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- Tiger Woods Is Back (NBC Sports)
"For a moment, it didn’t seem as though he had been gone from golf for the last eight months recovering from knee surgery."
- "The Most Amazing Display of Athletic, Mental Power" (NBC Sports)
Tiger Woods "kept an East Coast television audience and a sellout crowd at Torrey Pines in suspense when his left knee buckled and he nearly dropped to the ground from the sheer pain, limping along with his club as a cane. The drama came on the last six holes, when he turned a five-shot deficit into a one-shot lead."
"First came Woods’ 70-foot eagle putt on the 13th to get back in the game. Then it was a chip that he struck too hard, only to bow his head and laugh when it one-hopped into the hole for birdie on the 17th. Woods ended one of his most exciting rounds in a major with a 30-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole for a 1-under 70 and a one-shot lead over Lee Westwood."
" 'It’s just the most amazing display of athletic, mental power that there is, there ever was,' said Mediate, who had a three-shot lead early on the back nine until a four-hole meltdown." 06-08
- -001 Tiger Woods Voted AP Athlete of the Decade (CBS News)
"He won 64 times around the world, including 12 majors, and hoisted a trophy on every continent golf is played. He lost only one time with the lead going into the final round. His 56 PGA Tour victories in one incomparable decade were more than anyone except four of golf's greatest players won in their careers."
"Woods was selected Wednesday as the Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press in a vote that was more about 10 years of performance than nearly three weeks of salacious headlines."
"Just like so many of his victories, it wasn't much of a contest." 12-09
- -Tiger Woods Battles Rory McIlroy (ESPN)
"Rory McIlroy outdueled Tiger Woods in the first one-on-one exhibition match between golf's two biggest names." 11-12
- Golf Statistics by Player (Yahoo)
Provides statistics on achievements of the greatest golfers, such as Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, and Byron Nelson. 7-00
- How Tiger Woods Wins a Major (New York Times)
"Golf's four major tournaments offer competitors a more difficult test than the rest of the stops on tour. But while most players succumb to the tougher courses and heightened nerves, Tiger Woods shows less of a decline, especially in categories like greens in regulation and scrambling." 06-08
- The Big Five (MSNBC News)
"The 'Big Five' have never been better."
"Golf's greatest active players — Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson and Retief Goosen — are dominating the sport."
"The Big Five have fared well so far in 2005, combining for 12 wins worldwide and in their 63 tournaments through the Colonial have missed just four cuts (Singh at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which was won by Mickelson, and the Memorial, while Woods and Goosen didn't play the weekend at the Byron Nelson)."
- Tiger Woods Apologizes (ABC News)
"A contrite Tiger Woods apologized today for a string of marital infidelities, and said he would return to rehab for sex addiction." 02-10
- Tiger Woods Takes Hiatus from Golf (ESPN.com)
"Tiger Woods said Friday he is taking an indefinite leave from golf to try to save his marriage, the biggest fallout yet from two shocking weeks filled with allegations of rampant extramarital affairs." 12-09
- Tiger Woods Wins British Open (Fox News)
"Sunday brought yet another grand crossing over the Swilcan Bridge: the defiant return of Tiger Woods (search). Two days after Jack Nicklaus bade an emotional farewell to the majors, Woods took another step toward the Golden Bear's record with another ruthless performance at St. Andrews, closing with a 2-under 70 to win the British Open for his 10th career major." 07-05
- Tiger Woods Wins Masters in 2019 (NBC News)
"His victory comes after four back surgeries that left him wondering in recent years if he could ever play again." 04-19
- Tiger Woods Wins U.S. Open (NBC Sports)
With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all." 06-08
- Tiger Woods Wins U.S. Open (NBC Sports)
With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all." 06-08
- Woods, Tiger - Biography (CNN)
Provides a profile of the achievements and character of Tiger Woods, one of the world's greatest golfers. 6-01.
- Woods, Tiger - Timeline (Family Education Network)
Provides a timeline of the achievements of the golf pro, Tiger Woods. 7-00
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