Tiger Tackles The Rise, Fall And Resurgence Of A Controversial Golf Icon
Directors Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamacheck describe tracking Tiger Woods complicated legacy, and how privilege awarded them that opportunity.
By Leigh Blickley
Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty/AP In a lot of ways, the first part of our film is about all of these identities being thrust onto Tiger and the second part is about Tiger trying to find a life that was his, Matthew Hamacheck, one of the directors of Tiger, told HuffPost.
On Thanksgiving night 2009, the legend of Tiger Woods imploded. He wasn’t just the Nike-sponsored pro golfer who broke racial barriers and major records in the game; he was also now a tabloid fixture.