Tiger Woods accepted the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor awarded by the nation's chief executive, from President Trump at a Rose Garden ceremony.
after he was found asleep in his car in traffic with multiple prescription drugs in his system.
As Trump noted, the golfer's return to glory at the Masters, where he won his first of five tournaments in 1997, was presaged with a TOUR championship victory last year. A clearly humbled Woods thanked the president first and then addressed his assembled friends and family. "You’ve seen the good and the bad, the highs and the lows. ... I would not be in this position without all your help," he said."I love you, Mom."
Woods is the fourth athlete honored by Trump with the Medal of Freedom, joining the late Major League Baseball slugger Babe Ruth and National Football League greats Roger Staubach and Alan Page. Trump has also given the medal to Miriam Adelson, wife of Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson, former Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and, posthumously, rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
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