Tiger Woods to Receive the<br />Presidential Medal of Freedom The 2019 Masters marks Woods’s fifth win<br />of the prestigious tournament, as well as<br />his first major golf win since 2008. Following his tournament victory,<br />Trump decided to award Woods with<br />the prestigious medal of freedom. He announced the decision via Twitter,<br />as well as congratulated Woods for his victory. The presidential medal of freedom<br />is one of the highest awards that can be<br />bestowed upon a citizen by the president. The medal is awarded to those who have made<br />“especially meritorious contributions to the<br />security or national interests of the United States." Trump has only awarded the medal to seven<br />recipients so far, making Woods his eighth. The pair have had a longstanding relationship,<br />having golfed together numerous times before<br />and after Trump’s election in 2016. Woods is also designing the course for Trump’s golf<br />course in Dubai, which is set to open sometime in 2019. A date has yet to be set<br />for Woods’s medal reception.
