June 07, 2016: Tiger Woods shattered more than records when he stomped his way to a sensational victory at the Masters in 1997. It was the iconic golfer’s first of fourteen major victories and a path breaking one at that. The ace golfer is now set to narrate the tale of his triumph in a book penned with Canadian writer Lorne Rubenstein. Grand Central Publishing is set to release the book in March 2017, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of that historic victory.
“The 1997 Masters was one of the most important tournaments in my life for many reasons,” wrote Woods in a news release issued on Monday by his publishers. “I think about the hug with my dad and all the events that went on that week. A lot of people know generally about that tournament, but this gives me a chance to tell in detail what happened on and off the golf course.”
Woods marched to a commanding victory, posting an overall score of 18-under 270. The mark was tied by Jordan Spieth in his break out victory last year.
The tournament victory took a halo beyond sport considering Woods was the first ever player of mixed heritage to have won a major title. His mother Kultida hails from Thailand and father Earl Woods was black.
Augusta had its first black participant in 1975 and its first ever black member in 1990. Lee Elder and Ron Townsend have those honours respectively.
Woods won the tournament by a massive twelve shot margin over Tom Kite. In doing so he became the youngest at 21 and its first non-white bearer of the famed Green Jacket.
Woods only made 70 in the first round before roaring to the front with 65 and 66 in the middle rounds. A 69 on Sunday was supposed to have been witnessed by over a record 40 million viewers in the US alone.
