The Tiger Woods Story | A Documentary

The Tiger Woods Story | A Documentary

When he was 6 months old, I unstrapped him out of his high chair one day and he walked over and hit the ball. I said, “Oh my god, I’ve got something special.” Tiger Woods is the most exciting golfer ever. There it is. As grand as it gets. Tiger Woods has dominated professional golf so completely that he has come to exemplify the pursuit of excellence. It’s nice wherever you go people go crazy. Oh, it’s nice. It’s nice that there are like that because um I’m certainly one that’s not really comfortable. Countless camera lenses trained on target woods every night. All of those things can have an incredibly debilitating effect. Breaking news that will rock the world of sports. A number of women have come forward to say they’ve had affairs with Woods. I have made you question who I am and how I could have done the things I did. Have you taken any medications today? Why don’t you go ahead and hop out for me real quick? Sir, will you please state your full name? Dom Woods. I think that Tiger Woods is finished. He might play in some tournaments, but he’s never going to dominate and win again. How did Eldrich become Tiger? Uh my dad during this El Nino New year, he built an indoor little little net and and mat and that’s how I watched I watched my dad hit balls. I brought him in the garage when he was 6 months old, put him in a high chair and strapped him in and I worked out in the garage. How’s that, Tiger? He had an attention span of about two hours and when mom wanted to feed him to take him out, oh no, no, no, no, no. Feed me here and between shots. So he would go and open his mouth like a bird. And we got so bad that my mom would want to take me out for a feeding and I would cry and kick and throw a hissy fit. So what she would do is my dad would be here, hit a golf ball, I would watch the golf ball go to the net, and she would feed me and look right back. And that’s that’s how I learned the game. And at 10 months, he could walk. And when he could walk, I unstrapped him out of his high chair one day and he walked over, got his little putter and hit the ball right-handed into the net. I said, “Oh my god, I’ve got something special.” His name is Eldrich Tiger Woods, and since he was 8 months old, he’s been playing golf. The youngest contestant ever, he’s 5 years old, Eldrich Tiger Woods. We can’t dictate to him what he can be and what he cannot be. So as a consequence what we do is we participate with him in golf and if it was bowling we would participate with him in bowling and each and every one of us has our own life to live and he has a choice to live his life the way he wants to live his life. Wildwood always said Tiger could be anything he wanted. The truth is he never really had a choice. His path was it from the start. It was golf or nothing. Earl Woods spent about $20,000 last year taking his son to golf tournaments, preparing him for the career to come. I’m not a wealthy individual. I was foresighted enough uh and lucky enough to recognize that I had a very exceptional son. So, I devoted all my financial efforts to saving to make sure that he was covered. He was uh I think like a Mozart, you know, he was a definitely golf genius. He had a natural swing. Um, and his ability to learn, uh, was incredible. And, uh, by the time he was 6 years old, he was to me like a shrunken touring pro. You think he is given some special destiny by God? Yes. Almighty. Yes. God has chosen this young man. Yeah. For something. I don’t know what it is, but it’s beyond golf. Yes. It’s beyond golf. I know what I’m looking at and I know what I feel. And if he had come to you at age 12, 15, 17, and he said, “Pop, it’s not golf anymore.” On camera, I have always and consistently said that Tiger can be anything he wants to be. He wasn’t raised to be a golfer. He was raised to be a good person. No matter what girl wanted for Tiger, one thing was clear. Tiger loved him deeply. Your father played a big role in in shaping you for this too. A tremendous tremendous role. He was my best friend. And you know, having your best friend be your father is a very unique thing. And we we love each other so much on so many different levels. Our relationship was was very unique and very different because we weren’t just a father son. He was a mentor. I mean, he was a role model. Golf’s quite often seen as, you know, an upper class white game. So, do you feel in some ways that you can help change that? If you became if you became like the the next Jack Nicholas type figure or the next Tom Watson that maybe that would re-educate people since I’m black, it might be even bigger than Jack Nicholas. I might be even bigger than him to the blacks. I might be sort of like a Michael Jordan in basketball or something like that. The world is ready. It is absolutely ready for a nonwhite golfer to be successful. The feature on the day, the amateur championship, Tiger Woods is the favorite bidding to become, among other things, the youngest amateur champion ever. Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods is the youngest US amateur champion ever. In 1994, Tager showed the world that his skin color didn’t define him. But he wasn’t done proving himself yet. Good looking shot. Second straight US amateur championship. Tiger, congratulations. Defended your US Open or US Amateur Championship and uh five USGA titles before the age of 20. some performance. Ah, thanks. Uh, I I don’t know what to say. He now had a chance to become the first player ever to win three United States amateurs in a row. Believe it or not, no one had won three consecutive US amateurs in the nearly 100year history of the championship. Not Bob Jones, not Jack Nicholas, but that’s exactly what was at stake for Tiger Woods. He misses this putt. He’s got his work cut out for him. Great speed. It’s in. Are you serious, Tiger? as the Army of Tiger continues to follow him in the fairways. Well, there’s been a lot of speculation as to when Tiger Woods will turn pro. Phil Knight, the CEO of Nike, has been in the gallery every single day and a lot of other potential suitors as well. Well, that’s um this is nailbiting time for the wood contingent. This for the championship. Another Tiger comeback completed. And with it, golf history. Three straight US amateur championships for Tiger Woods. Tiger, a place in golf history. What does this do is to your feelings as to whether you’ll turn pro or stay in school? I really don’t know right now. I just know one thing. I’m going to celebrate like hell tonight. Third am was determined whether I was on tour pro or not cuz it meant history. But no one else has ever done the three consecutive amters. There’s nothing left for me to accomplish. It was time for me to go and I was ready to go. This is the week of Tiger Woods. After winning his unprecedented third straight US amateur championship last weekend, the 20-year-old Woods decided why wait and he’s turned pro. Tiger didn’t just turn pro. He shook the golf world by landing a massive Nike deal, changing the business side of the sport overnight. In professional sports, mega endorsement deals are usually synonymous with NBA, NFL, and Major League Baseball stars, not stars of the PGA Tour. Well, last August it all changed as the Tiger Woods sweep stakes were underway and they resulted in Tiger attaining contracts guaranteeing him some $60 million before he had even hit his first shot as a pro. I think that it’s it’s clear that as you watch the galleries golf change that Tiger Woods like Michael Jordan cuts across ethnic groups and age groups and uh he just transcends all of those things. To be a part of that, to be able to in some small way enhance that I think that’s really kind of one of the great feelings we get at Nike. I guess. Hello world, huh? I think it’s uh a message that has been long awaited because it’s very true. And um being a person who is um I I guess you could say non-white, I’ve had to experience that. And the Nike campaign is just telling the truth. When it first hit home that um I was not accepted when I was probably about four or five years old when a guy at the golf course I was playing at came over to me and said he called me um the n-word and said, “We don’t allow any of you out here.” and my dad was over on the putting green and so he just kind of shued me off went over told my dad and you know my dad came over talked to him had a little altercation and next thing you know I was kicked off and banned from the golf course because the color of my skin what did that do to you it it makes you grow up it makes you understand that people view other people in different ways and it’s not because of their personality they don’t know them but sometimes unfortunately it’s because of the color of their skin did you experience prejudice when you came to this country. Yes. Very special. When I take him from the tournament to the country cup, some of them reject us. They would reject you. Yes. Both of us. And And what did you tell him about? I said, “Tiger is their problem. It’s their ignorance. You cannot control other people action or control their mind. You only control you and be proud of who you are. So, how did you handle that when somebody would give you that kind of look? My parents always taught me never to waste any energy on that. Just go about your business. Put the ball in the fairway and put the ball in a green and try and make a putt. Now, the real pressure was on. At just 21, with the whole world watching, Tiger had to prove he was more than just hype. An errant T-OT and a bogey on the first hole. I had a lot of trouble. Hit a bad shot. I hit it really bad in the trees. Left. Not what he would have liked. A big 40. Walking from 9 Green to 10T. It was like Superman putting on his cape. He was really