A comment about injury-plagued Tiger Woods by announcer Mark Roe has raised eyebrows during the first round of the Open Championship in Scotland.

'You look at the eyes, you gotta think there's a lot of painkillers being taken to cope with the pain,' Roe said while announcing The Open's featured groups on Thursday.

It's unclear if Roe was referencing Woods' battle with pain medication, which resulted in his 2017 DUI charge. A subsequent toxicology report found painkillers, sleep medication and an ingredient active in marijuana in his system at the time of his arrest.

Woods ultimately avoided a DUI conviction by agreeing to enter a diversion program.

Naturally, Roe's comment was not well received.  

'An absolute crazy thing to say on air.,' read a comment from one golf-centric X account. 

'I'm not a big fan of Tiger, but even if it's true, there are just things that need not be said,' another commenter added. 

One fan went so far as to accuse Roe of targeting Woods over his contentious relationship with the PGA's Saudi-backed rival. 

'Probably a closet LIV supporter,' the fan wrote. 

Of course, Roe’s primary duties are with Sky Network, which broadcasts the DP World Tour and the PGA, so it’s unlikely that the English announcer is somehow targeting Woods for the Saudis. 

Since nearly losing his right leg in a 2021 car crash, Woods has played sparingly, focusing on the majors while resting his 48-year-old body during less prestigious tournaments. 

Knee surgeries, a fused ankle, and a microdiscectomy are just some of the medical procedures that have kept Woods upright as he enters his 50s. 

'Some days, I just feel really good,' he said in April. 'Other days, not so much.'

Woods' injury history began with a pair of procedures aimed at removing a benign tumor, scar tissue, a cyst and fluid from his knee, but quickly escalated as the long-time Nike pitchman began facing structural issues with his bones and joints.

Remarkably, Woods bounced back from his 2017 arrest and briefly appeared poised to recapture his throne atop the PGA Tour. 

He won the Tour Championship in 2018 and the Masters the following season, all while golf fans marveled at his new form.

But the good times couldn't last.

He underwent a fifth microdiscectomy in 2021, and one month later was involved in a single-vehicle accident near a tournament in Los Angeles. Woods, the driver and only person hurt in the wreck, rolled his SUV before suffering major leg injuries.

Doctors even weighed amputation before finding a way to keep Woods intact.

'I'm very lucky, very lucky,' Woods told a crowd in February of 2022. 'As a lot of you guys know, I didn't know if I was going to have the right leg or not. So, to be able to have my right leg still here, it's huge. I still have a lot of issues with it, but it's mine and I'm very thankful for that.'

He made his return at the 2022 Masters, where he was noticeably limping en route to a 47th-place finish.

Since then, Woods has undergone a subtalar fusion procedure to 'address his post-traumatic arthritis' in his fractured ankle.