... Earl Woods of Cypress, California. "He is nicknamed Tiger in honor of Earl's Vietnam combat buddy, Nguyen Phong, with whom Earl lost touch after the war. Earl had nicknamed Phong "Tiger" for his unblinking bravery."# Earl Woods was of African American decent, while Kultida was a native of Thailand; ... tied for 60th and takes with him a first-place paycheck of $2,544. "Tiger comments on how this money was earned, in reference to the criticism he receives for signing deals with Nike and Titleist several days earlier."# Tiger had always come under some scrutiny for his intenseness, and hi...

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