Ben Solomon for The New York Times
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Tiger Woods stood in the 15th fairway of Bethpage Black on Thursday waiting to hit as the retired Mets third baseman David Wright squatted in a catcher’s crouch a few yards away.
A fan on the other side of the ropes asked Wright if he could take a photograph with him. As Wright approached, he found himself standing awkwardly next to another spectator, a grown man dressed in a jumpsuit designed as a tiger costume.
Was Wright going to pose with the faux tiger, too? No, that man didn’t lean in at all.