James Patterson and Peter De Jonge: Tiger, Tiger (UK 2024)

From the Publisher:
How did Tiger Woods become the greatest of all time?
And how did he fall so spectacularly?

Tiger Woods is unrivalled as an athlete. He made the ultimate commitment to his chosen sport - and transformed it.

Before the age of twenty-five, he rose to phenomenon status: twice named 'Sportsman of the Year' by Sports Illustrated, champion of more than thirty professional tournaments and the youngest player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments.

Tiger, Tiger taps into the transformative moments of Woods's life, revealing in vivid, dramatic scenes what he saw and felt on the course and in his inner life - from his only 'perfect' shot to his missed first putt at the 1995 Masters through his recent comeback tours.

Through a compelling series of original interviews, passionate golfer James Patterson and golf reporter Peter de Jonge get inside the impossible mystery of a global star.

James Patterson and Peter De Jonge: Tiger, Tiger. An In-Depth Portrait of an American Sporting Superstar. Century, ISBN: 9781529195705 (August, 2024), 400 p., £20.00, eBook £9.99.

James Patterson and Peter De Jonge: Tiger, Tiger (USA 2024)

From the Publisher:
The impossible life of Tiger Woods -- how did he become the GOAT, and what drove him to fall so spectacularly? In Patterson's hands, Tiger's story is a hole-in-one thriller.

Filled with brand-new interviews, Tiger Woods is the first nonfiction collaboration between James Patterson and golf reporter Peter de Jonge, co-authors of the New York Times bestselling "Miracle" golf novels.

Tiger Woods is unrivaled as an athlete. He made the ultimate commitment to his chosen sport -- and transformed it. Before the age of twenty-five, he rose to phenomenon status: twice named "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated; won more than thirty professional tournaments; and became the youngest player to win pro golf's four Grand Slam tournaments.

How did Woods do it? On watching the ball, Woods says, "I practice putting with my left eye closed, so I can't see the target line at all with my peripheral vision. That makes it easier to keep my eyes looking straight down."

Patterson and de Jonge tap into the transformative moments of Woods's life, revealing in vivid, dramatic scenes what Woods saw and felt on the course and in his inner life -- from his only "perfect" shot (a 3-wood on No. 14 at St. Andrews) to his missed first putt at the 1995 Masters through his recent comeback tours.

James Patterson and Peter De Jonge: Tiger, Tiger. His Life, As It’s Never Been Told Before. Little, Brown, & Co., ISBN: 9780316438605 (July, 2024), 400 p., $32.99, eBook $16.99.