“Tiger and Phil far away from each other” – Fans react to the iconic Masters photo taken at the Champions Dinner

One of the many traditions of The Masters is the iconic Champions Dinner where the previous year's champion served a meal to all the past winners. This year's dinner concluded on Tuesday, April 4, on the second floor of the Augusta National Clubhouse.

The Champions Dinner was quite spicy and special as the LIV Golf and PGA Tour players finally attended the same party, keeping aside their grudges and fights.

The 2023 edition of the Champions Dinner was hosted by Scottie Scheffler and was attended by five-time Masters winner Tiger Woods, Hideki Matsuyama, and LIV Golf players including Phil Mickelson and other past Masters champions.

Woods has not been on good terms with the LIV golfers and he vociferously shared his opinions in his interviews. This was also witnessed by fans.

Master's officials have shared a picture of the dinner featuring all the golfers who attended the party on Twitter. Golf enthusiasts were quick enough to notice that Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods were standing far away from each other in the picture.

One Twitter user took to the comments section of The Masters' post and wrote:

"Tiger and Phil far away from each other."

While some fans pointed out Mickelson's facial expression and claimed that he aged by 20 years. They wrote:

"It looks like Phil has aged 20 years."

"Phil looks like he’s just decaying."

"Phil looks rough"

"Phil looking like he chose poorly."

"Phil looking like Emperor Palpatine!"

"Good idea going with the Phil cardboard cutout. Less awkward."

The Masters will start with its opening round on Thursday, April 6, and is scheduled to wrap up with the finale after the 72 holes on Sunday, April 9.

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Phil Mickelson pairs up with Tom Hoge and Si Woo Kim at the 2023 Masters

The first round of The Masters is scheduled to take place on Thursday. The tournament will begin at 8 am ET, with Mike Weir and Kevin Na taking their first shots of the day.

Phil Mickelson will start the tee-off at 12:24 pm ET alongside Tom Hoge and Si Woo Kim, while Tiger Woods was paired up with Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele.

Last year's champion Scottie Scheffler will start the game at 1:36 pm ET, alongside Max Homa and Sam Bennett.

Here is the full list of tee times for The Masters for the opening round:

• 8 am: Mike Weir, Kevin Na
• 8:12 am: Vijay Singh, Scott Stallings, Matthew McClean
• 8:24 am: Sandy Lyle, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch
• 8:36 am: Fred Couples, Russell Henley, Alex Noren
• 8:48 am: Adrian Meronk, Kevin Kisner, Louis Oosthuizen
• 9 am: Larry Mize, Min Woo Lee, Harrison Crowe
• 9:12 am: Sergio Garcia, Kazuki Higa, Keith Mitchell
• 9:24 am: Patrick Reed, Adam Svensson, Sahith Theegala
• 9:36 am: Shane Lowry, Mackenzie Hughes, Thomas Pieters
• 9:48 am: Bubba Watson, Seamus Power, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
• 10:06 am: Abraham Ancer, Chris Kirk, Keegan Bradley
• 10:18 am: Tiger Woods, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele
• 10:30 am: Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay, Kurt Kitayama
• 10:42 am: Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Cameron Young
• 10:54 am: Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Smith, Sungjae Im
• 11:06 am: Jose Maria Olazabal, Cameron Champ
• 11:18 am: Charl Schwartzel, Taylor Moore, Aldrich Potgieter
• 11:30 am: J.T. Poston, Francesco Molinari, Bryson DeChambeau
• 11:42 am: Bernhard Langer, Mito Pereira, Ben Carr
• 11:54 am: Danny Willett, Gary Woodland, Brooks Koepka
• 12:12 pm: Sepp Straka, Harold Varner III, K.H. Lee
• 12:24 pm: Phil Mickelson, Tom Hoge, Si Woo Kim
• 12:36 pm: Billy Horschel, Harris English, Ryan Fox
• 12:48 pm: Zach Johnson, Jason Day, Gordon Sargent
• 1 pm: Brian Harman, Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton
• 1:12 pm: Dustin Johnson, Corey Conners, Justin Rose
• 1:24 pm: Matt Fitzpatrick, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris
• 1:36 pm: Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa, Sam Bennett
• 1:48 pm: Tom Kim, Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns
• 2 pm: Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Tony Finau