Tiger Woods: Athlete of the Decade
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
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Professional sports’ agents pulling a fast one? Trying to save Tiger? Or trying to save professional sponsorship from the biggest public backlash in history?
”Tiger Woods is in the news again, but mercifully, it’s for something positive and sports related: the world’s No. 1 ranked golfer and recent tabloid celebrity has been named the “AP Athlete of the Decade.” . Tiger Woods was voted the Athlete of the Decade by The Associated Press on Wednesday. Cyclist Lance Armstrong came in second place on the list of the Decade’s top athletes’
Woods AP’s top athlete of the decade
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Tiger Woods may be better known for his off-course antics these days, but his golfing skills Tuesday earned him the Associated Press athlete of the decade honours.
Woods posted 64 victories during the last 10 years, including 12 majors. Among his golf exploits during the decade are an amazing 56 PGA Tour victories, earning him 56 of 142 votes by AP member editors.
“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.
A Nov. 27 car accident outside his Florida home turned to boil simmering tales of infidelity. At last count, Woods was said to have had as many as 14 mistresses.
More than 50 per cent of the ballots were returned following the accident.
Cyclist Lance Armstrong, who fought off cancer and who won the Tour de France six times during the 10-year span, was second with 33 votes, while tennis star Roger Federer was third. Federer had 25 votes.
Record-setting Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was fourth with 13 votes, while New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (6) and sprinter Usain Bolt (4) also received multiple votes.
Woods finished the decade with $81,547,410 in earnings from his PGA Tour events, an average of $482,529 per tournament.
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