WATCH: Tiger Woods issues apology following controversial tampon joke

Tiger Woods found himself in hot water following a prank on Justin Thomas

On Friday, Tiger Woods issued an apology and explained he didn't mean to offend anyone during the first round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday.

Following a drive that went 20 yards further than Justin Thomas', Woods was photographed slyly handing Thomas a tampon. He apologized on Friday expressing it was just supposed to be harmless fun between friends, and he didn't mean to offend anyone. 

Tiger Woods apologized for his joke with Justin Thomas at Riviera pic.twitter.com/hqvMT1X5dO

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The 47-year old Woods, is playing in his first PGA Tour official event in nearly seven months. He notched a 3-over 74 in the second round, bringing his 36-hole total of one over, and was in danger of missing the cut in a tournament he hosts and has yet to win.