Masters star Max Homa has admitted he's confused by 'very weird' rumours about Tiger Woods enforcing a sex ban as he looks to win the prestigious competition.
Woods is hoping to win for a sixth time at Augusta, despite the injury problems he's faced over the years.
It was recently claimed by the New York Post that Woods had enforced a sex ban as he looks to take the competition by storm.
A 'friend' was quoted as saying: "He's eating right. He's even eliminated sex.
Tiger Woods is looking to win the Masters for the sixth time ahead of the start of the tournament today
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"He does that now when he's preparing: no sex until the tournament is over.
"He doesn't want anything to take away his focus."
Yet Homa, speaking to Borstool Sports, has now admitted he's 'confused' by the rumour - and doubtful whether it's true.
"Uhm... some days by choice, some days not, I guess," Homa, who has been married to wife Lacey Croom since 2019, joked when asked if he was taking a 'similar route'.
"I don't know who... nobody cited their source there.
"But, I'm not sure if Tiger's got a friend close enough to him that would talk to the media if that were true.
"So I'm so confused by it.
"I feel like some guy just asked somebody and said 'yeah clearly Tiger's not having sex now' like I don't know how you get close enough to him to know that.
"And then if you did get close enough I'm pretty sure you're usually quiet as a mouse.
"So it's a weird story man but good for journalists."
Homa and Woods are scheduled to tee off today at 3.18pm local time.
And it'll be intriguing to see how the pair fare as they hunt Masters glory.
Woods is one of the best golfers of all time and his return to action at Augusta is a huge talking point.
And caddy Billy Foster, speaking to CasinoAlpha.com, has praised the 48-year-old for his legacy and what he's contributed to the sport.
"Even if he plays in crutches, he’d still raise the bar," he said.
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"He’s the best thing that’s happened to golf. He made the sport twice as popular as it had been before and doubled tournament prize money.
"Every player should have a portrait of Tiger in his house and bow to him every morning because he’s made them all multi-millionaires.
"We won’t ever see anyone like him again."
He continued: "His passion and desire and his work ethic to train hard, trying to get back. Something inside me makes me think he’ll win another tournament.
"If he can start playing 8 to 10 tournaments a year, that would be great!"
Tiger Woods won his first Masters back in 1997
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Woods won his first Masters all the way back in 1997.
He then followed that up with successes in 2001, 2002 and 2005 before his last win five years ago.