Tiger Woods: the living legend of the game of golf
Tiger Woods, in opinion of many golf experts and commentators, is one of greatest player the game of golf has ever produced. He is rated among the most recognized and acknowledged people around the world.
He is courageous and the most relevant to the history of the game. He is a catalyst to a number of changes in the culture of the game, they believe. It will not be wrong to say that he is the true ambassador of the sport that he is related to.
When he was just two years old, he started playing the game. At that time, he might not have realized that he will be ruling the world of golf one day. He is now regarded as the true golf king, a super star, the richest golfer and a golf force to reckon
with.
The veteran has played and won almost all golf events worldwide. His reputation has attracted people especially youngsters to look at him as their role model to play and develop their game.
Woods, after a successful amateur career, turned profession in 1996 and has not looked back since then.
The 36-year-old holds the record of second most wins in the major golf championships. Moreover, he is the only player in the history of the game to win each of the four majors in one year.
Other than him, not a single player in the history of the game succeeded in winning all the four major championships in a row.
Even the 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus failed to hold all the majors at one time, in his long-lasting professional career. On the other hand, Woods achieved this within first five years of his professional career.
There was a time when golf was considered to be a sport for rich and whites in the United States. However, emergence of Woods on the golf scene broke the myth and proved that anyone can play golf.
Following his appearance, people from diverse cultures and ethnic backgrounds have now jumped in the game of golf.
He remained world number one golfer for 623 weeks which is the longest period for any player to lead the world of golf.
Woods statistics prove that he earned much fame in his early life as a top class golfer. His style and technique of the game had always been unique. This attracted other players to copy his style in order to produce better results.
He had always been the source of inspiration for young players, as many of them try to copy him to get best out of them.
Apart from his playing career, he is also known for socializing with young players. He especially loves to tip and pass on his skills to the youngsters, so that they can benefit from his abilities.
By and large, it will not be wrong to say that Woods has always ruled the hearts of people along with mainstream media: Newspapers, magazines, TV shows. They all agree that he is the most popular and successful golfer of all times.
He has also gained much attention and respect among the golf fans. Even if he does not perform well on the course, people still love and praise him.
After his resurgence during the 2012 golf season, people are now expecting him to reach the mark of winning 19 majors. If he succeeds in reaching that goal, he will become the only player in the history to achieve that feat.
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