Amid Tiger Woods’ Comeback Announcement, Take a Look at the Hero World Challenge’s 5 Most Controversial Moments

After Tiger Woods was confirmed to play in the Hero World Challenge, the buzz has increased for the tournament. The news has created a lot of attention among the media and fans. They will be eager to see how the legend will perform on his comeback after injuries.

Despite being popular and one of the biggest events, the tournament has been marred by several controversies and withdrawals that overshadowed the competition in the past.

In 2019, one of the shocking incidents happened when Patrick Reed, got involved in a rules controversy during the third round of the tournament. Reed was twice caught on camera moving sand behind his ball in a waste area on the 11th hole. However, he was penalized for two strokes by the rules officials after reviewing the footage. But he claimed that he didn’t do it intentionally. Furthermore, he claimed that he didn’t feel or see the sand moving. He instead said he was following his usual practice of testing the surface before marking his shot.

In 2018, Tiger Woods, the host and the most decorated player of the tournament, also faced a controversy during the second round of the tournament. The 47-year-old was caught on camera double-hitting his chip shot in the tournament. This could have resulted in a one-stroke penalty. However, surprisingly, Woods was not penalized by the rules officials. They said that they could not determine with certainty that he had made contact with the ball twice. They also said that they relied on the naked eye and the available video evidence, which were not enough to impose a penalty.