Using Kung-Fu to market a golf game? The makers of ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13,’ Electronic Arts, seem to think it’s a good idea. EA has unveiled a viral commercial starring the basketball giant Shaquille O’ Neal and the game’s title master Tiger Woods. Dressed in traditional samurai garb, the two sports legends bow in honor before…well, you’ll have to watch.
During the recent Chevron World Championship, one golf fan/comfort food enthusiast shouted ‘Mashed potatoes!’ during Tiger Woods’ back-swing after he teed off on the 18th hole at Sherman Oaks on Sunday. Why? Nobody knows.
During Sunday’s final round of the Frys.com Open, a fan ran at Tiger Woods — who was putting on the seventh green — yelled the former world number one’s name, and then tossed a hot dog at him.
“When I looked up, the hot dog was already in the air,” Woods said. “The bun was kind of disintegrating.”
After 778 consecutive weeks as one of the top 50 golfers, Tiger Woods dropped out of the sport’s elite this week.
Woods, now ranked 51st in the world, is recovering from injuries to his knees and Achilles tendon that had him sidelined. He finished 2010 in second, and tied for fourth at the Masters earlier this year.
July 26, 2011 Steve Williams, who caddied for Tiger Woods for 12 years, says he plans to write a book about his life in golf.
Of course, readers will be most-interested in any juicy details about the personal life of his former employer.
July 18, 2011 Between a messy divorce settlement, humongous house mortgage, a loss of several endorsement deals, and a serious paycut from one of them (Nike), Tiger Woods' once giant fortune has taken a hit. But is Woods actually running out of money?
June 14, 2011 Tiger Woods is going to skip this week's US Open.
It will be the first US Open that Woods won't be in, since 1994.
Will Woods win another US Open, in the future, and can he catch Jack Nicklaus' record for the most major titles, ever?
June 10, 2011 Robert Lusetich, of foxsports.com, says Tiger Woods' recent announcement that he will miss this year's US Open is just another setback, in a very difficult year, for the former top-ranked golfer.
June 7, 2011 The Associated Press is reporting, courtesy of foxsports.com, that Tiger Woods has pulled out of the 2011 US Open, due to lingering injury issues with his left leg.
This year's US Open begins June 16, at Congressional
May 12, 2011 Tiger Woods hasn't practiced or played in a tournament since the Masters, citing knee and achilles tendon problems. He said the injuries were minor.
They looked anything but minor today, and Woods withdrew from the tournament after one half of one round. Woods shot six-over-par 42 on the front nine.
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