Woods wordless on Obama as injured knee progresses
Time is GMT + 8 hours Posted: 6-Nov-2008 04:49 hrs
Tiger Woods, pictured in October 2008, the first black golfer to win a major title, issued his monthly e-mail update Wednesday but had nothing to say about Barack Obama being elected America's first black president.
Tiger Woods, the first black golfer to win a major title, issued his monthly e-mail update Wednesday but had nothing to say about Barack Obama being elected America's first black president.
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Hours after Obama defeated John McCain in the battle for the White House, the world's top-ranked golfer and 14-time major champion did reveal that his knee injury is progressing well but he will not swing a club until 2009.
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"The knee is progressing," Woods said. "I'm working hard every day and there have been no setbacks. I've actually started to do a little chipping and putting, but no full swings. That's not going to happen until early next year."
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After limping his way to a playoff victory in the US Open at Torrey Pines, Woods had knee ligament surgery and said he would be sidelined for the rest of the year.
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Woods has some insight on shattering racial barriers and arousing passions, with his record-smashing 1997 Masters triumph touching off "Tigermania" and a run of 14 major titles as he chases Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major titles.
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Woods and other golf professionals can expect to pay higher taxes if Obama makes good on his pledge to hike rates on the wealthy.
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A busy time for Woods saw him working on foundation fund-raisers and course design projects, appearing at sponsor events and his wife Elin in dressing his daughter Sam as "Tigger" and taking her to a Halloween party.
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Woods appeared last month at Torrey Pines for the first time since winning the Open there in June.
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"While it was great to be back, it was a little harder to reminisce than I thought," Woods said. "I was shocked to see what the course looked like without grandstands. I hadn't seen it like that since junior golf."
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Woods, who grew up in Southern California, also attended a Los Angeles Dodgers' Major League Baseball playoff game, saying, "I've been a life-long fan and was disappointed they didn't win it all." — AFP
