The legacy of the late Earl Woods is well known to us. He has been an amazing father and a great mentor to his son, Tiger Woods. Woods dedicates all his victories to his father and is thankful for guiding him early on in the right direction.
Woods always hugged his father after every victory. But in 2005, after his fifth Green Jacket win, he could not do that because his father was extremely ill. He had tears in his eyes and he dedicated the win to his father.
Tiger Woods and his strong bond with his father
Earl Woods knew he had a genius in his family when he first saw his son taking a swing at golf when he was almost one. But he never forced Tiger Woods to pursue golf as his career. In an interview with the British publication Observer Sport in 2002, he said, “The idea of me as a controlling father is 180 degrees from the truth.
He added, “It was never a question of me forcing Tiger to play golf. Everything came from him.”He clarified that he was just playing the part of a mentor, and that his willingness to play and pursue golf as a career was all Tiger Woods and nothing from him.
Earl always treated his son as an equal
According to him, he never treated his kid as a kid. In fact, he used to treat him as an equal. In an interview with Golf Digest, he said that their relationship transcended. And their father-son relationship changed into the best friendship ever.
Tiger always dedicated all his victories to his father. But he lost his father to cancer in 2006. After that, we mostly saw him behind layers of suppressed emotion. The legend we see today on the course taking a swing, it’s all Earl Woods’ mentorship.
Tiger always dedicated all his victories to his father. But he lost his father to cancer in 2006. After that, we mostly saw him behind layers of suppressed emotion. The legend we see today on the course taking a swing, it’s all Earl Woods’ mentorship.
