There's no debating how great Tiger Woods played during his first Masters win in 1997. The 20th anniversary of his landmark 12-shot victory was a huge topic of conversation entering last week's Masters. But it turns out Tiger wasn't as smooth in the green jacket ceremony the following year.
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Mark O'Meara is the guest on the next episode of Feherty (Premiering April 17 at 9 p.m. on Golf Channel) and he tells David Feherty a funny story about his buddy struggling to put the coveted piece of clothing on him in this exclusive clip, courtesy of NBC/Golf Channel. Take it away, Mark (the part about the green jacket starts at the 3:45 mark):
According to O'Meara, the problem was Woods holding up the jacket too high, making it difficult for him to get his arms through the sleeves. We dug up a couple photos and it does appear that the exchange was a little off. Look at how O'Meara seems a bit stuck:
And look how Woods doesn't seem to know what to do even after O'Meara finally has the jacket on right:
Oh, and here's O'Meara slipping the green jacket on 1999 champ Jose Maria Olazabal the following year:
Notice that proper technique of getting the hands below the winner's shoulders. We assume Woods improved his form for the other three times he did this.
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