angry. You could see it on his face. Things weren’t going the way Tiger had imagined, but he didn’t back down. And soon the momentum began to shift at 15. Tiger Woods for Eagle. He is now one under for the tournament. Vinnie Chipped off the back of 12. And that was basically the the start of his career at I say jokingly. From there on, we didn’t see him for dust for about the next 12 years. But the record show a little after 5:30 and this Friday, April 11th, Tiger takes a leap for the first time ever at the matches. I was trying to soak it in the best I possibly could, but the tournament wasn’t over and I obviously had a chance to break the record. And my dad says, “Hey son, wait a minute. Tomorrow when you go out there, it’s going to be the hardest round of your life. But if you just be yourself, stay cool, it’d be one of the most rewarding rounds of your life. That meant a lot considering all the mirrors and butterflies I was going through last night. I don’t know how many strokes Wood is going to shatter this record by, but it’s apparent that he’s set a new standard for golf right now with 12 shot lead. He’s taking everybody else out of play. 18. I had a little tear in my eye. It was something I knew what I I’d won the tournament, but still I still had to take care of business. There it is. A win for the ages. Truly magnificent. This is a culmination of a lot of hard work, years and years of training dream and it’s now turned into reality. Over the weekend, a 21-year-old rookie on the PGA Tour won his first Grand Slam golf event. It is not so much that Tiger Woods won the Masters as the way he won it. He virtually shrank Augusta National into a pitch and putt course. Socially, Augusta denied access to minorities. You know, Charlie Cifford had qualified and they kept changing the rules on them. Lee Elder was the first one to break that barrier. They end up winning the tournament that some of them couldn’t play. Winning the Masters sent Tigers into overdrive. He was everywhere. So big that it barely felt believable. Masters elevated you to a level of fame no athlete has ever other than Muhammad Ali ever achieved. People who knew nothing about golf suddenly cared about the sport. They stopped to watch Tiger. He signed endorsement contracts. What do you feel about all the adulation, all the cheering for you? I think it’s kind of crazy because I never dreamt it would ever be like this uh this early in age. If I ever accomplish the things I I hope to accomplish, maybe it would happen later on in my career, but not so early. Can I have your autography? Thank you so much. after the round. No problem. Okay. When I turned pro, I never thought it would be like this um to this degree. No, I thought it’d be later in my career. And now that I’ve accomplished earning the masters at age 21 and my visibility has definitely gone up and I think that that’s going to be more of a burden than anything. Do you ever think that too much too soon? Maybe I’m having too much of this. I would have said yes right after I won the masters is when it was just berserk. Uh I went on vacation down in Mexico and couldn’t have fun and um and left. Then my first tournament back which was the Byron Nelson. It was unbelievable. Following you around. Unbelievable. You lose all privacy, right? When I go out in public, obviously I’m in public and I really can’t have the private time that I would like. But I’ve learned how to I guess in a sense manipulate things, manipulate my life. So I I I stay in in places that are private. I go to places my friends that are in private. But we can have fun that way. Look at this. This is the Daily News in New York. If this is not a big story, Tiger Woods awesome 18 performance. This is the New York Post. This is USA Today. This is the Washington Post. And this is the daily This is the New York Times. A little bit of attention. What is it that he does that makes it better than good? What what I think is very impressive about Tiger is his ability to focus. This kid has the ability when he is presented with a birdie opportunity to focus and hit his nine iron, his sand wedge, and hit it tight. I mean, you rarely saw this guy just flat out miss a shot. Tiger’s focus was unreal, but it wasn’t some God’s gift. It was drilled into him from childhood by his father. Earl Woods was a colonel of Green Beretss in Vietnam. You think I can make it? Huh? I didn’t. He has a commando school approach to teaching his son mental toughness. He’s always jiggling the change in his pocket or starting to talk during Tiger’s back swing. I heard his voice. He already had toughness, I might add. Then I brought more to the to the table. Taught him how to refine it and developed additional toughness in him through experiential. Basically tried to rattle in every way he possibly could. He tried to play games with me, tried um basically anything. and anything went but to a certain