Someone thought Tiger Woods was a Northern Irish golfer. Not American or Canadian, but someone called the 15-time major champion a Northern Irishman. In a British show. This comes from Michael McEwan, the Deputy Editor of Bunkered. McEwan tweeted, “On The Chase tonight: ‘Darren Clarke and which other Northern Irish golfer won the Open in the 2010s?’ ‘Tiger Woods.’ Good grief.”

Exasperated fans have lost faith in humanity after the Tiger Woods gaffe

In light of all these, it’s not surprising that some fans were angry. Most of them couldn’t hide their contempt either. “Wow. This has angered me,” responded one. Another commented, “Noooooooo sometimes I lose more and more faith in the human race.” Since 2010, six Americans have emerged victorious at the Open Championship. The rally was started by Phil Mickelson, carried forward by Jordan Spieth, and now reached its peak with Xander Schauffele‘s victory at Royal Troon this year.

Now, Tiger Woods has lost some of his charm, but for over a decade, he was synonymous with Golf. And his influence transcends the game to permeate into pop culture as well. Woods was also one of the few athletes to cross the $1B mark in career earnings. In the backdrop of this, the answer was all the more infuriating for some. One of them commented, “Is this what regression looks like?”

A few others resorted to sarcasm. One user quipped, “I thought that you guys played together at Saint Copies of Northern Nebraska.” While another chimed in, “Wow! Tiger Woods? Ridiculous. Obviously the answer is John Daly.” Daly was the Champion Golfer of the Year in 1995, his second and last major triumph. Wild Thing outlasted Costantino Rocca at St. Andrews, rallying to victory by five strokes.