Announcer Under Fire for Painkillers Comment About Tiger Woods

Pro golfers from around the world have descended on the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland for The Open Championship. The tournament kicked off July 18, and Tiger Woods—himself a three-time Open champion—took to the links in the first round of play. But it wasn't Woods' performance on the course that has been making headlines.

During Sky Sports' broadcast of the day, announcer Mark Roe noted something looked off to him about Woods.

"You look at the eyes," he said. "You gotta think there’s a lot of painkillers being taken to cope with the pain, you know?"

The comment didn't sit well with some golf fans.

"A little bit odd for Mark Roe to just come out and say that. Not all the silences have to be filled," one person wrote on X.

"I'm not a big fan of Tiger, but even if it's true, there are just things that need not be said," another person reiterated.

Others chimed in on how unprofessional the comment seemed. One person called it "an absolute crazy thing to say on air," while another said it was "completely ridiculous and embarrassing to suggest this."

Woods does have a history with painkillers as he's undergone multiple surgeries on his back and knees. In 2017, he was arrested on a DUI charge and was found to have painkillers Hydrocodone and Hydromorphone in his system as well as anxiety drug Xanax and sleep drug Ambien. He promptly checked himself into rehab to confront his addiction to prescription painkillers. There is no evidence, however, that he is currently using any substances.

The 152 ^nd Open wraps up July 21.