Tiger Woods joins LeBron, Jordan on sport billionaire list

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 04:03:43 +0000

MIAMI (AFP) – Tiger Woods, a 15-time major golf champion, has joined NBA icons Michael Jordan and LeBron James as athletes with a net worth of $1 billion, Forbes magazine reported Friday. Woods, making a comeback at age 46 from severe leg injuries suffered in a February 2021 car crash, has made about $1.7 billion […]

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No.1 Scheffler wins first major at Masters after Tiger’s return

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 01:13:27 +0000

AUGUSTA (AFP) – Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler captured his first major title on Sunday by winning the Masters in dominating fashion, holding firm down the stretch to seize the green jacket after Tiger Woods completed his amazing comeback from severe leg injuries. Scheffler fired a final-round one-under par 71 to finish 72 holes on 10-under 278 […]

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Tiger’s challenge fades; Scheffler takes 3-shot lead at Masters

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 05:14:41 +0000

AUGUSTA (AFP) – Tiger Woods’s hopes of a victorious return from career-threatening injuries evaporated on Augusta National’s greens on Saturday while Scottie Scheffler seized a three-stroke Masters lead. Woods, 14 months removed from a car crash that left him with injuries so severe he feared he might lose his right leg, saw his hopes of […]

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Tiger Woods out to pull off another Masters miracle

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 06:51:26 +0000

AUGUSTA (AFP) – Tiger Woods plans to tee it up in the Masters on Thursday, gunning for a record-equaling sixth green jacket in what would be the most miraculous resurgence of a career studded with epic comebacks. Woods last played 17 months ago, in the pandemic-delayed 2020 Masters. His lower right leg is knit together […]

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Tiger recalls parents and racism fight in Hall of Fame induction

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 03:59:38 +0000

MIAMI (AFP) – A tearful Tiger Woods recalled fighting racism as a youth and the support of his parents on Wednesday in an emotional induction ceremony to the World Golf Hall of Fame. Woods was hailed for a transcendent career that has seen him capture 15 major titles, second only to the career-record 18 of Jack […]

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SPORTS BRIEFS: Tiger Woods bags $8 million popularity prize

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:24:38 +0000

MIAMI (AFP) – Tiger Woods hasn’t played in a US PGA Tour event in more than a year, but the golf great still won the inaugural Player Impact Program bonus that rewards a player’s popularity. The 15-time major champion collects a $8 million top prize, the tour announced on Wednesday. Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson, […]

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Return to top-flight competition remains a ‘mystery’ for Tiger Woods

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:42:23 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Golf superstar Tiger Woods remains confident he’ll return to top flight competition, but the timetable remains a mystery one year after a car crash left him with devastating leg injuries. “I can come back, yes,” Woods said Wednesday on the eve of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club, where the […]

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