Informative Essay On Tiger Woods

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Logan Vacca
Mr. Bergmann
Senior English
27 August 27, 2015
Tiger Woods
There have been a lot of great golfers on the PGA Tour, but none as dominant as Tiger Woods. Tiger ever since he was a little boy, worked his tail off to get better at the game. Tiger once said “I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant.” With his amount of wins on the PGA tour it was clear, he lived up to his quote. With his dedication to the game and hard work practicing, it is clear Tiger Woods is the best golfer to ever play the game.
Eldrick Tont Woods, famously known as Tiger Woods, was born in Cypress, California (Tiger Woods Biography). He is the only child of Earl and Kutilda Woods (Tiger Woods Biography). Tiger picked up the game of golf very early in his life. Woods was so good, that he appeared on a talk show, and beat famed comedian Bob Hope in a putting contest. He was three years old at the time, and was hailed as a prodigy, but Tiger didn’t stop there. Earl Woods, Tigers father, spent a lot of time developing his son’s talents. During practice sessions, Earl would make loud distractions, so Tiger would be able to maintain his composure. Tiger’s mother, made …show more content…

Amateur title and qualified him to play in the Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia’s Augusta National Golf Club (Tiger Woods Biography). After Tiger won his third U.S. Amateur title, Woods left college and turned professional on August 29, 1996 (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica). Tiger played in eight events as a pro in 1996, he won two tournaments and was named PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year. It was obvious Woods was going to be good at this point. Tiger with his huge long game, followed up with his excellent chipping and putting and his confidence on the course, made him an intimidating opponent and popular player among the fans (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica). All of these components put together propelled his game to a level, no one could

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