Friends first: Why Tiger Woods and the world's golfing elite answer JP's call

Tiger Woods and JP McManus have a remarkably close friendship. But just what is it about the Limerick businessman that one of the biggest sports stars in the world should hold him in such high esteem? Why does a player who can command millions in appearance fees give up his time to support the JP McManus Pro-Am every time the man known as The Sundance Kid picks up the phone and asks for help?

CALL ANSWERED: Tiger Woods with JP McManus at Adare Manor

At the Masters Tournament in April, Tiger Woods played a practice round on Monday with Fred Couples and Justin Thomas in what was his first appearance in an official tournament since the previous year's comeback appearance at Augusta National.

With his gait altered by the horrendous leg injuries he'd sustained in a car crash in California in February 2021, Woods left the practice ground and headed out between the ropes as the patrons craned for a better view.