Tiger Woods breaks months-long silence with patriotic Memorial Day message, salute to late father

Tiger Woods shared his archetypal nationalist connection successful astir 2 months with a patriotic connection connected Memorial Day, paying tribute to each who person made the eventual sacrifice.

Woods took to X aboriginal Monday day to stock his Memorial Day message, portion besides giving a peculiar shoutout to his precocious father, Earl Woods, who served successful the U.S. Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War.

Tiger Woods of The United States holds 1 of Scottie Scheffler's clubs arsenic helium watches connected during the pro-am anterior to the Hero World Challenge 2025 astatine Albany Golf Course connected December 3, 2025, successful Nassau, Bahamas.  (David Cannon/Getty Images)

"My begetter was a Special Forces relation with 2 tours successful Vietnam and 20 years of service," Woods' connection connected X began. "To each those similar my father, we each accidental convey you for your sacrifices. Without them we wouldn’t person the top state connected Earth."

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Woods' begetter passed distant astatine the property of 74 successful May 2006.

Prior to his Memorial Day message, Woods had not been heard from since March 31, erstwhile helium announced that helium would beryllium "stepping distant for a play of time" to question attraction pursuing his car mishap and consequent DUI apprehension successful Florida connected March 27.

Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club arrives earlier the lucifer against the Los Angeles Golf Club astatine SoFi Center connected March 24, 2026, successful Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Adam Glanzman/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)

The 15-time large champion was yet charged with 2 misdemeanors: DUI with spot harm and refusal to taxable to a lawful test. Woods cleared 0.00 results connected some breathalyzer samples helium provided, but his refusal to taxable to a urine trial resulted successful the refusal charge.

Woods was granted permission on April 1 to question retired of the state "to participate into broad inpatient treatment."

The 50-year-old was spotted backmost successful Florida earlier this month, but Woods' backstage level reportedly returned to Switzerland connected Sunday, wherever helium volition presumably resume his rehabilitation process.

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Woods was seen disembarking his level astatine Palm Beach International Airport connected May 13, and portion the presumption was that his instrumentality to the States signaled the extremity of his attraction overseas, the instrumentality to Switzerland apt signals that the rehab process is ongoing.

It is not wide wherefore Woods made a speedy instrumentality travel to the Sunshine State this month, but the timing coincides with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, the erstwhile daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump, precocious sharing that she was diagnosed with bosom cancer.

Tiger Woods talks with his woman Vanessa Trump aft a lucifer against Boston Common Golf astatine SoFi Center successful Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., connected March 17, 2026. (James Gilbert/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)

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Vanessa shared a heartfelt connection connected societal media, calling Woods her "strength" aft sharing quality of her diagnosis. Woods announced his narration with Vanessa successful March 2025.

Woods has not played a competitory circular of play since the 2024 Open Championship successful Scotland.