#ALSIcebucketchallenge accepted. Phil Knight and @RafaelNadal you're up. Thanks @McIlroyRory http://t.co/KJC2g8PXdK
- Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) August 19, 2014
Why have one superstar golfer take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge when you could have two?
As they continued their media tour through New York this week, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy decided to join the fray that has taken over most Facebook feeds in recent weeks.
Current world No. 1 McIlroy and former No. 1 Woods were nominated by Nike's Mark Parker. The pair, in turn, called out Nike's Phil Knight and Rafael Nadal (by Woods) and former President George W. Bush, Wayne Rooney and model Meghan Markle (by McIlroy.)
To add a small twist, the two decided to dump the icy buckets of water on each other, with Woods getting doused first.
The impact of this global phenomenon has clearly affected awareness of the disease and its charitable contributions. In 2013, the national ALS chapter raised $23.5 million. In the past 22 days, the Ice Bucket Challenge has raised $22.9 million by the ALS Association and its chapters.
