Tiger Woods’ Father Said Woods Will Hit Shots People Talk About For 30 Years. Earl Was Right

Tiger Woods had just won the Canadian Open in 2000 with a shot no one can forget, a 6-iron out of a fairway bunker on the par-5 18th at Glen Abbey that went over the water, right at the flag and settled on the fringe 20 feet away to secure victory. On the phone that evening was his father, Earl Woods, who had watched from home and felt like he had seen so much of it before. “In every tournament,” Earl said, “he’ll hit shots that people will be talking about for 30 years.” Woods turns 50 on Tuesday, a milestone in life and just a number in a sport that can be played for a lifetime. It makes him eligible for the PGA Tour Champions if he cares. That’s to be determined. But his father was right. Woods was 20 when he turned pro and hit shots that are still talked about to this day. Where to start? One way to look back at his career is to consider significant shots he hit with all 14 clubs in the bag, including two of them only seen by those who were with him. Driver Power was the hallmark of Woods
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