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| | Facts | - Tiger Woods' real first name is Eldrick. His father gave him the nickname "Tiger" in honour of a South Vietnamese soldier his father had fought alongside with during the Vietnam War.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Arnold Palmer was the first player to win $1 million on the PGA Tour.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Tiger Woods was introduced to golf at nine months of age by his father.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - It has been suggested that shepherds are responsible for inventing the game golf. It is said that they used to use their staffs to hit the stones.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Tiger Woods is the first athlete to have been named "Sportsman of the Year" by magazine Sports Illustrated two times.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Of all the golfers in Canada, 71.4% golfers are male, 28.6% are female.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - There are more recreational golfers per capita in Canada than any other country in the world.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The reason why golf balls have dimples on them is because it helps in the ball to move a farther distance by reducing drag.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Initially golf balls were made out of wood. After that they were made out of leather which was stuffed with feathers.
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