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Golf: The shaping of a master's mind Gerard Wright in Denver talks to a man who influenced the early Tiger Woods on his way to world domination; `Tiger was a very creative and gifted child. A sponge, in terms of absorbing and integrating key components'
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By mulligan Tiger Woods had an off-day on Saturday, putting himself 4-strokes behind leader Ernie Els. Then, on Sunday, Tiger turned into Tiger again and shot a final round 7-under 65, to win the Dubai Desert Classic by 1 stroke over Martin Kaymer.
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When Tiger Woods entered the world, these stories made the front page of the nation's newspapers: On the 31st, UCLA wins its 10th NCAA basketball championship in 12 years by defeating the University of Kentucky, 92-85. Two days earlier, UCLA coach John Wooden, "The Wizard of Westwood," announced his retirement. On the 4th, Charlie Chaplin is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. The first strike by doctors is launched in New York City, when 2,000 interns and resident physicians walk off the job at 21 city hospitals. They are seeking shorter work weeks. The Civil Aeronautics Board agrees to boost airline competition by authorizing "no-frill" airline fares.
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With the announcement "Hello World," [3] Tiger Woods became a professional golfer in August 1996, playing his first round of professional golf at the Greater Milwaukee Open. He won two events in the next three months, and was named 1996's "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated for the enormous impact he had on the game of golf even as a rookie. The following April, Woods won The Masters by a record margin of 12 strokes, and has been by far the highest-profile golfer in the world ever since. On 15 June 1997 [4], Woods rose to the number one spot in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time, though he was quickly supplanted by Ernie Els, and then David Duval.
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To many observers, Tiger Woods' rise to fame is tied to issues of race and ethnicity as well as to outstanding athletic performance on the golfing course. "Tiger threatened one of the last bastions of white supremacy," wrote Strege in his biography of Woods. Although accusations of racial discrimination had been leveled against the Professional Golf Association (PGA) for many years, little was done. According to Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated, the Augusta National Tournament founder, Clifford Roberts, once remarked, "As long as I'm alive, golfers will be white, and caddies will be black." Policies were slowly changed to ensure that black golfers would be allowed to compete on a par with whites, but the Augusta National Golf Club didn't accept its first African American member until 1990.
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Eldrick "Tiger" Woods was born on December 30, 1975 in Cypress, California and now resides in Orlando, Florida. His parents are Earl and Kultida Woods, and Tiger is their only child. Just in case you care, Tiger is 6'2" and weighs around 160-170 lbs. Eldrick attended Western High School. He was a student at Stanford University, but dropped out to become a professional golfer in his junior year.
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