Tiger Woods: A Biography (Millbrook Sports World)

by Bill Gutman

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It's a story appealing to kids of all ages....Nicknamed after a man who saved his fathers life in Vietnam, Eldrick "Tiger" Woods held a golf club before his first birthday, and by age two he was on TV putting with comedian Bob Hope. Tiger's naturally perfect swing helped him to win three USGA Junior National Championships. But Tiger's finest moment came when he became the youngest player and the first African-American ever to win the Masters, beating his nearest opponent by a record-breaking twelve strokes in what one announcer has called "a win for the ages!"

- 8-page four-color photo insert

- Tiger's historic Masters win was watched by 44 million viewers, one of the highest ever for a golf telecast

- Golf's most marketable player, Tiger has been the feature of unprecedented media coverage, including: the covers of 60 and Sports Illustrated (4/97); several articles in Entertainment Weekly; named the 1996 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

- Known by his achievements and his Nike and other endorsements boys and girts across America are wild for Tiger and took up to him as an inspiration

  • ISBN10 0671887378
  • ISBN13 9780671887377
  • Publish Date 1 July 1997
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Simon & Schuster
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 131
  • Language English