Tiger Woods : A Biography

by Gutman, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780613291033
• ISBN10: 0613291034
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Turtleback Books

Summary

It's a story appealing to kids of all ages....Nicknamed after a man who saved his fathers life in Vietnam, Eldrick "Tiger" Woods held a golf club before his first birthday, and by age two he was on TV putting with comedian Bob Hope. Tiger's naturally perfect swing helped him to win three USGA Junior National Championships. But Tiger's finest moment came when he became the youngest player and the first African-American ever to win the Masters, beating his nearest opponent by a record-breaking twelve strokes in what one announcer has called "a win for the ages!"

- 8-page four-color photo insert

- Tiger's historic Masters win was watched by 44 million viewers, one of the highest ever for a golf telecast

- Golf's most marketable player, Tiger has been the feature of unprecedented media coverage, including: the covers of 60 and Sports Illustrated (4/97); several articles in Entertainment Weekly; named the 1996 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

- Known by his achievements and his Nike and other endorsements boys and girts across America are wild for Ti

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Preparing to Raise a Tiger	7	(5)
A Golfing Prodigy	12	(10)
A Young Champion	22	(12)
The Titles Start to Come	34	(9)
A Third Amateur and an Exciting Debut	43	(13)
The Sports World's Newest Superstar	56	(9)
Looking for that First Victory	65	(9)
The Best Start Ever	74	(10)
Traveling the World	84	(13)
The Masters---Part One	97	(12)
The Masters---Part Two	109	(8)
The Masters---Part Three	117	(7)
What Comes Next	124