I am Tiger, hear me roar
PLUS: Lowey gets stuck into the booze; Doully claps back about soshmed on soshmed; a trio of great stories and a pod from the near past.
Golf will eventually be forced to wean itself off its Tiger Woods addiction but this week at least the sport is mainlining its fix.
It’s all Tiger, all the time as he prepares for a “miracle” comeback at Augusta National following a car crash that COULD HAVE ENDED HIS CAREER (and possibly his life, which at times seemed secondary).
Here’s some Tigermania to sink your claws into.
Here’s ESPN going into the wayback machine to explain how nine holes at Augusta in 1997 changed golf forever.
It’s a theme and a tournament the New York Times (metered $) expands on in this excellent oral history.
Finally, Sporting News handily timelines Woods’ arc from near-death accident to the first tee at The Masters.
The sport has spawned some amazing players over the past two-and-a-half decades but none have got close to the cut-through of Woods.
Nobody has cast as big a shadow over one sport as he has - not Ali, not Jordan, not Maradona, not Warne; not Serena Williams, Michael Schumacher or Usain Bolt.
Golf needs Woods. Tune in on Friday morning and you’ll see just how much.
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