- Golf. Tiger Woods bids farewell to the Masters with his worst result at Augusta
- Golf. Tiger Woods won't be backing down from playing the majors after the worst round of his career in Augusta
Former PGA Tour golfer Mark Lye has suggested that Tiger Woods may be using steroids after his Masters appearance.
Woods returned to the Masters again having won the competition no less than five times in the past. The veteran last won the competition in 2019, completing an impressive comeback story, but he is no longer a realistic contender.
Scottie Scheffler came out on top at this year's edition of the Augusta event, as expected, while Woods ended up in 60th with a 16-over par.
Seemingly never ending injuries have seen Woods slip away from the elite, but he continues to compete at the age of 48.
While the success of his career cannot be doubted, some have cast shade over his achievements with claims of steroid use.
Former PGA Tour member Lye has become the most recent to suggest there were performance-enhancing drugs at play during Woods' hay day.
"Yes, that is," Lye said, via Fox News Digital, when he was asked if the drug use was a well-kept secret in the golf community.
"It is except for the people in Tiger's corner. 'You better shut up about it.' Nobody ever gone out like that. Nobody's ever said that like I'm saying it right now. There's just no doubt. And I would say about 80 or 90% of the people out there know something ain't right."
Woods refuses to respond
Woods has not had any say on the claims, with the 15-time major champion not yet being publicly quizzed on the claims.
Back in 2015, another ex-PGA Tour member in Dan Olsen claimed that Woods was once 'secretly' suspended' after failing a drugs test. Those claims have not been supported up to this point, but the speculation goes on.
Interestingly, another golfer in Phil Mickelson recently liked a post from a user on X that read: "Tiger making his hat look like sometime you'd put two scoops of ice cream into and cover with sprinkles. Things starting to feel very Lance Armstrong-y."