The speech took place at the Haskins Collegiate Award Banquet in 1996.
Earl continued: “Sometimes I get very emotional when I talk about my son.
The world will be a better place to live in by virtue of his existence and his presence.
This is my treasure.
just accept it and use it wisely.”
Vietnam was also where Earl learned to golf himself and where he met Tiger’s mother, Kultida.
His father’s service inspired Tiger to make many donations to charitable causes that help veterans and military families.
All the while, though, he was an attentive father who was deeply invested in Tiger’s success.
Grohman went on to say that Earl had a Winnebago on the golf course.
Earl’s behavior greatly upset his young son.
He met this girl and they’re going out.'
The sound of Tiger’s voice was so upsetting.
And his dad, I don’t think, really cared that he knew it.
I think that also bothered him, like, ‘Why would you not venture to hide this from me?
Why would you just let me see this?'"
He has, thus far,won 15.
“He’s the bridge between the East and the West,” Earl toldSports Illustrated.
“I don’t know yet exactly what form this will take.
But he is the Chosen One.
He’ll have the power to impact nations.
The world is just getting a taste of his power.”
At the age of 15, he became the youngest winner of the U.S.
Junior Amateur Championship, according toBritannica.
In addition, he earned three consecutive U.S.
Amateur Championships as well as the collegiate title while enrolled at Stanford University in 1996.
In fact, he was more scared ofhis mom, Kultida, than his dad.
“I could negotiate with him, but not with my mom.
There was no middle ground with Mom.”
Tiger’s school teachers were reportedly not big fans of the elder Woods.
“They said he was a pain in the a**.
That’s what they said, and I agreed with them.”
“He was a definite S.O.B.
So I didn’t want to say anything to aggravate Earl,” she explained.
“But I did say that I thought it would be nice if Tiger could play other sports.
But Mr. Woods said he had to concentrate on his golf.”
So where does “Tiger” come from?
He then passed the moniker down to his child.
But that wasn’t the only name Earl had for his son.
In fact, he often called him Sam.
“My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born.
He rarely ever called me Tiger,” the golf champ explained (viaPeople).
“I would ask him, ‘Why don’t you ever call me Tiger?’
He says, ‘Well, you look more like a Sam.'”
Although he has older siblings, Tiger doesn’t seem to be close to them.
“I leave messages,” Earl Jr. toldESPN.
“I leave updates on Kevin, but for whatever reason I don’t get a response.
A call from Tiger would really pump Kevin up.
When he doesn’t call, it just makes him feel worse.”
The oldest Woods child believes things would be different if his father were still around.
“My dad was a bonding agent,” he explained.
“He encouraged us to keep in touch, protect each other, circle the wagons.”