level to a certain um I guess point where he never crossed that point where I’d break. I knew I had him right there at the breaking point and then I back off and bring him back to the breaking point and back off. But he trusted me and he knew I would never do anything to hurt him. And finally one day it just all of a sudden clicked and he he tried all the stuff and I just looked at him and smiled and that’s when he knew it was it was over. Since that time since he graduated from what I call Woods is finishing school he has exponentially gone even higher on the toughness scale past even what I thought and it’s surprising him. I said Jesus are you good? I said let me tell you something. And I promise you in the rest of your life you will never meet another person as mentally tough as you. Tiger was seen as sculp’s messa the one who would take the spot to heights no one imagined. But with that game crushing expectations. First it was the masters. Then it was now with you winning the masters the talk immediately goes to winning the grand slam. US Open, British Open, Masters and PGA in the same year. Mhm. Is that possible? No. On paper, it’s possible. Anyone can do it. But I think the toughest thing about winning any kind of grand slam is the fact that you’re playing against the toughest field ever assembled. You’re playing on the toughest golf courses and the conditions aren’t easy. And also, you got to have a lot of luck on your side, too. Quite extraordinary the atmosphere knowing that he’s going to win. It’s as if they’re just waiting for the king to be crowned. Tiger Wood. Surely nothing can go wrong now. Now, please go in. We don’t want any antilimax. Yo, well done. How about that? With backto-back wins at the US Open and the British Open, Tiger was charging toward history, just two steps away from something the world had never seen. And the champion golfer for the year, Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods, a student of golf history, is poised to make more of his own. He can become the first ever in 40 plus years of stroke play to win three professional major championships in a year. Tiger for his fifth professional major championship. and he’s in the history books as the only man besides Hogan to win three majors in a year. But can he win four in a row? It was hard to avoid the discussion because it was obviously a huge story. here’s a guy that’s going to have the chance to hold all four major championships. Everywhere you read, everywhere you looked on the TV, everything was about, you know, can this guy do it? In your mind, would it be the Grand Slam? Did you consider the Grand Slam all in one year? The harder way to accomplish a grand slam was in one year. There’s no doubt about that. But I think if you could put all four trophies on your coffee table, I think you can make a pretty good case for that, too. He has an amazing opportunity now beyond the golf course. Um, he does have a great opportunity, he’s got a great burden also. I mean, I think the expectations while they were enormous for him going into this thing, they’re double that now. I mean so so so the bar has been raised um maybe to unrealistic levels. I don’t know. Um that’s that’s the athletic burden. On the on the other end I think the social burden will be considerable. This is a guy who who a lot will be expected of. He’ll be asked to be a spokesman and maybe that’s unfair for somebody who’s 21. If Tiger Woods wins this tournament, it’ll be the greatest achievement in modern day golf. Later today, the green jacket will be awarded to the winner. We have just a plethora of possibilities here, including Tiger’s quest for a fourth straight major championship. And Phil Mickelson going after that elusive first major. The final round of the 2001 Masters featured Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the last pairing. Did he cut it enough? Oh, yes, he did. He has been very good at his T- shots here at 13 all week. Now, Tiger Woods, Vinnie, he has struggled the first three days keeping this shot in the fairways long every time. That’s huge. That’s really big. You thought Mickelson was big? Put it right by it. That shot didn’t just land. It shattered his opponent’s confidence. Nicholson for par. If there ever was a must putt, you’re looking at it right now. Wow. And now Tiger Woods. Well, that should be enough to do it. Here comes the salute to an achievement that’s about to be completed unlike anything this sport has ever seen. There it is. As grand as it gets. And Tiger has his slam. He won all four of golf’s major championships in a row. Something no one else has ever done. It ranks as one of the greatest accomplishments in sports history. They call that the Tiger Slam. Mhm. Do do you take issue with those people who say, “Well, it’s not really a grand slam because it wasn’t all in the same year.” They can say whatever they want. They didn’t have all four