Tiger Woods Biography - The King of Golf

Author: Earl Woods
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: A "king of the forest" in golf, a favorite of advertisers, a highly paid sports superstar, even "God" Michael Jordan admired him—this is Tiger Woods. A motivational legend about youth dreams, a direct dialogue with Tiger Woods, and experience the growth journey of the golfing king alongside his father. This is the first biography in China about the golfing superstar Tiger Woods, written by his father. It details how Tiger Woods grew into a golfing superstar and the little-known experiences he encountered along the way. The book is filled with a strong sense of paternal love, warm family affection, and a powerful belief: caring for others, sharing with others, and perseverance. Now that the biography of "Tiger" has been translated and published, readers can not only learn about the rise of the golfing king but also understand the experiences and mindset of African Americans in American society, witness the sincere family bond of the "Tiger" father and son, and beyond providing information and motivation, it can be said to be a heartfelt work, worth reading.
Most biographies are written by later generations, but "The Tiger" is a father writing about his son, with a particularly unique narrative perspective. When Tiger was four years old, the club had a new manager. One day, I asked him, "Do you think Tiger can play golf at this golf course?" He said, "I don't know, he's very young." I asked, "Let me ask you a question: If you and Tiger played a round of golf on a regular course, and you gave him one stroke per hole, and he started from where you hit the ball, do you think he could beat you?" The manager smiled and said, "Of course, he can." I said, "Alright, let's make a bet with one dollar—I bet he'll beat you." He said, "A four-year-old child wants to beat me with one stroke per hole? Forget about it." So, we played nine holes, and Tiger won the manager three strokes. He had no choice but to let Tiger play there. He also paid me back the dollar he lost. However, complaints and dissatisfaction rose again, and the complainers went to the manager's superior. When they deprived Tiger of his right to play there again and said he couldn't come back, I said to Tiger, "Tiger, we don't need this place." From that day until now, Tiger has never returned. That's how we left Navy Golf Course, and after that, Tiger began to play regularly at Hartwell Golf Park, a 3-hole standard course located in Long Beach, which became his home base. The manager there was Rudy Duran, a former player on the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Tour. That time, Tida took Tiger to Long Beach, asking if she could let her four-year-old son play on the course. Rudy replied, "Alright, take him to the golf practice range, let me see how he plays." The rest is history, and there's no need to say more.
"Tiger is just like a little professional golfer," Rudy said. "As long as Tiger wants to, he can come here to play anytime." That's how Tiger grew up in their junior club. The junior club held matches every Saturday afternoon, not starting at 4 or 5 PM after most adults finished their games, but starting at noon. Rudy really supported the junior program—he had 20 children, all different ages, the oldest being 18, and he diligently coached everyone. Tiger started playing with Rudy when he was four, and in four years, by the time he was eight, he became the champion of the club. From that group of 20 children, three became U.S. boys' junior champions, three became U.S. men's amateur national champions, and one became a U.S. women's amateur national champion—Amy Fowles, who now plays actively on the Ladies' Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. From the same group of 20 children, a dozen college golf league players and later PGA Tour professionals also emerged. Ironically, Tiger's path to success began at Navy Golf Course, where he was rejected by racial prejudice and conservative forces.