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He d win two events in three months and in the same year became sports illustrated sportsman of the year the aage 20. for me i can t comprehend the magnitude of this award because i ve never been in the limelight like this before. it was april of 97 when he won his first major, claiming the masters by a record 12 strokes. in a week where he set a total of 20 records at augusta. in june, 1999, he began a three-year sustained period of unprecedented dominance. during that run he won 17 events in two seasons, including six straight pga tour titles. and by winning the 2001 masters, he became the only man in the modern era to hold all four major titles at once. in may, 2006, though, his world collapsed when his father, coach and mentor, earl woods, lost his battle with cancer. tiger spent nine weeks in mourning, returned to action at the u.s. open but missed the cut for the first time at a major since he turned pro. however, in 2008 the u.s. open ....

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