Rare Photo of a Dominant Teenage Tiger Woods When He Lost a Golf Tournament to Pat Perez

Tiger Woods is one of the most successful golfers in the whole wide world. The 15-time major champion has made tons of records on the field. However, there was a time the golfer had to face defeat during his early days in golf. And a rare picture from the same tournament has resurfaced on the internet featuring Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods at the 1993 World Junior Golf Championship

An old picture of Tiger Woods is taking the internet by storm. The picture is from the 1993 World Junior Golf Championship where Woods finished in fourth place. Woods’s fans are shocked to know that the golfer took a loss while Pat Perez won the tournament. Apparently, Perez managed to eagle the 9th hole in the final round and finished at three-under-par 69.

While Woods, who had already won six titles in Junior golf in the last nine years, finished fourth at 286. Woods and Pat Perez started playing professional golf around the same time. However, the golf legend’s career success is far more than that of Perez. The two have also shared headlines in the past after Perez made some controversial comments about Woods a few years ago.

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There was a time when Perez took a shot at his old buddy Woods and said, “He knows he cannot beat anybody,”. According to the golfer, Woods was only playing pro golf to keep his name relevant for brand and sponsorship purposes. However, Woods soon won another major and shut the mouths of all his critics with his golf club.

Perez’s attempt to clarify his comments about Woods

After making such harsh statements about the golf star, Perez tried to explain what he actually meant. Perez said, “he can’t beat anyone is that he only shows up to tournaments when he thinks he can win,”. However, it was pretty clear from his early statements what he was trying to say about Woods.

He even said that no one wanted to see Woods compete in professional golf again. However, during his clarification, Perez said that his words might have sounded “harsh”. But all he meant was that Woods must be hurt since he was performing poorly in the past few tournaments. Woods and Perez have never gotten along ever since the golfer made these statements about the 15-major major champion.

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