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Tiger Woods is a 2018 biography of professional golfer Tiger Woods written by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian. [1] [2] It is the second book co-authored by Benedict and Keteyian, who published The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football in 2013. [3] The book was adapted as Tiger, a two-part HBO miniseries in 2021.
In 2001, he wrote a best-selling golf instruction book, How I Play Golf, which had the largest print run of any golf book for its first edition, 1.5 million copies. [216] In March 2017, he published a memoir, The 1997 Masters: My Story , co-authored by Lorne Rubenstein , which focuses on his first Masters win. [ 217 ]
Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 – October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. [1] His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger Woods (15).
Nicklaus considered golf course design another facet of the game that kept him involved and offered a challenge. His first design, Harbour Town Golf Links, co-credited with Dye, was opened for play in 1969. [62] The nine-hole, par-3 golf course of Cheeca Resort & Spa was also designed by Nicklaus in the 1960s.
Tiger, Tiger is a biography of professional golfer Tiger Woods, authored by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge. It was published on July 15, 2024, by Little, Brown and Company . The book provides a comprehensive account of Woods' life, covering his early years, rise to fame, significant achievements, personal struggles, and eventual comeback.
After retiring from competitive golf in 1930, Jones founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club soon afterwards in 1933. He also co-founded the Masters Tournament, which has been annually staged by the club since 1934 (except for 1943–45, when it was canceled due to World War II ).
According to Adam Schupak of Golf Week, "No one did more to popularize the sport than Palmer". "His dashing presence singlehandedly took golf out of the country clubs and into the mainstream. Quite simply, he made golf cool." [8] Jack Nicklaus said: Arnold transcended the game of golf. He was more than a golfer or even great golfer. He was an icon.
World Golf Hall of Fame 2008 ( member page ) Craig Ralph Wood (November 18, 1901 – May 7, 1968) was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams ( 1931 , 1933 , 1935 ) .