same colors as the legend. One such golfer who doesn’t wish to sport Woods’ red is Jon Rahm.

Jon Rahm made the honest confession about his reluctance to wear anything close to black on Sundays because of Woods but ended up wearing it anyway earlier this year.

Why does Jon Rahm not prefer to wear the famous final round attire: Red and black?

After John Rahm won the Sentry tournament in early 2023, he explained the reason behind his color psychology and his hesitation to wear the color. The 29-year-old said, “I usually don’t want to wear anything that’s close to red with black on Sundays because of Tiger. That’s his outfit.”

He further explained why he always wears navy and gray colors on the course, saying, “But that’s why I wear gray or navy or other things usually. I don’t want to get close to him”. It is clear that the red and black are synonymous with Tiger Woods. The golf maestro once explained why he wore this particular outfit on Sundays in the final round of any event. 

In an interview with GNN in 2020 he said, “I’ve worn red ever since my college days basically, or junior golf days – big events on the last day. I just stuck with it out of superstition, and it worked. I just happened to choose a school that actually was red, and we wore red on our final day of events. So it worked out.” But that’s not all. His mother, Kultida, also has a major hand in Woods wearing red on Sundays.

Woods added, “I wear red on Sundays because my mum thinks that that’s my power color. And you know you should always listen to your mom.” Even though Rahm talked about not imitating Woods’ traditional outfit, he did eventually wear the red polo and a pair of black pants for a particular reason at the Sentry tournament

Why did Rahm wear Tiger Woods’s classic combo in the 2023 Sentry?

In the final round of the Sentry tournament, he chose to wear a red-printed polo T-shirt and black pants. All of that was because he was sort of done wearing navy blue for the week, and he also forgot his belt!

During his competition at the 2023 Sentry, the Spaniard just carried navy blue and black pants. He also just carried the matching belts. He wore navy blue for all the days of the tournament since he did not want to be too hot and weak by wearing black. But as Sunday approached, he did not want to wear the navy pants anymore! Hence, he opted to wear his black pants with a red polo T-shirt.

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The combination of red, black, and Sunday worked like magic for Rahm, as he won the title and kicked off his 2023 season with style. Rahm’s conversation with Tiger Woods also became a memorable moment among the fans, as it captured the influence and impact that Woods had on the sport and the players alike!

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