JOLLY DAYS

Tiger and Earl Woods

…he couldn’t control his emotions. Sobbing and shaking, he hugged his caddie, Steve Williams; then his wife, Elin; his coach, Hank Haney; and several other supporters. The hugs lasted a long time, his tear-dampened face buried in their shoulders.

Tiger Woods' breaking down after the British Open was not the typical jock blubbering — it was truly touching. Earl Woods was clearly an exceptionally gifted father; a man who knew how to nurture the talents and character of his son.

“It just came pouring out, all the things that my father has meant to me and the game of golf, and I just wish he could have seen it one more time…”