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Why Tiger's Career Is Officially Kaput

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:06:15 CDT

Tiger Woods didn’t win a major this year, and he'll "never win another major championship again," posits Drew Magary in New York . Five reasons why Tiger Woods is finished: There is no point : The point was to smash Jack Nicklaus’ record to "wild cheers," "breathless platitudes," and a "hug from...

Woods First Athlete to Bank $1B

Will McCahill — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:11:00 CDT

Tiger Woods is undoubtedly saving what room is left in his trophy case for the majors he needs to pass Jack Nicklaus, but his latest accomplishment doesn’t come with a trophy anyhow: He’s the first professional athlete to earn $1 billion, Forbes says. The magazine calculated on-course winnings, endorsement deals...

Austin Makes a Splash at 1st Presidents Cup

Katherine Thompson — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:15:00 CDT

Playing in his first Presidents Cup, Woody Austin waded into a lake to try to play the ball he had hit there, and ended up following it into the water. The extremely competitive golfer, now dubbed "Jacques Cousteau" by US team captain Jack Nicklaus, crashed face-first into the lake after...

Tiger Designing First Golf Course

Joseph Fasano — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:20:29 CDT

Super champ Tiger Woods is ready to hit the greens again—this time with his first-ever design for a golf course. He's planning a whole new 18 holes on a scenic spread in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. Describing himself as a "minimalist," Woods said he'll rely on the land...

Tiger Woods Takes PGA

Caroline Miller — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:08:37 CDT

Tiger Woods collected his 13th career major by winning the PGA Championship on the steamy Southern Hills course in Tulsa today, scoring a 1-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Woody Austin. Woods was the first major champion in seven tries, Newsday reports, to make a par on the 72nd...

Woods Catches Fire in Tulsa

Jesse Andrews — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:03:33 CDT

In his last chance to win a major in 2007, Tiger Woods hit a record-tying 63 in yesterday's second round at the PGA Championship in Tulsa. He recorded eight birdies against one bogey and would have hit 62, a score never achieved in 403 Grand Slam events, had his 18th-hole...

Choi Takes First AT&T National

Joseph Fasano — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:50:53 CDT

South Korean K.J. Choi shot a final-round 68 to win the first annual AT&T National tournament yesterday. Choi, fresh off his victory at the Jack Nicklaus Memorial five weeks ago, overcame Stuart Appleby's two-shot lead in the final round, capping his masterful play with a birdie from the sand...

Tiger Cub Is Already in the Zone—of Privacy

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CDT

When superstar golfer Tiger Woods became a first-time dad earlier this week, the news appeared on his website--absent any specifics about daughter Sam Alexis' height, weight, or time of arrival. It was par for the course for the notoriously private pro and his wife, Elin, who've been hounded by the...

Tiger Skips Paternity Leave, Eyes Carnoustie

Jesse Andrews — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:00:00 CDT

Golf's most famously competitive personality is unlikely to miss the next major title, despite a frustrating defeat at the US Open at Oakmont and the birth of his first child shortly thereafter. Tiger Woods had announced he might possibly miss an event pending the birth of his daughter, Sam, but...