Tiger Woods letter to Augusta National aged 19, revealed!
Tiger Woods releases his new book titled "The 1997 Masters: My Story."
Tiger Woods has released a new book, of which the key extract reads a letter he wrote to Augusta National as a fresh-faced 19-year-old.
Woods, a four-time Masters champion, won the first of his 14 majors at Augusta in 1997, a tournament he won by a record 12 shots.
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He also became the youngest Masters winner aged 21 years, 3 months and 14 days old. In 2015, Jordan Spieth later came within five months of bettering Woods' record.
Before then in 1995, Woods made his Masters debut as a 19-year-old Stanford freshman and was the only amateur to make the cut when tying for 41st. He then played again in 1996, aged 20, but missed the cut.
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In his new book, titled The 1997 Masters: My Story and written alongside Lorne Rubenstein, the former world number one goes into detail about his amateur appearance at Augusta National before his record-breaking 1997 Masters triumph.
One of the most heartwarming extracts from the book is the letter Woods wrote to Augusta after closing with a round of 72 back in 1995...
It was fantasyland and Disney World wrapped into one. I was treated like a gentleman throughout my stay and I trust I responded in kind.
The Crow's Nest will always remain in my heart and your magnificent golf course will provide a continuing challenge throughout my amateur and professional career.
I've accomplished much here and learned even more. Your tournament will always hold a special spot in my heart as the place where I made my first PGA cut and at a major yet! It is here that I left my youth behind and became a man.
For that I will be eternally in your debt. With warmest regards and deepest appreciation.
Sincerely,
Tiger Woods
