My week with Tiger: From Phuket to a chance reunion

My prize for a hole-in-one back in 1998 was a free trip to watch the Johnnie Walker Classic down in Phuket. At the time Tiger was a young upstart who was creating considerable interest playing golf not seen before. Tiger Woods came to Thailand with his father and mother, and it was Earl Woods who took the time to chat and walk around with my son.

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