-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email "I just wanted to tell the story and let people figure out." When the "story" in question is recapping of the entire life and career of an athlete as illustrious — and scrutinized — as professional golfer Tiger Woods, the stakes are considerably high. If anyone's up to the task, it's James Patterson .
"He's an important figure in history." "Tiger, Tiger," the uber-prolific best-selling author's latest book (July 15, Little Brown and Company), strays considerably from his thriller-heavy fiction portfolio. It's a biography born out of Patterson's general enjoyment of golf — he's already penned a fiction series centered on a burgeoning pro golfer — and the widely shared knowledge that Woods is "a major figure.
" Related Cheering on Tiger Woods? It's complicated Second only to the legendary "Golden Bear" Jack Nicklaus in his Masters Tournament victories (Woods has five Green Jackets to Niklaus' six), Woods from a young age was considered to be a golfing prodigy. His parents, Earl and Kultida Woods, were immensely supportive of their son's talent and ambitions, even taking out a second mortgage on their home so that a teenaged Tiger Woods was eligible to play in the then-nascent American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), where he could compete amongst top junior golfers and gain exposure to college recruiting scouts. "Tiger, Tiger" delves deeply into Woods' family, presenting a candid portrait of their unique dynamic and diverse backgro.