THE TIGER DRAW
You could talk about his 15 major tournament victories or his record-tying 82 wins on the PGA Tour. You could cite how he held onto the No. 1 ranking in the world for 683 consecutive weeks — 13 years and change — and made a record 142 cuts in a row.
But if you truly want to measure Tiger Woods’ profound impact on his sport you have to go beyond the five green Masters jackets, the unprecedented Tiger Slam of winning four straight majors and the other lofty, never-to-be-equaled achievements.
You need to talk to this current generation of world-ranked golfers — the ones Tiger inspired to follow him down the fairways and greens of greatness. Their testimonials poured in from around the globe on March 9 when the 46-year-old Woods was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
“When I was in high school, golf was still kind
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