trophies sitting on the mantel, did they? At the same time. At the same time, baby, it’s a beautiful thing. Tiger was racing faster than even had imagined. Success sells and there’s no one more marketable than Tiger Woods. He brings so much money to golf, he’s now being called the world’s first billionaire sportsman. And with the rise, the once unbreakable bond between them began to crack. Your father played a big role in in shaping you for this. A tremendous, tremendous role. He was my best friend. There were times in which you estranged from him. Yes. Well, I don’t know about estrange. What do you mean? Well, meaning that that you two were not getting along cuz you had some questions. Uh, and your mother knew he was sick. This is what he said. And I’m asking you, is it true? When dad was sick, he really said some pretty outlandish things. And I think it was just him being sick, but I I took it personal. And your mother said, “You got to go make up with your father. You don’t know how long he’s going to live, and if you don’t, you’ll regret it the rest of your life.” I wouldn’t say that we were that that far apart. Not like that. Um we were still in communication. We were still talking. But I needed to get my relationship back to where it used to be. But before Tiger could truly mend the relationship, his father passed away in early May 2006, leaving things unfinished. Uh about 2 weeks before he died, he gave me one last harrah. and we talked for about an hour and a half, but it was my dad of old. Um, he gave me one last bit of himself and then from then on he quickly eroded and then finally passed away. You know, when when fathers pass, we lose their voice. Have you been able to recreate that voice internally for yourself to still have that guidance even though he’s gone? Well, not only being my dad, he’s a person I miss dearly. you know, I I think about him every day and he was more than just my dad. Um, he was a person I could always turn to, a friend, a mentor, um, a leader, and then eventually u a follower. And, uh, that’s something that, you know, I I thoroughly miss. And what did he give you? My dad, he gave me so much. I mean, he gave me his heart. The game is is Jose Soul. having to bury my father. It hurt a lot. And for some reason, it was the most interesting thing going out there and playing. I had this overwhelming sense of calm and came up short. It was like my my pop was there. The man is going to win his 11th major here at Oley. Tiger Woods is the 135th Open Champion. He is the champion golfer of the year. And there’s emotion there because I’m sure he’s thinking of his father and how much his father would have loved to have been here. I never cry, but this started coming out and I couldn’t control it. I dismissed my dad and I knew right then that he would never witness this again. Even after losing his father, Tiger kept climbing, winning majors. expect anything different. Unbelievable. I knew he’d make it. Of course he’s going to make it. Anybody else? It’s mine. Nobody else makes that puck. Nobody. And in one of the most remarkable performances of his career, Tiger Woods perseveres and wins a third US Open championship and becoming the first golfer to earn a billion dollars. But over time, Tiger began to lose the focus and the discipline that built his legacy. Then in 2009, everything exploded. Which emergency division? I need an ambulance immediately. I have someone down in front of my house. They hit a pole. I came out to see a car accident, sir. Yes, it’s a car accident. Yes. I need you. Yes. Okay. Now, are they trapped inside of the vehicle? No. They’re laying on the ground now. You unconscious? Yes. Okay. Are you able to tell if he’s breathing? Uh, no. I can’t tell right now. Okay. What happened? We interrupt regular programming right now for breaking news that will rock the world of sports. Tiger Woods, the world’s greatest golfer, has been injured in a crash outside his Orlando home. Tiger Woods has been seriously injured in a car wreck in Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol says the PGA star hit a fire hydrant at a tree as he pulled out of his driveway early Friday in his 2009 Cadillac sport utility vehicle. According to Windermir police, Woods was on the ground moving in and out of consciousness after his wife Elen smashed in the car’s rear window with a golf club to get Woods out. Many of the details of the accident remain a mystery in part because in each of the last three days, Woods has turned down police requests for an interview. He did release a statement on his website Sunday in which he took responsibility for the accident, but called the incident a private matter. Golf sensation Tiger Wood says his car crash outside his Florida mansion is a private matter and he intends to keep it that way. Meanwhile, rumors involving his wife and possibly an affair with a New York woman continue to swirl at