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Presenting the golfing great with the nation’s highest honor, Trump praised Woods’ “relentless will to win, win, win.”

“We can’t wait to see what’s next, Tiger,” said Trump, an avid golfer and owner of several golf courses around the world. He said his Masters victory was “probably the highlight of what I have accomplished so far in my life on the golf course.Established by John F. Kennedy in 1963, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is bestowed upon those who have made an “especially meritorious” contribution to US security or national interests, world peace, cultural pursuits or other non-specified endeavors.

Woods’ Masters was his 15th major title, leaving him just three short of the record held by Nicklaus. He has hit the links with Trump on several occasions, most recently in February at the president’s course in Jupiter, Florida.

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