9 Things We Learned About Tiger Woods From Part 1 Of His HBO Documentary
The documentary contains exclusive interviews with the people in Woods’ inner circle as he climbed to the top of the golf game and tumbled from its heights.
HBO premiered the first portion of a two-part documentary examining the life and career of Tiger Woods Sunday.
Woods, who once famously described himself as “Cablinasian”, is the first Black athlete to excel in professional golfing. His presence on courses that once would have denied him access because of the color of his skin brought a whole new level of media attention to the sport.
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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.