Why does tiger woods wear red on sundays

What do you picture when you hear the name, Tiger Woods? He is arguably the greatest golfer of all time, and his Sunday red is arguably the greatest look in PGA Tour history, but do you know why Tiger wears red on Sundays?

Golf fans remember the Masters as the coming-out party for Tiger Woods and his iconic red and black Sunday look. Woods sported a dark red Nike sweater and black pants that Sunday en route to a stroke victory at Augusta National.

Woods wore red for closing rounds throughout high school and into his college career at Stanford. I just happened to choose a school that actually was red, and we wore red on our final day of events. Entering your thoughts is easy to do. Just type! Your story will appear on a Web page exactly the way you enter it here.

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Check box to agree to these submission guidelines. I am at least 16 years of age. I understand and accept the privacy policy. I understand that you will display my submission on your website. You can preview and edit on the next page. Makes sense to me. I wasn't trying to make a statement or anything. Woods' red polo has also inspired other players to follow suit, none more famously than champion Patrick Reed, who wears Sunday red in tribute to Woods who he has idolised ever since watching him practising on legendary instructor Hank Haney's ranch as a young boy.

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Stick with it and perhaps be seen as attempting to psych out Woods, or abandon red and maybe feel like he was giving in to Woods before the round even started?

Donald lost anyway. Woods shot 68 in that final round, Donald Donald worrying about his shirt color—or how that color would be seen—likely didn't help.

Woods began wearing red in final rounds long before turning professional in Woods' affiliation with final-round red started during his days in junior golf. Sometimes it's a very bright and solid red shirt, other times it's another shade of red magenta has been common or red accented with another color typically black. But red has always remained the dominant shirt color, and "dominance" is a key to Woods' and his mother's choice of red.

His red shirt is almost always paired with basic black slacks. Red evokes strong emotions and is an intense or even angry color that creates feelings of excitement or intensity for many people. Tiger is intimidating enough on his own, so it's likely that he would have the same number of wins even if he wore pink or baby blue every Sunday. But throw in the potential or imagined psychological reactions his opponents might have to a powerful fashion statement and it's a win-win situation.