Posted on 07/05/2007 6:10:20 PM PDT by SandRat
BETHESDA, Md., July 5, 2007 A soldier from Fort Belvoir, Va., celebrated the Fourth of July by making the shot of the day in the star-studded Earl Woods Memorial Pro-Am at Congressional Country Club here.
Army Sgt. Maj. Mia Kelly, of the 1st Information Operations Command at Fort Belvoir, Va., and Master Sgt. Andy Amor, of Andrews Air Force Base, Md., played the Pro-Am in Woods foursome. But another Woods stole the show on the seventh hole. Sgt. Michael Woods of the Army Materiel Command was selected to be Tigers honorary caddie for just one hole. As Tiger lined up his birdie putt, he turned to his caddie. He asked me to put the bag down and called me over to him, and he asked me: What do you see? the sergeant said. I said: Fairway leans to the right; you should hit it to the left. And he said: Here you go. Show me, Tiger said as he handed his trusty putter to Sergeant Woods, who promptly knocked down the 12-footer. And the gallery went wild. I think it means a lot to a lot of people, Sergeant Woods, 32, said of Tigers military support. This is our independence and the birth of our nation, so it was really cool that he put this event on and allowed the military to be a part of it. Tiger said he was honored to be surrounded by servicemen and women. I grew up with the military grew up playing golf on a military base, he said. Thats where my home golf course was. So being around Mia and Andy and being around our armed services is what I am comfortable with. This is what its all about. They do so much for us that part of the general public doesnt really understand or relate to, so for them to go out there and give of themselves and the commitment it takes for them to do what they do, we really wanted to say thank you, and this is our small way of saying thank you. Sergeant Woods learned at 5:15 a.m. yesterday that he would caddie for Tiger. I knew that I would be out here somewhere with a professional golfer; I just didnt know which one, he said. Ive been playing golf a little bit, trying to get decent at it, and that was probably the best putt Ive ever seen in my life. I'm nervous right now, Sergeant Woods continued. I'm shaking. The word around Congressional was that Woods gave the putter to the soldier. No, I stole it back, Tiger said. Its got 11 majors in it. Either way, Tiger made this July 4 one that many soldiers will never forget, particularly Sergeant Woods. This is a day I'll remember forever, he said. (Tim Hipps works for the U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command.) |
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As Tiger lined up his birdie putt, he turned to his caddie.
He asked me to put the bag down and called me over to him, and he asked me: What do you see? the sergeant said. I said: Fairway leans to the right; you should hit it to the left. And he said: Here you go.
Show me, Tiger said as he handed his trusty putter to Sergeant Woods, who promptly knocked down the 12-footer.
And the gallery went wild.
Good stuff.
Tiger is a class act, no doubt.
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Just. Plain. Wow.
Many thanks for the post, SandRat! Happy Fourth a day late!
Thanks and the same to you.
What a class act Tiger is!
I’d love to see Youtube videos of that!
This story gave me goosebumps! I’m sure Tiger’s father was watching, and smiling, and cheering along with the crowd of heroes!
What a stud. Both of them Woods.
I believe you’re right and I don’t think it was an accident that Sgt. Woods holed that putt.
Tiger does seem to be a good man. There is no better complement.
What are the odds.
Tiger did a great thing for our people in uniform. God Bless him!
bttt
What a class act Tiger is!
ITS IN THE HOLE! ITS IN THE HOLE!
His new little one seems to think so too.
lol
I love that movie
who has the pic of Tiger driving from the hanger deck off
a carrier.
He is class...
who has the pic of Tiger driving from the hanger deck off
a carrier.
I found it...
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=12190
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