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Tiger Woods

Name at birth: Eldrick Tont WoodsThe winner of 15 major championships, Tiger Woods was golf's dominant superstar when a sex scandal and then injuries derailed his career starting for nearly a decade…

Bob Green 1998 Deaths

Bob GreenAge: 66 Associated Press writer whose career spanned four decades, including 26 years as a golf writer; covered six Olympics, five NCAA Final Fours, a World Series and more than 1,…

Storming the Beach: Tiger Dominates U.S. Open

A recap of Tiger Woods' victory at the 100th U.S. Open by Mike Morrison Tiger Woods' won his first U.S. Open with a record 15-stroke victory. (Source/AP) Related Links U.S. Open Turns 100Tiger…

Other Notable African-American Athletes

Dominique Dawes (gymnastics) Gabby Douglas (gymnastics) Lee Elder (golf) Calvin Peete (golf) Charlie Sifford (golf) Tiger Woods (golf) Anita DeFrantz (rowing/IOC) Freddy Adu (soccer)…

Nancy Lopez

Nancy Lopez was the most celebrated player in women's golf in the decade after her rookie year in 1978. She began playing golf as a young girl and was an accomplished amateur before starting her…

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer was one of the world's best golfers, an icon of the 1960s and one of America's first celebrity athletes. Arnold Palmer grew up in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, right next to the golf course…

Zach Johnson

Zach Johnson outplayed Tiger Woods and a field of other golf greats to win the 2007 Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Johnson graduated from Drake University in 1998. He turned pro the…

Nick Faldo

England's Nick Faldo was one of the world's best golfers from the mid-1980s until the late 1990s, famous for his precise play on the links and aloof manner during competition. A talented athlete in…

Deane Beman

Deane BemanBorn: Apr. 22, 1938Golf 1st commissioner of PGA Tour (1974-94); introduced “stadium golf” and created The Players Championship; as player, won U.S. Amateur twice and British…

Stan Wood Biography

Stan WoodAge: 79 golf coach at USC whose teams made 22 appearances in the NCAA championships between 1955-80; won 14 conference championships and had a duel-meet record of 426-37; players he…