Over time, followers have seen Tiger Woods’ hair change into thinner and thinner. His balding locks have been very obvious when Woods revealed he was relationship Vanessa Trump with a splashy Instagram put up. The connection hard-launch put up included two snaps of the couple collectively. Within the first slide, Woods had on a white golf shirt as he stood beside Trump, who had on an identical white prime. What stood out to many followers — moreover being incredulous over who Woods was now relationship — was the golfer’s receding hairline, which seemed worse than ever. Within the second slide, Woods took motion and lined his dwindling locks with a Nike baseball cap as he was photographed snuggling his sweetheart.

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These pictures went viral throughout social media, and folks on X, previously Twitter, roasted Woods’ balding look. “Mad respect for tiger woods having billions of {dollars} however selecting to only preserve vibing with the worst hairline of all time,” one tweeted alongside the pics of Woods and Trump. A number of thought Woods ought to go the rumored LeBron James route and go for a hair transplant. In fact, Woods’ hair loss didn’t happen in a single day. Slightly below a 12 months earlier than his sparse hair was on show subsequent to his new girlfriend, a Reddit thread in April 2024 tore into Woods in response to a pic of him lifting his hat off on the golf course. Even then, followers urged him to discover getting hair plugs.

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Hair loss is not a topic Woods has averted up to now. Whereas answering fan questions for the PGA in October 2020, he revealed what he would select to alter about himself. “My hairline,” he responded with fun. “I want to have extra hair,” he added. That wasn’t the primary time Woods trashed his personal hairline in hilarious vogue.

Tiger Woods had been discussing his vanishing hairline for a full decade earlier than the pictures with Vanessa Trump had followers buzzing. The topic of the long-time golf professional’s hair loss got here up when he spoke to Fox Sports activities in July 2014. “My hairline will not be. I am combating for the trigger, I am combating it onerous,” Woods mentioned on the time. “It is a no-win combat however I am hanging in there,” he added (by way of Advanced).

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Dialogue of Woods’ thinning hair grew to become nearly a operating theme in his candid interviews. When showing on “SportsCenter” in March 2017, the five-time Masters champ was urged by Scott Van Pelt to chop his losses and shave his head solely. “I simply wish to know, when are we simply going to return dwelling, man?” Van Pelt jokingly mentioned, referring to his personal clean-shaven bald head. Woods took the playful taunting in stride. “I’ve acquired my helipad up prime, and I am very proud of that,” he mentioned about his diminishing tufts of hair. Woods mentioned his youngsters did not acknowledge him in older pictures. “Have a look at daddy with a full head of hair,” he mentioned, quoting them. Even after he was arrested for a DUI a couple of months later, Woods stored a humorousness about his balding head. Whereas being interviewed by police, Woods was requested for his hair shade. “Principally brown, and fading,” he joked whereas in police custody in June 2017.

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The jokes continued when Woods took dwelling his fifth inexperienced jacket in April 2019. After successful the Masters for the primary time in 14 years, he spoke concerning the competitors. “Everybody was taking part in properly, you could not have had extra drama … Now I do know why I am balding,” he mentioned in an interview after his win.