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![World number one golf player Tiger Woods World number one golf player Tiger Woods speaks at a press conference at the Chevron World Challenge, at the Sherwood Country Cub in Thousand Oaks, Calif. on Dec. 17, 2008.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/84070899.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![THE PLAYERS Championship - Final Round Tiger Woods plays an approach shot from the rough on the seventh hole, his last shot before withdrawing from the final round of The Players Championship held at The Players Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 9, 2010 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/98936937.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Chevron World Challenge - Final Round Tiger Woods and Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland walk down the fourth fairway during the final round of the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club on Dec. 5, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, Calif.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/107340460.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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