Chasing Tiger: The Tiger Woods Reader

by Glenn Stout

Overview

From his appearance on the Mike Douglas Show at age three (he putted for Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart) to his winning the U.S Junior Amateur title at fifteen (he was the youngest champion ever) to his recent victories in four Grand Slam events in a row (though not in the same year), Tiger Woods has pursued with single-minded determination his dream of becoming the greatest golfer in history. But who is the real Tiger Woods? From his Nike commercials to his conflicting statements on race, Tiger has stirred up plenty of controversy off the golf course. And now in Chasing Tiger—an up-to-date collection of profiles, commentary, and reporting on Tiger's career by both U.S. and British writers from the late 1980s to now –we chart the trajectory of "the chosen one" from young prodigy to the most popular athlete in the world. With stellar profiles by esteemed sports writers such as Gary Smith and Charles Pierce, reportage by Pulitzer Prize–winning sportswriters Tom Boswell and the late Jim Murray, and pithy commentary by Ellen Goodman, Maureen Dowd, and Frank Deford, Chasing Tiger is a multi-dimensional portrait of the making of a legend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786752355
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	04/04/2002
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	251 KB

About the Author

Glenn Stout is co-author of Red Sox Century and has served as series editor of the Best American Sports Writing annuals since their inception. He lives in Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	1
	Fore! Nicklaus Beware of Teen-Ager New York Times, August 1, 1991	9
	A Zone of His Own New York Times Magazine, February 5, 1995	15
	Challenging the Categories Boston Globe, April 13, 1995	29
	Five Above Par Stanford Alumni magazine, June 1995	33
	A Dishonest Ad Campaign Washington Post, September 17, 1996	45
	The Chosen One Sports Illustrated, December 23, 1996	51
	So Young to Have the Master's Touch Sporting News, April 21, 1997	83
	Tiger Woods Goes for the Green New York Times, April 22, 1997	89
	The Man, Amen GQ, April 1997	93
	The Lost Generation Newsweek, June 2, 1997	119
	Wait! It's Not Supposed to End This Way, Is It? Los Angeles Times, March 2, 1998	125
	Falling for Tiger Woods Salon, October 1, 1998	131
	A Club of One Washington Post, June 18, 2000	137
	With the Course He's On, Things Can Only Get Better Washington Post, June 19, 2000	143
	Tiger's Triumph Washington Post, June 20, 2000	149
	A Genius Comfortable with His Gifts Times of London, July 7, 2000	155
	The Greatest Independent, August 22, 2000	163
	Broken Record Golf Digest, September 2000	171
	One Writer's Tiger Woods Problem New York Times, April 22, 2001	181
	Tiger Time National Review, April 30, 2001	185
	Now, Being Great Isn't Good Enough Washington Post, August 28, 2001	197
	Tiger Woods Timeline	201
	List of Contributors	207
	Credits	211

Editorial Reviews

Somewhere in the world, there must be people who haven't heard about Tiger Woods, but the odds are slight. Editor Stout (Red Sox Century) notes that over 1400 stories were written about Tiger Woods before he won the Masters, his seventh major title. While Stout could have simply given us a flattering portrait, he has attempted to present the good (poise in competition), the questionable (snubbing a presidential invitation), and the not so good (tasteless jokes). Of course, even Woods's not so good really isn't all that bad. As one might expect, the anthology is heavily in debt to sportswriters (such as Charles Pierce, Gary Smith, and Frank DeFord). But Stout has gone out of his way to include commentary from Ellen Goodman and Maureen Dowd, writers not usually associated with the world of sport. Since Woods's career could easily go on for another 20, 30, 40, or more years, this might seem like a somewhat premature purchase. Given Woods's popularity, however, it is reasonable to assume that he will be a steady research topic for school students and a subject of leisure reading for their golfer parents. Recommended for general collections. Steven Silkunas, North Wales, PA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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