Tiger: A Biography of Tiger Woods

by John Strege

Record-breaking media sensation Tiger Woods has moved beyond the fairway to take the world by storm. After becoming the first golfer in history to win three straight U.S. Amateur titles, his win at the 1997 Masters Tournament gave him a permanent place in the record youngest player to win, lowest score ever, and first African-American player to win. In Tiger, John Strege, golf writer and longtime friend with unparalled access to Woods and his family, takes us behind the scenes of this incredible life--from the time Tiger picked up a golf club at age nine months, to his first hole in one at age six, to his unprecedented domination of junior, amateur, and now high-stakes professional golf.



Packed with personal anecdotes from family, friends, teammates, and coaches, as well as what it's like to play on a course with Tiger from golf greats such as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Tiger provides a riveting shot-by-shot account of Woods's life up through the 1997 season. It details the unshakable relationship with his parents, the racial issues that have surrounded him, and the string of almost mythical successes that have carried him all the way to Niketown.



A role model for young and old alike, Tiger Woods and his story will capture the minds and hearts of sports fans everywhere.

Genres: Biography

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

John Strege is the author of seven previous books, two of them New York Times bestsellers: "Tiger: A Biography of Tiger Woods" and "18 Holes with Bing: Golf, Life, and Lessons from Dad," co-authored with Bing Crosby’s son Nathaniel Crosby. Strege’s book "When War Played Through: Golf During World War II" won the United States Golf Association’s International Book Award in 2005. He has an active baseball writer for twenty years and has worked for Golf Digest magazine since 1997. He is a Lifetime Honorary Member of the Baseball Writers Association of America and a member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He and his family live in Colorado.

Reviews

[Destiny Varnado · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so great I loved it so much.

[Daniel Gochenour · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good biography! But now he is a loser!!!!!!

[Aleks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this book four stars because it is a well-written and documented book about Tiger Woods before the 2000s. This book goes considerably in depth about Tiger as a young prodigy and works up to him being one of the if not the greatest golfer of all time. I liked the detail of the book and how it mentioned Tiger's young life but I felt it stayed on that chapter of his life for a bit too long.
I enjoyed the overall pacing of this biography as it takes certain tournaments and describes the highs and lows of each crucial one. I would enjoy this book more if it was written later and talked about his scandal, but that is something that hadn't happened at the time this was published. All in all this book is amazing about the decorated and influential life of Tiger Woods.

[Addison Brisendine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was pretty good overall except if you don’t really know golf lingo then you might get a little confused. I got a little confused because it talked about getting under par and getting an eagle or bougie. But the book also talked about how he persevered through the hard times and how he dealt with mean comments. Also how he succeeded and how he was determined. Overall, not a 5 star book but would recommend to biography readers! I had to read it for an assignment for English.

[Dan Bucci · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m currently reading Tiger Woods by: John Strence. This book is about the golfer Tiger Woods. This book is about his life and how he became a professional golfer, and how he accomplished this achievement. This also talks about his life and what he did during it and how he became so good at golfing. This book was written about his life and how he built up to become a golfer; from when he started to win his first couple trophies when he was eight to now when he is one of the best players in the PGA. In this book Tiger woods begins to play golf and turns out to be very skilled. He continues to take this sport on and finally won his first PGA win. I think this book is excellent so far because it really shows the hard work and dedication Tiger Woods went through to get to the top. I also really like this book because I enjoy playing golf and it is one of my favorite sports to play. This book is full of thing that many of us probably didn’t know, well at least I didn’t. I think that if you are interested in golf or known some things about Tiger Woods you should read this book. I think that this book really opens your mind to a new sport and how hard it is to play it, and how Tiger Woods had to work through the challenges of becomes a pro. I suggest this book to people who like biographies because this is one. If you haven’t read any biographies I recommend trying this one because it is very interesting to learn about a true life story and events. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.

[Logan Geist · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like golf and the greatest golfer of all time, then this is the right book to read. From swinging golf clubs in his early childhood, to winning multiple majors, this book explains the steps Tiger Woods took in order to become one of the greatest golfers of his time.