this hour. Some media outlets are now reporting the crash was preceded by a fight between Tiger and his wife, though the couple has not spoken publicly. But the tabloids have been a buzz with rumors of a domestic dispute. The National Inquirer published a story alleging that Woods had been seeing a New York nightclub hostess. Since then, a number of women have come forward to say they’ve had affairs with Woods. I did put a lot of, you know, emotions into this and I did care very much for him. And when we were together, I mean, he he did make me feel like I was the only girl. So, to go back and see and I mean, especially now when there’s more and more, it’s really hard. Tiger pursued me and over time I fell in love with him and he told me he loved me too. I’m so sorry for my part and any of their pain being Sam, Elen, and Charlie. Yeah. Did I mess up? Absolutely. Hey, before we get started, I thought this would be a nice thing to do. Turn to the person to the left of you and say hello. All right. Now, turn to Now turn to the person to the right of you. do the same thing. One of the people you just met has slept with Tiger Woods. Good morning and thank you for joining me. Many of you in this room are my friends. Many of you have cheered for me or you worked with me or you supported me. Now, every one of you has good reason to be critical of me. I have let you down personally and professionally. My behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners. I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, and kids all around the world who admired me. I know I have bitterly disappointed all of you. I have made you question who I am and how I could have done the things I did. I am embarrassed that I have put you in this position for all that I have done. I am so sorry. It is official now. Tiger Woods and his now ex-wife are divorced. They dissolve their marriage of nearly 6 years on Monday, ending nine months of speculation and rumor. Tiger Woods will soon be officially a single man apparently, but it won’t come cheap. At the low end of reports, his soon tobe ex Elen will walk away with $100 million. Elen, how often will the babies see their dad now? It was tough. It was really tough to to look at yourself in a light that you never want to look at yourself. Um, that’s pretty brutal. I saw a person that I never thought I would ever become and I quit meditating. I quit doing all the things that my mom dad had taught me. And as I said earlier in my statement, I felt entitled and that is not how I was raised. But now after treatment, going for inpatient treatment for 45 days and more outpatient treatment, um I’m getting back to my old roots. After everything, Taco was ready for a fresh start. But with his body breaking down, it wasn’t going to come easy. And we’ve seen this last couple of holes. What’s going to happen? Is it going to cut? Wow. It is pain down. Something is wrong with Tiger Woods. He is limping and he is withdrawing from the Bridgestone Invitational and you’re watching it. We all, you know, eventually start losing um some of the things we’re able to do when we’re younger and we have to make adjustments and you know, I’m no different. Tiger Woods is turning into the biggest injury diva in sports. It’s one thing after another. Tigers going to officially retire from this competition and unfortunately we’ve seen all too much of that in the last couple of seasons. Tiger Woods has not won a major since 200 nine eight eight eight. So, I’m struggling to understand why you’re not playing like you used to play. I’ve had three back operations. Yeah. And that’s taken its toll on me. I’ve damaged the body to compete at a high level so many times. Um, when you look at losing it, it must be terribly hard for you to accept this. For Tiger, golf was the one thing that kept him grounded. And now that it’s gone, the pain cuts deeper than ever. Do you know where you’re at right now? Uh, I have no idea. You have no idea. Okay. Have you been drinking tonight? No. No. Are you sure about that? Have you taken any medication today? Yeah. Okay. Why don’t you go ahead and hop out for me real quick? Go ahead and stand with your feet together and your arms down by your side. Okay. Don’t begin until I tell you to. Okay. But when I tell you to, I want you to close your eyes and tilt your head backwards, okay? And you’re going to recite the entire English alphabet in a slow, non-riythmic manner, meaning you’re not going to sing it. Okay? Do you understand the instructions? Okay. What were the instructions? Not to sing the national anthem backwards. Not to sing the national anthem backwards. Okay. Okay, sir. What I want you to do is go ahead and place your hands behind your back. Okay. Brand new legal trouble for golf legend Tiger Woods. World famous golfer Tiger Woods has been charged with DUI in Florida. This is the latest setback for the golf great whose career has