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American golfer Tiger Woods in action on the final day of the U.S. Masters at Augusta, Georgia, April 13, 1997. Woods went on to win the tournament with a record low score of 18 under par. (David Cannon/Allsport/Getty Images/TNS)
Commentary: The myth of Tigermania has lasted 25 years. HBO’s new doc takes a swing at it
Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times
If you’re a golf fan, at least, you’ve seen it before.
Tiger Woods at age 2, swinging a golf club for Bob Hope on “The Mike Douglas Show.” At 18, punctuating his go-ahead birdie in the 1994 U.S. Amateur with that now-iconic fist pump. At 20, announcing his decision to turn professional and presaging Nike’s advertising slogan with the phrase “Hello world.” At 21, bringing Augusta National to its knees and the culture to a standstill with his first victory at the Masters.
HBO presents Tiger, a two-part documentary that will give us an opportunity to learn about Tiger Woods, one of the greatest golfers and also one of the most famous athletes of all time.
Rolling Stone ‘Tiger’: The Rise, Fall, and Partial Redemption of Golf’s Great Hope
Two-part HBO documentary uses interviews with old friends and family insiders to offer a tragic psychological portrait of golfer Tiger Woods
By Chris O Meara/AP Images
What does it take to make a champion? What does it cost? And what does it even mean? Those are the questions asked by the HBO documentary,
Tiger (Part I debuted last night), about the golf great Tiger Woods. And the answers, while not shocking, are surprising in their pathos.
If you come to this film looking for shades of
9 Things We Learned About Tiger Woods From Part 1 Of His HBO Documentary
The documentary contains exclusive interviews with the people in Woods’ inner circle as he climbed to the top of the golf game and tumbled from its heights.
HBO premiered the first portion of a two-part documentary examining the life and career of Tiger Woods Sunday.
Woods, who once famously described himself as “Cablinasian”, is the first Black athlete to excel in professional golfing. His presence on courses that once would have denied him access because of the color of his skin brought a whole new level of media attention to the sport.