Tiger Woods receives Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday

Tiger Woods will receive President Trump's presidential medal of freedom on Monday, the White House said Thursday.
Mr. Woods, 43, won the Masters last month, his 15th major victory, but his first in a decade.
Mr. Twitter tweeted at the time. Mr. Trump that he would present Mr. Woods the award "because of his incredible success & comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE." During the event, Trump also gave encouragement and updates on Mr.'s performance. Woods & # 39; s Masters.
The announcement comes at a time when some athletes have shown a reluctance to be honored by the Trump administration. The Golden State Warriors of the N.B.A. rejected a visit to the White House after their championship, and many of the players on that team have openly criticized the president. The men's basketball team at the University of Virginia quoted conflict plans when rejecting an invitation last month, although several players also criticized Mr. Trump.
The Baylor women's basketball team attended a ceremony at the White House on Monday.
The presidential medal of freedom is the highest civilian honor in the country. It was first awarded in 1963 and has achievements in the arts (Norman Rockwell), architecture (IM Pei), acting (Audrey Hepburn), writing (Tennessee Williams), music (Duke Ellington), economics (Milton Friedman ), law (Felix Frankfurter), journalism (Walter Cronkite), medicine (Jonas Salk) and politics (Edward Kennedy).
Among the two dozen sports figures that have been honored are Jesse Owens, Ted Williams, Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan. In golf, President George W. Bush honored Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, while President Barack Obama recognized the groundbreaking player Charlie Sifford.
In his term of office, Mr. Trump honored quarterback Roger Staubach; Senator Orrin Hatch; and Miriam Adelson, a philanthropist and the wife of Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire donor to Mr. Trump. He also honored Babe Ruth and Elvis Presley posthumously. Mr. Woods spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment
Woods owns property at Mr. Trump in Florida and the two men played golf together. Mr. Woods also designs a golf course on a Trump site in Dubai.
Mr. Woods tends to evade politics in his career. Asked about Mr. Trump, he said last year: "Well, he is the president of the United States. You must respect the office."
In 2014 he visited the Obama White House with members of the winning and losing President Cup teams
Mr. Woods stopped playing since the Masters and beats next week's Wells Fargo championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C., an event he won in 2007.