been in rapid decline due to injuries, inconsistencies, and the high-profile scandals surrounding his divorce. Today is May 29th, 2017. I have arrested and charged Aldrich Tiger Woods. Sir, will you please state your full name? Eldrich Tom Woods. He was a guy that was fixated on creating an image that he ultimately could exploit and profit off of. All of those things can have an incredibly debilitating effect emotionally and mentally on a soul. This felt like the final nail in the coffin. the point of no return. It was over. This is the Tiger Woods mugsh shot. Once the world’s best golfer, it’s depressing. It’s very depressing. We want to see him be the golfer he was again. And I’m afraid it’s not going to happen. His golf career as it is right now really is is virtually non-existent. He might play in some tournaments, but he’s never going to dominate and win again. It’s at a point now where the next press release Tiger Woods should release should be I’m retiring. I think that Tiger Woods is finished. After everything that happened, no one believed he could come back. And if he did, they were sure he would never win anything big again. It was more than than brutal because there were times when I needed help just to get out of bed. And there was there were a lot of times when I didn’t think I was going to make it back. Even in his darkest moments, Tiger held on to hope, trusting in himself and the discipline his father had drilled into him. Post back fusion surgery, I was able to bend over and start rotating again. All of a sudden, the thought came back that, you know, I I might be able to do this again. But I saw I need more time. I I need to work on it. And that’s that’s going to be the hard part is is going out there and feeling that I can be prepared to win. Today is perhaps the most highly anticipated round of golf. For the first time in 301 days, Tiger Woods is playing competitively for the world to witness. He loves this one. This looks good right down the right center. this week is a is a big step for me to come out here and to be able to do what I’ve been doing just with the guys. That’s so exciting. You have no idea how exciting that is. I hadn’t been able to play fun golf like that with my friends in such a long time. Everybody excited for you coming back? Why come back? You’ve done it all. You’ve got nothing left to prove. I’ve been doing this for a while, but I still I love being out there and I love competing. I love trying to win golf tournaments. I love competing at the highest level. Tiger, do you feel like you need to win here again or would you do you just want to win here again? Well, I don’t really need to win again. Uh, I really want to. Has he drawn it too much? And yes, he has. It is down in the pine straw and that can find a terrible position down there. It’s very quick down the slope. Tiger in trouble. Tiger’s second from the trees. Well done, mate. He’s gotten out of trouble from two back. Not bad. Four feet left. Give me the first couple putts and first couple chips. My mind has been has been so closed down cuz it hasn’t seen that much break. Apart for Tiger at the second. He probably knows in the back of his mind I will may never get another opportunity. It was a combination of everything family all there wanting to show his son and his children he can still play and create history again usual tiger fashion. He’s trying to find a way to make this. Look at this. Not going to be short, is it? There it goes. This is just perfection. The hot the apex. It’s all yours, J. Oh my goodness. Not quite. He knew it. That was magnificent. They never knew golf to be a good thing in my life. It only the only thing they remember is that it brought this incredible amount of pain to their dad. And they don’t want everyone to see their dad in pain. And so, um, to now have them see this side of it, the side that I’ve experienced for so many years of my life feels good. For Tiger Woods to come back after an 11-year drought is just a Cinderella story. on the nose. Years of experience and a lot of talent. This is the minute that millions around the world have waited for. Waited for years. Many doubted we’d ever see it. But here it is, the return to glory. No one’s perfect. Everyone has dealt cards in their life and we all have to overcome and some are different than others. And I’ve certainly have had my my obstacles that I’ve had to try and overcome. And to now finally do it with so many guys and a chance, it came off like a dream.

The Tiger Woods Story tells the Rise, fall, and Rise again of one of the most iconic athletes in the world. From his humble beginnings to global superstardom, to nearly losing everything in scandals, to the public unraveling of his personal life, and to the injuries, followed by the miraculous comeback that stunned the world.

This is the Story of Tiger Woods.

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