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Tiger Woods Calls Akshay BhatiaAshtray” on ESPN TGL Pregame Interview

The on-air slip coincided with the 23-year-old two-time PGA Tour winner’s Jupiter Links debut during Woods’ rehab.

Overview

  • The exchange occurred before Jupiter Links faced New York Golf Club on ESPN in a conversation with Scott Van Pelt.
  • Woods said, “We’ve got Ashtray, er, Akshay as part of our team,” while discussing roster moves for the new TGL season.
  • Awful Announcing posted the clip on social media, helping the moment circulate widely.
  • Bhatia, invited to recent Hero World Challenge fields, joined Jupiter Links as Woods sits out while rehabbing a back injury.
  • Early reaction described the moment as a brief gaffe, and Jupiter Links fell 8–3 to New York on the night Bhatia debuted.