Tiger Woods plays brutal April Fools' prank on fans: 'I can't believe I am saying this'



Tiger Woods shocked his fans with rumors of a comeback before pulling the rug with a devastating April Fools' Day reveal.

Woods has not played in a tournament since July 2024 and underwent his sixth back surgery that September. This March, ESPN reported that Woods had surgery for a ruptured Achilles, keeping him out for even longer.

Despite saying "the fire still burns to compete," Woods has said his body just is not recovering like it used to from his injuries.

This made Woods' April 1 social media post all that more shocking when he revealed to fans that he would be returning just weeks after his surgery.

"I can't believe I am saying this, but a few weeks after rupturing my left Achilles, the sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber plus the explosive lifts my doctors and trainers have me ready to play the Masters next week! Can't wait! See y'all on the course," Woods wrote on X.

While some immediately recognized the date on the calendar, other fans were flying by the seat of their pants and were ready for Woods' latest comeback.

"This better not be some cruel April Fools joke," a sports reporter replied.

"Great to see people bounce back after dark moments in their lives... go for it," another fan wrote.

Some fans even got angry with Woods for potentially jumping back into such a big competition so quickly:

"Pitching up to play majors when you have not played any competitive golf is nonsense. You either going to play competitive golf before majors or you must skip majors altogether. It's painful to watch."

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Woods took pity on his fans and waited just six minutes to reveal he was indeed pulling a prank.

"P.S. April Fools my Achilles is still a mess," Woods wrote with a smiley face.

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Woods was last seen on the course with cameras when he played with his son in a tournament at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando in December. During the event, 15-year-old Charlie hit his first-ever hole in one on the par-3 fourth hole with his father by his side and his sister as their caddie.

Woods then taught his son that after getting a hole in one it is incumbent upon him to buy his competitors a round of drinks.

Woods' last event was the Open Championship in July 2024, which marked the fourth tournament he failed to make the cut in. That April, he placed 60th at the Masters Tournament, the only time he advanced past the cut in the five tournaments he played in that season.

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The city of Dallas was Rick-rolled by a massive QR code made in the sky by 300 drones on April Fools' Day



Residents in the city of Dallas, Texas, were "Rick-rolled" by a massive QR code that showed up in the sky created of 300 drones on April Fools' Day.

Anyone who looked at the QR code with their smartphones and clicked the link that showed up would be taken to a video of Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up" that is notorious for its use in pranks.

Preston Ward, the chief pilot of Sky Elements Drone Shows, said that the company had organized the technological prank

"Brian and Lito, who manage our design and animation team, always knock it out of the park with show design. This particular show took a few hours for the team to put together since it was just one animation," Ward said according to KTBC-TV.

Ward, who is also general counsel for the company, said that they needed to receive pre-approval from the local FAA offices for the controlled airspace above Love Field.

The idea for the city-wide prank came after a successful marketing drone show using a QR code in Austin for the South by Southwest film festival.

Ward said his social media manager suggested the idea and then he was inspired by his 8-year-old niece.

"I wasn’t totally convinced right away that was the direction to go until my 8-year-old niece Rick Rolled me a few days later," Ward explained. "That’s when I knew we had to push the idea further."

Ward said the company is planning to do something even greater for the next April Fools' Day. They do shows for private events but they also have drone shows scheduled for professional baseball games.

The video from Sky Elements Drone Shows on YouTube garnered more than 50k views at the time of publishing.

Here's the video of the QR code in the Dallas sky:

 Epic April Fools Prank - Drone QR Code - Epic Rick Roll | Dallas Texaswww.youtube.com

Outspoken liberal Rob Reiner issues tweet on April Fools' Day hailing 'the sure handed, effective, grace under fire, success of Joe Biden’s Presidency' — but he's not joking



Outspoken liberal Rob Reiner posted a tweet on Friday declaring that the time is overdue to recognize the "success of Joe Biden's Presidency."

"It’s long past time that we acknowledge the sure handed, effective, grace under fire, success of Joe Biden’s Presidency," Reiner declared.

 
It\u2019s long past time that we acknowledge the sure handed, effective, grace under fire, success of Joe Biden\u2019s Presidency.
— Rob Reiner (@Rob Reiner) 1648826582 
 

Many Americans would likely beg to differ, as they suffer under the heavy financial strain of sky high gas prices and soaring inflation.

As of Friday, the AAA national average for a gallon of regular gas was $4.215. High gas prices hurt drivers directly when they fill up their vehicles, but fuel prices can also drive up the cost of transporting goods, which can in turn drive up the prices consumers are charged for various products.

President Biden has long been underwater in various job approval polls. If high Inflation, high gas prices, and President Biden's unpopularity persist, Democrats could get walloped during the midterm elections later this year.

While Reiner posted the tweet on April Fools' Day, given his openly leftward leanings, the tweet was not meant to be a joke.

"The irony of this dude tweeting this on 4/1," someone tweeted in response to Reiner's post.

"Say you're out of touch without saying you're out of touch," someone else tweeted.

"You have to be smoking Hunter Biden levels of crack to believe this," Blaze Media's Steve Deace tweeted.

"Classic April Fool!" Monica Crowley tweeted.

"I stand corrected: April Fool's Day jokes CAN be funny," Christian Toto tweeted.

"Maybe you really are a comedian. The only people that think Joe has done a good job are those that are isolated from the impact of his destructive policies. This includes leftist Hollywood hacks who have no idea of the impact that high inflation has on America," someone else tweeted.

 
Maybe you really are a comedian. The only people that think Joe has done a good job are those that are isolated from the impact of his destructive policies. This includes leftist Hollywood hacks who have no idea of the impact that high inflation has on America.https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1509914242656313348\u00a0\u2026
— Gregg Barker (@Gregg Barker) 1648837806 
 

FACT CHECK: No, This Image Does Not Show A Real Calf With Three Heads

The image is a digital fabrication as part of an April Fool's Day prank