Tiger At Large

Woods shares new insights on his game and career, his fitness, beating nerves and being clutch.

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‘‘Hello, world!” is how Tiger Woods opened his first press conference as a professional golfer, at the 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open. Eight months later, at age 21, he won the Masters by a record 12 shots, launching a competitive run that many saw coming but few could actually believe. Now Woods is onto his second career, as he calls it, and he’s winning again. What’s different is, the once guarded, solitary figure is now letting the world into his world. Consider Episode 1 of Woods’ new 12-part video series, “My Game: Tiger Woods,” in which he describes how his practice routines have changed: “A lot of my prep time revolves around my kids. I get my work done while they’re at school. . . . I go pick them up, and after that, it’s usually either soccer practice or dad stuff. So the days of me practicing hours upon hours, day after day, have changed. Life changes. Life evolves. There are two more important things in my life than golf.” The video series is the first major project between Woods and GOLFTV, a global live and on-demand video-streaming service jointly developed by Discovery, Inc. and the PGA Tour. (Discovery, Inc. acquired Golf Digest in May.) Woods entered into a multiyear deal with GOLFTV last November to produce exclusive content about his life in golf. “I want to talk to golf fans and golfers everywhere, directly, and straight from me. That’s important to me,” Woods said when the partnership was announced. What he shares in his new videos is a powerful demonstration of that promise. Woods’ resurgence as a player has been thoroughly discussed. What’s new is his candour, his participation, his disclosure of the skills and strategies—even the struggles—that have made him the most prominent athlete in the world. The following excerpts of “My Game: Tiger Woods” are in ways more surprising and revealing than anything Woods has done on