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Tiger Woods is the most famous name in golf, as well as one of the most successful athletes. He’s also infamous for his personal scandals. Has he changed? Will he be able to make a comeback?

To answer those questions, we must understand how Tiger Woods became such a great golfer. First of all, he started swinging golf clubs at age two and was very skilled by the time he was four years old. He also played football as a kid but decided to focus on golf after his sophomore year in high school. After graduating from Stanford University with a degree in economics, he turned pro and won the U.S. Amateur Championship three times—once when he was only twenty-one years old! His net worth grew to $600 million after winning the Masters Tournament in 1997; it had grown to $750 million by 2002 and nearly doubled again by 2007.

Big Idea #1: Tiger Woods was primed at a young age to become an incredible golfer.

Tiger Woods was born in 1975. He had a natural talent for golf, and his parents ensured that he trained hard to become the best golfer ever.

Tiger Woods was a great golfer at the age of two. He learned to play golf by watching his father, Earl Woods. This laid the foundation for Tiger’s future success and helped him become an incredible golfer before he even knew what golf was all about.

Research has shown that a child’s development can be impacted by watching how adults do things. Tiger Woods was exposed to his father’s golf swing at a very early age and practiced it regularly, which is why he became so good at golf. By the time he was two years old, he had already watched his dad play for more than 200 hours and spent 2 hours per day practicing on the driving range. At 11 months old, Tiger grabbed a tiny club crafted specially for him by his dad and started swinging away in their garage; this showed that Tiger had an aptitude for the sport from a very young age. When Jim Hill saw how well Tiger swung, he decided to put him on TV as part of his news program; people were impressed with what they saw, especially when compared to other children who weren’t as good. Hill made an accurate prediction: “This young man will be to golf what Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert are to tennis”.

The road to success is long and hard. It can be even tougher when parents push you too much, like Earl Woods did with his son Tiger.

Big Idea #2: Earl Woods was a controlling father and placed immense pressure on his son to become successful.

Earl Woods had big dreams for his son. He was not afraid of sharing his plans with the public or using questionable methods to ensure Tiger’s success. Earl made it clear that Tiger would be a great golfer when he grew up, and he did whatever possible to make sure that happened, even if it meant keeping him away from other kids so he could practice golf more often.

Tiger Woods was home-schooled by his parents, who were also his only companions. His father and mother were exceptional golfers, so they trained Tiger to be good at golf. They did this for free because of their son’s undeniable talent.

Tiger Woods also had to endure a kind of psychological warfare with his father. Tiger’s dad would regularly subject him to mental tests, swearing at him and calling him names like “worthless” or the N-word. These tests were meant to make Tiger mentally tough, so he could withstand any intimidation from other competitors.

The history of golf is filled with racism. The PGA Tour was fully integrated in 1961, and the Augusta Country Club didn’t allow black membership until 1990. Thus, it isn’t surprising that Earl Woods tried to protect his son from prejudice by teaching him how to deal with overt as well as covert racism. However, he also encouraged Tiger’s success in one of the whitest sports so that he would break down racial barriers as a result of his achievements on the course. Earl said that Tiger would change more than Martin Luther King Jr., Mohammed Ali and Nelson Mandela combined because of this impact.