England Women soccer manager Sarina Wiegman has criticised Tiger Woods for his “very inappropriate” decision to hand his playing partner a tampon while playing golf.
Woods, 47, handed the sanitary product to Justin Thomas after outdriving him on the ninth hole at the first round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.
The 15-time major winner apologised at a subsequent press conference.
And he has been criticised by Wiegman, who said she was disappointed with the American legend.
Speaking ahead of her side’s Arnold Clark Cup fixture against Italy on Sunday, Wiegman said: “It is very inappropriate, and I think he has realised that, too.
“He is such a big role model and he can have a positive impact on society. He should be conscious of that at all times.”
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Alex Greenwood, the Manchester City and England defender, added: “I only saw the incident this morning, but from what I know, he is a massive role model within the sport.
“If he looks back at it, he will be really disappointed with what he did and I am sure he will apologise for it.”
The incident on day one drew criticism on social media, with many stating it was disrespectful to women.
Writing in USA Today, columnist Christine Brennan, said:…
