Tiger Woods now has some company with Sun Day Red. On Tuesday, PGA Tour rookie Karl Vilips became the first player ambassador other than Woods to join the Sun Day Red team. Vilips, a fellow Stanford alum,

PGA Tour rookie Karl Vilips on Tuesday was named the first brand ambassador for Sun Day Red, the clothing line launched by Tiger Woods.

When Tiger Woods is your founder, as is the case with the apparel line Sun Day Red, you’ve already got a pretty good pitchman for your product. Still, the intent when Woods helped launch the line last year was always to have a tour staff showcasing the line,

Tiger Woods expects the fractured landscape of golf to “heal quickly” when the PGA Tour and the Saudi backers of rival LIV Golf reach an agreement that appears to be imminent. Woods is the only player on the PGA Tour board without term limits and has been active in negotiations between PGA Tour Enterprises and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.

Tiger Woods joined Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman in the broadcast booth and briefly discussed pro golf’s future.

Karl Vilips, who has worn Sun Day Red in the past, appeared to have his silhouette used in a recent announcement tease by Tiger Woods' apparel brand – and Google gave it away, too.

PGA Tour rookie Karl Vilips was named the first brand ambassador for Sun Day Red, the clothing line launched by Tiger Woods.

While making any comparisons to Tiger Woods as a golfer is generally a futile endeavor, Sun Day Red’s first brand ambassador embodies some undeniable parallels.