Tiger Woods: “This a very sad day for all of golf”

Multiple major champion Tiger Woods was among the first to pay tribute to golf reporter Steve DiMeglio, who sadly passed away last week.

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Tiger Woods was among the first to pay tribute to renowned golf journalist Steve DiMeglio after the reporter died from cancer. 

DiMeglio’s death was confirmed by Golfweek on Wednesday.

The publication reported the 63-year-old passed either on 31 December or 1 January at his home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

He was diagnosed in 2022 with rectal cancer which eventually spread to his liver.

DiMeglio regularly shared details of his treatment on X and drew admiration because he refused to be anything but positive.

“Crying and feeling sorry for myself were not options,” he posted on 19 December 2024.

Woods, who was pictured hugging DiMeglio last month before the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, was devastated by the news.

“Unfortunately the golf world lost part of our family today, beloved golf writer Steve DiMeglio,” he wrote on X.

“I was always very close to Steve and we texted and talked about how he needed to keep fighting to get better so we could see each other in the Bahamas last month.

“And we did. I am so grateful for that. This a very sad day for all of golf. We have truly lost a friend.”

PGA Tour star Justin Thomas also spoke fondly of DiMeglio in his news conference before The Sentry.

“I was shocked like everybody,” Thomas said. “It’s just… it’s awful.”

DiMeglio’s professional career as a journalist began in 1994 when he started working at the Palm Springs Desert Sun.