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Did his father's tangled sex life make Tiger Woods a love cheat? By Andrew Malone and David Gardner Relaxing with a glass of rum in one hand and a cigarette in the other, Earl Woods liked to tell how his son was named after a Vietnamese colonel called Tiger Phong. While on patrol in a paddy field, Woods and Phong were pinned down by enemy fire. Woods was convinced he was about to die. But Tiger remained calm and pulled the stricken American to safety - moments before sniper bullets raked the very spot where he had lain. Years later,...

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2007 – Tiger Woods will honor soldiers and military families July 4 at the inaugural Earl Woods Memorial Pro-Am Tournament, part of the AT&T National PGA Tour event, scheduled for July 3 - 8 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. Woods donated 30,000 free tickets for the tournament to military personnel, who will be treated to special seating behind the greens and hospitality tents. “It’s very important to me that this tournament honor the men and women who serve in our armed forces,” Woods said. “They put their lives on the line so that we...

Earl Woods, who died on Wednesday aged 74, was unable to sustain his dreams of becoming a great baseball player; he did, however, mould his son Tiger into one of the world's most alluring sporting icons. When Tiger was four, Earl put him under professional instruction. His enthusiam for the boy was in sharp contrast to the indifference he had shown to the children of his first marriage... when Tiger bought his parents a house in an exclusive situation in Tustin, Orange County, Tida alone moved in. For a long time she and Earl had seemed to outside observers to...

Earl Woods, who was more determined to raise a good son than a great golfer and became the architect and driving force behind Tiger Woods' phenomenal career, died Wednesday morning at his home in Cypress, Calif. He was 74. "My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply," Tiger Woods said on his Web site. "I'm overwhelmed when I think of all of the great things he accomplished in his life. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend. I wouldn't be where I am today without him, and I'm...

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Woods said it was possible he would not make an appearance in a golf tournament before the U.S. Open in June. He did not give specific details of his planned break, except to say he would not start playing "for a while" and the failing health of his father, Earl Woods, would have a major influence on his future program. "It's kind of up in the air with the situation back home, so I don't know what's going to happen," said Woods, who is in New Zealand to attend the wedding of his caddie Steve Williams. He is also due...