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General Woods named top athlete of decade
2009.12.16 05:12
 Even after a shocking sex scandal that tarnished Tiger Woods, it was tough to ignore what he achieved on the golf course.He won 64 times around the world, including 12 majors, and hoisted a trophy on every continent golf is played. He lost only one time with the lead going into the final round. His 56 PGA Tour victories in one incomparable decade were more than anyone except four of golf's greatest players won in their careers. Woods was selected Wednesday as the Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press in a vote that was more about 10 years of performance than nearly three weeks of salacious headlines. Just like so many of his victories, it wasn't much of a contest.Woods received 56 of the 142 votes cast by AP member editors since last month. More than half of the ballots were returned after the Nov. 27 car accident outside his Florida home that set off sensational tales of infidelity. Lance Armstrong, a cancer survivor who won the Tour de France six times this decade, finished second with 33 votes. He was followed by Roger Federer, who won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other man, with 25 votes. Record-setting Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps came in fourth with 13 votes, followed by New England quarterback Tom Brady (6) and sprinter Usain Bolt (4). Five other athletes received one vote apiece. Woods, who has not been seen since the accident and has issued only three statements on his Web site, was not made available to comment about the award.Few other athletes have changed their sport quite like Woods. His influence has been so powerful that TV ratings spiked whenever he played, even more when he has been in contention. Prize money has quadrupled since he joined the PGA Tour because of his broad appeal.A new image emerged quickly in the days following his middle-of-the-night accident, when he ran his SUV over a fire hydrant and into a tree. He became the butt of late-night TV jokes, eventually confessed that he "let my family down" with "transgressions" and lost a major sponsorship from Accenture.Even so, AP members found his work on the golf course over the last 10 years without much of a blemish. Woods took an early lead in balloting, and continued to receive roughly the same percentage of votes throughout the process. "Despite the tsunami of negative publicity that will likely tarnish his image, there's no denying that Woods' on-the-course accomplishments set a new standard of dominance within his sport while making golf more accessible to the masses," wrote Stu Whitney, sports editor of the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader."The only proof needed are the television ratings when Tiger plays in a golf tournament, compared to those events when others have to carry the load. "Woods tumbled from the pinnacle of his sport in just about three weeks. The 10 years that preceded that fall, however, represented perhaps the greatest decade in golf history. He won the career Grand Slam three times over, including one U.S. Open by a record 15 shots at Pebble Beach and another U.S. Open on a mangled leg in a playoff at Torrey Pines. He twice won the British Open at St. Andrews, the home of golf, by a combined 13 shots. Woods won 56 times on the PGA Tour this decade, a rate of 30 percent that is unprecedented in golf. Nine of those victories were by at least eight shots. He was No. 1 in the world ranking for all but 32 weeks in the decade, that when he was revamping his swing. He did his best work in the biggest events.Along with his 12 majors this decade -- he has 14 overall, four short of the record held by Jack Nicklaus -- Woods was runner-up in six other majors. He won 14 times out of 27 appearances in the World Golf Championships.Woods finished the decade with $81,547,410 in earnings from his PGA Tour events, an average of $482,529 per tournament. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press |
Comment 2
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황규정*65
2009.12.16 05:13
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방준재*70
2009.12.16 20:07
They say golf-like game started in 1297 and modern 18 hole game in 1567.
Whatever the history of golf tells us, I don't think we'll ever see a player like
Tiger Woods.It's a piece of sorry story people love to talk about and generate stories
day in, day out. I hope they close this chapter of scandalous saga and go back
to their life.Do they have nothing to do? He is just another human being who
makes mistakes time to time. Give him a chance!
I want to see him on the course asap. So boring without Him.Did they forget Love and Forgiveness?
If they did, I would remind them it's the nutrient of your soul and mine.
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Tiger Woods의 혼외정사의 scandal로 온세계가 들끓는 와중에도
Associated Press는 그를 'Top player of decade'로 선택했다 한다.
도덕적으로 그의 행동들이 용납될수는 없지만 그의 golf course에
서의 supremacy와 PGA 뿐만 아니라 미국 경제에 까지 미치는
영향력, 폭팔적인 그의 인기 그리고 Tiger Woods Foundation을
통한 innercity under previleged children을 위한 charity등을 감안
할때 이 선택은 잘한것으로 생각한다.
한운동선수에 공,맹의 도덕성을 바랄수는 없는것이며 그도 인간이며
아직도 젊은 그이기에 이번의 불명회스러운 일들을 거름삼아 다시
거듭나 예전 우리가 알던 Tiger Woods로 돌아와 우리 sport fan들을
즐겁게 해주기를 바랄뿐이다. 어느 사람도 한때의 과오는 있을수
있으니까 말이다. 규정