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A smiling Tiger Woods laughed it up Monday with pal Rory McIlroy ahead of the 2023 Masters, weeks after news emerged of his breakup with longtime girlfriend Erica Herman.
The 47-year-old Woods was spotted on the green at Augusta National with McIlroy, 33, where they took in a practice round in front of a building crowd before Thursday’s opening round of the Masters.
Woods — who made his triumphant return to golf at last year’s Masters following a horrifying car accident in February 2021 — grinned as he chatted with McIlroy on the course.
The 15-time major champion has won five Masters tournaments, most recently in 2019, when he was joined by daughter Sam, 15, son Charlie, 14, and Herman, 39.
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