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If you’re a golf fan, at least, you’ve seen it before. Tiger Woods at age 2, swinging a golf club for Bob Hope on “The Mike Douglas Show.” At 18, punctuating his go-ahead birdie in the 1994 U.S. Amateur with that now-iconic fist pump. At 20, announcing his decision to turn professional — and presaging Nike’s advertising slogan — with the phrase “Hello world.” At 21, bringing Augusta National to its knees and the culture to a standstill with his first victory at the Masters. The uppercut, the swoosh, the primal roar: This is the iconography of “Tigermania,” the craze that...

Brendan Quealy I spent a weekend in June 2008 planting a tree in my parents’ front yard. An Eastern Redbud that flowers a vibrant pink in the spring and a golden yellow in the fall. Absolutely gorgeous. A silver birch stood there for nearly three decades, but the towering tree fell victim to a nasty thunderstorm — and the spot lay bare for several years. Planting the tree was a mission despite the heat. Sweat bubbled on my forehead, dripped down my neck that was cooked to a fine medium well by a blazing sun. I used a shovel that was likely older than me as I dug down, not stopping u...

Will fans attend the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in person? [The San Diego Union-Tribune] Officials who run the prestigious U.S. Open golf tournament are working with five different scenarios related to crowds and COVID-19, while planning for the event’s return to San Diego’sTorrey Pines Golf Course in June. Depending on the effectiveness of vaccines and the number of COVID-19 cases this spring, the tournament could range from having no in-person fans to having the roughly 40,000 people who attend each day, like when Torrey hosted the event in 2008. “With COVID throwing us a curveball, ...

SAN DIEGO —  Officials who run the prestigious U.S. Open golf tournament are working with five different scenarios related to crowds and COVID-19, while planning for the event’s return to San Diego’s Torrey Pines Golf Course in June. Depending on the effectiveness of vaccines and the number of COVID-19 cases this spring, the tournament could range from having no in-person fans to having the roughly 40,000 people who attend each day, like when Torrey hosted the event in 2008. “With COVID throwing us a curveball, we’ve really had to change our planning,” said Danny Sink of the Uni...

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