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Raising the Bar: The Championship Years of Tiger Woods Book

Since storming onto the PGA Tour in 1996 and winning the Masters in 1997, Tiger Woods has topped golf's leader boards in most of the important categories, including ink. No golfer--indeed, no athlete, except maybe Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali--has been the subject of so many words in such a short time. In Raising the Bar, Tim Rosaforte adds to the flow, focusing on how Woods rebuilt himself and his game after the 1997 Masters and the slump of 1998. What's happened since, of course, is history. And Rosaforte is there for every part of it. The conquests. The struggles. The endorsements, the contracts, the commercials. Tigermania. The horrible performance in the 1997 Ryder Cup matches. The doubts. The questions. The reassessment and reformulation of his game under the guidance of Butch Harmon. The weightlifting and fitness routine. The streak. The majors. The Grand Slam. It's a riveting triumph of will and focus, hard work and raw talent. If Woods's game raises the bar--and there's no doubt that it has--Rosaforte's chronicle can't quite match the standards set by his subject. Yes, the book is well reported and certainly readable, but it seems rushed, a recapitulation churned out to be timely, rather than an analysis of a phenomenon that might be timeless in itself. Perhaps it's just too soon to expect that in a book, but if Tiger can raise the bar on the course, there's no reason the scribes who have him in their sights can't raise it some, as well. --Jeff SilvermanRead More

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    The Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open, the PGA Championship.

    The Career Grand Slam.

    At age 24.

    He could very well be the greatest golfer to ever play the game.

    Raising the Bar is the story of how Tiger Woods changed his life, his game, and the way America views golf. There have been many biographies written about Tiger's life and early days with the PGA, but each ends with his triumphant victory in the 1997 Masters Championship. In the last three years Tiger has endured a lifetime of experiences. Critically acclaimed golf writer and commentator Tim Rosaforte has watched Tiger since he burst onto the golfing scene and been an up-close observer of the Tiger's life both on and off the course. In Raising the Bar, we learn about:

    Growing Pains
    After the Masters, Woods won the GTE Byron Nelson Classic and the Motorola Western Open, but he also lost the Colonial and never factored in the three remaining major championships of the year because of his impatience and distance control problems. It was still a landmark year, but Tiger knew he had a long way to go to seriously challenge the legacy of Jack Nicklaus. That was proven at the Ryder Cup, where he airmailed greens, went 1-3-1, and lost in his singles match to Italy's Costantino Rocca.
    The Slump
    The 1998 season did not measure up to Tiger's standards. He won once overseas, beating Ernie Els with a final-round comeback (eight shots over Ernie Els) in the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic, and only once in America, the BellSouth Classic. Woods kept telling everyone he was playing much better than his four-victory debut, but nobody would believe him. In his mind, 1998 was a transition between the old Tiger Woods and the new Tiger Woods, a Tiger Woods that was being rebuilt to stand the test of time.
    The Reinvention
    How Tiger changed agents, caddies, and his image.
    A new beginning - and a new swing
    The scene begins with Tiger on the driving range at Isleworth, just before the GTE Byron Nelson Classic in 1999. The swing change that he's been working on with Butch Harmon takes hold, and he has an epiphany. He goes on to win three tournaments and then triumphs at the PGA Championship. Tiger's definitely back, and with a roar.
    The Streak
    Starting at Walt Disney World in October 1999, and ending at San Diego in 2000, Tiger was virtually unbeatable. He won six straight times on the PGA Tour and was close to winning a seventh until the back nine on Sunday at Torrey Pines. It all started with the Ryder Cup in September, where Tiger led his team to a thrilling Sunday comeback against the Europeans.
    The Career Grand Slam
    Without question his greatest accomplishment to date. Rosaforte gives everyone a seat inside the ropes as he chronicles Tiger's triumphant run through the last U.S. Open and British Open. We also watch as Tiger defends his PGA Championship in what many are calling the one of the greatest rounds of golf - ever.

    Raising the Bar will last as a fitting tribute to Tiger's remarkable assault on the record books.

  • 031227212X
  • 9780312272128
  • Tim Rosaforte
  • 1 December 2000
  • St Martins Pr
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 304
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