How Tiger Woods Lost His Way

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AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 10: Tiger Woods celebrates after sinking a putt on the first playoff hole to win the 2005 Masters on April 10, 2005 at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo By Jamie Squire/Getty Images for Golfweek)
(Jamie Squire/Getty Images for Golfweek)

After Tiger Woods’ father died in 2006, the world watched as the greatest modern golfer lost his way both on and off the course. How did everything go wrong so suddenly? According to ESPN’s Wright Thompson, “The answer is complicated and layered. He fell victim to many things, some well-known and others deeply private: grief, loneliness, desire, freedom and his fixation with his father’s profession, the military.”

Read about how Woods’ lost his way here.

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