Tiger Woods appears on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' to discuss Sun Day Red and more
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Tiger Woods appeared on Tuesday’s edition of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," a day before the launch of Woods’ Sun Day Red line.
Woods appeared in a T-shirt with "Sun Day Red" emblazoned across the chest, with topics ranging from a brief period of childhood rebellion that cemented his traditional final-round red attire, to a heavily memed photo from the Masters that looked to show Woods shaking hands with a tree (it was Verne Lundquist), to his skill of hitting driver from his knees.
The 82-time PGA TOUR winner revealed on "The Tonight Show" that although his mom Tida believed his power color was red (being a Capricorn), he underwent a period of wearing blue, looking to prove a point. It didn't work. Red was in the lineup to stay. Thus the "Sun Day Red" brand is based around Woods’ trademark red, which he has worn on Sundays throughout his career -- stemming from Tida Woods' belief in a "power color."
"My mom thought that (red) was my power color, or some BS thing like that, so I end up wearing red and end up winning some golf tournaments," Woods explained to Fallon. "And then to spite her, I wore blue, and I did not win those tournaments. So Mom is always right."
Woods and Fallon had plenty of laughs in the roughly 8-minute appearance, recalling a time swapping stories about their kids when Woods' son Charlie was 2 or 3 years old, already making golf swings with household items. They reviewed memes that stemmed from the "tree handshake" photo at Augusta National, and Woods challenged Fallon to a game of ping-pong sometime this year.
They also discussed the new "Sun Day Red" line, which Woods told Fallon is focused on maximizing athletic performance. Woods’ clothing line was announced in February at an event in Los Angeles before his appearance at The Genesis Invitational. Sun Day Red describes itself on its website as "a brand that promises to bring a new and elevated standard to performance wear and luxury lifestyle fashion" with clothes that feature "never-before-seen patterns, fabrication and technical detailing intended to elevate all levels of play."
"It's about athletes being first and designing something for the athlete so that we can perform at a higher level," Woods told Fallon. "Here we are with Sun Day Red."
Woods debuted the clothes in February at The Riviera Country Club, where he played 24 holes before withdrawing with the flu. He also played earlier this month at the Masters, where he set the record for most consecutive cuts made at Augusta National (24). Woods has not announced where he will make his next start but is expected to play the PGA Championship on May 16-19 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Woods won the 2000 PGA at Valhalla.