{"id":568454,"date":"2026-04-06T20:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/568454\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:03:11","slug":"rory-mcilroy-says-its-a-shame-tiger-woods-missing-masters-champions-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/568454\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy Says It&#8217;s a &#8216;Shame&#8217; Tiger Woods Missing Masters Champions Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Rory McIlroy<br \/>\n                          Bummed Tiger Won&#8217;t Be at Champs Dinner<br \/>\n                          &#8230; Following DUI Arrest<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              April 6, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:30 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260406_fd2deb556b2d40c7ad3ecbfb162d59d0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e9293661-07b6-4fd1-baae-b6ce510e3df1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fd2deb556b2d40c7ad3ecbfb162d59d0_md.jpg\" alt=\"rory and tiger woods getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just fans disappointed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tiger-woods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tiger Woods<\/a> won&#8217;t be in Augusta this week &#8230; &#8217;cause <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rory-mcilroy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Rory McIlroy<\/a> called it a &#8220;shame&#8221; the 15-time Major winner won&#8217;t be breaking bread with his fellow Masters champs ahead of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 green jacket winner was speaking with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/48405738\/scottie-scheffler-arrives-masters-9-day-old-son-remy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Golf Channel<\/a> about his Champions Dinner slated for Tuesday at The Masters, where he acknowledged that Woods and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/phil-mickelson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Phil Mickelson<\/a> being absent won&#8217;t go unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260406_7e49091caed0427ea7dd91baa0077734\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e9293661-07b6-4fd1-baae-b6ce510e3df1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7e49091caed0427ea7dd91baa0077734_md.jpg\" alt=\"tiger-woods-rory-mcilroy-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, there will be a couple of guys that won&#8217;t be in that room, which is a shame, but I want to make sure that they&#8217;re acknowledged as well,&#8221; McIlroy said. &#8220;They&#8217;ve been two of the greatest champions that the Masters has ever seen. But it&#8217;s going to be a really cool night. I can&#8217;t wait. I hope everyone enjoys the dinner and enjoys everything that I&#8217;ve selected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As we previously reported, Woods announced he would be seeking treatment following his DUI arrest nearly two weeks ago in Jupiter, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health,&#8221; Tiger said. &#8220;This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3977ac1ed266443885a65cc962ec5d16_md.png\" alt=\"040226 tiger woods bodycam golf kal4\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Right after the crash, Woods told an officer he was still hoping to compete this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sports\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ Sports<\/a> obtained court documents showing the 50-year-old received permission to travel outside the country to work on his health, citing it was best for his privacy. While we haven&#8217;t pinpointed exactly where he will be doing his rehab &#8230; we learned his private plane landed in Zurich, Switzerland last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260328_7faefdf4a64144c699749d1df8d15b13\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e9293661-07b6-4fd1-baae-b6ce510e3df1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7faefdf4a64144c699749d1df8d15b13_md.jpg\" alt=\"tiger woods mug 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The country is home to treatment centers known for their extreme exclusivity and privacy.<\/p>\n<p>As Tiger looks to get the help he needs, back stateside, his lawyer has entered not-guilty pleas on his behalf for the two misdemeanors Woods was charged with. The next court hearing in the case is slated for next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy Bummed Tiger Won&#8217;t Be at Champs Dinner &#8230; Following DUI Arrest Published April 6, 2026 11:30&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":568455,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,3,99,2415,2525],"class_list":["post-568454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-news","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-tmz-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/568455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}