Skysports Link:"Tiger Woods: U.S. Open"
Tiger Woods has pretty much rewritten the record books when it comes to golf. His first Masters win garnered him the titles of being the youngest winner, the first African - American, and/or Asian-American, to have ever won the Masters tournament. That significance of his win stems from his ethnic background being African/Asian American, to have won a tournament in a club steeped in southern traditions. The black man standing on the green is no longer just a caddy, but the world's youngest and eventually best golf player. History aside, Tiger has now amassed a massive trophy cabinet with 13 major tournament wins, multi-million dollar endorsement deals, and he essentially functions as the global image for the sport of golf. With this sort of high profile, certainly Tiger must have to contend with having to deal with certain pressures. Having recently had knee surgery and a major tournament looming in the next few weeks, is Tiger rushing into the next major tournament with the sole focus of adding another trophy to his cabinet or is there some other pressing issue at hand? The other pressing issue being Tiger as a mixed-race athlete who now serves as the man to beat in the world of golf, a sport that has traditionally been labeled as a "white" sport. Has the world become comfortable with Tiger being the "main man" in the world of golf, or is Tiger still the multi-racial, super talented golf player, whose skin color still supersedes his abilities and achievements?
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