President Trump is awarding professional golfer Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony in the White House’s Rose Garden.
The event is set to start at 6 p.m. Monday evening.
Trump announced Woods would be receiving the award shortly after he became the 2019 Masters Tournament champion last month.
Spoke to @TigerWoods to congratulate him on the great victory he had in yesterday’s @TheMasters, & to inform him that because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE, I will be presenting him with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2019
Trump has already given the medal, one of the highest awards that can be given to an American citizen, to former Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; baseball legend Babe Ruth, former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and Elvis Presley.
