Signs flown past Tiger Woods mocking paternity row

Pranksters have been flying signs near Tiger Woods to distract and taunt him as he tried to win the US Open yesterday.

According to TMZ, the banners were commissioned by a person who is remaining anonymous. They read ‘TIGER: ARE YOU MY DADDY?’ and ‘HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TIGER LOL’. They followed the banners that were flown in April mocking his sex addiction.

According to The Examiner, the stunt immediately followed the filing of a paternity action last week by Devon James, who made a claim that Woods is the father of her nine-year-old son.

The golfer who was awarded PGA Player of the Year ten times took a break from the sport in 2009 after it emerged that he had over a dozen affairs. He took 20 weeks away from golf and returned to compete in the 2010 Masters, where the signs were flown.

The news broke only a couple of months after it was announced that Woods became the richest athlete in history. The fall out resulted in him being dropped from numerous lucrative sponsorship deals. Research by the University of California found that shareholders of Nike, Gatorade and other Tiger Woods sponsors had lost a collective of $5 to $12 billion in the wake of the scandal. They said that before the scandal, Woods was earning about $100 million a year in endorsement income, which is more than any other athlete.