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Tiger Woods vows to keep dressing up as Mac Daddy Santa because his kids ‘love it’

Sam and Charlie’s dad promises never again after nearly burning his face off last year attempting to bleach his Santa goatee.

Remember the ruckus Tiger Woods raised on social media last year when he posted that photo of himself naked from the waist up and with a blond goatee? Of course you do.

Turns out, Woods’ stint as “Mac Daddy Santa” was not a one-off; in fact, Woods revives the character every Christmas because his children ‘love it … when I do something crazy,” the almost-42-year-old father of two said in an interview this week.

“Every year I become this character, Mac Daddy Santa. The kids absolutely love it. They love when I do something crazy,” said Woods. “To me, that’s fun. It provides something our family does every year. Even as they grow older, I’m still going to do it.”

An updated photo of his doppelgänger has yet to emerge, but at least we have Woods assuring his fans he won’t put himself in harm’s way for the occasion, as he did last year.

“Last year I burned my face off trying to dye my goatee, which is never going to happen again,” Woods pledged.

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