Description
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018
WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2019
THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE RISE, FALL AND RISE AGAIN OF TIGER WOODS
'A rattling read... Superbly written' Daily Mail‘Arguably the most serious attempt ever made to get behind golf’s great enigma' Guardian'Exhilarating, depressing, tawdry and moving... perfectly pitched biography' New York Times
Based on three years of extensive research and reporting, two of today’s most acclaimed investigative journalists, Jeff Benedict of Sports Illustrated and eleven-time Emmy Award winner Armen Keteyian, deliver the first major biography of Tiger Woods - sweeping in scope and packed with groundbreaking, behind-the-scenes details of the Shakespearean rise and epic fall of a global icon. In
Trade Review'An admirable piece of reporting...
a rattling read, taking us through the most dramatic rise and fall of perhaps any sportsman in history.
Superbly written.' -- Derek Lawrenson * Daily Mail *
'This
meticulous, dogged, thorough re-examination of his life suggests there was more to Woods than met the eye... There are many more anecdotes in this
pacey, unyielding book that make you squirm as you read them.' -- Jim White * Mail on Sunday *
'
All the grisly details are here...a professionally executed,
admirably even-toned biography whose only fault may prove to be in arriving a few chapters early.' -- Giles Smith * The Times *
‘Arguably the most serious attempt ever made to get behind golf’s great enigma, taking a
meticulously investigative approach to his fall from grace.’ -- Emma John * Guardian *
'A
superb read' -- Paul Kimmage
'
Magnificent' -- Michael Calvin
'A portrait more complete than any that have come before' -- David Walsh * Sunday Times *
'
As forensic an analysis of the golfer’s life and times
as has ever been on the shelves in
Tiger Woods. Detail of Woods’s infidelity is
striking, tales such as how his father remains in an unmarked grave and first girlfriend was ruthlessly cut off from the emerging icon desperately sad.' -- Ewan Murray * Observer *
'I found it
exhilarating, depressing, tawdry and
moving in almost equal measure...There is beauty and awe in this
perfectly pitched biography, as we watch Woods’s skills blossom...This
intense book gives us Woods’s almost mythical rise and fall. It has torque and velocity, even when all of Woods’s shots, on the course and off it, begin heading for the weeds.' -- Dwight Garner * New York Times *
'As realistic and
compelling a third-person portrait as we’re likely to get.
Highly recommend.' -- Mark Eglinton
'A
scathing and vivid re-examination of the double life of a serial philanderer, sex addict and liar who was also once a revered athlete and the wealthiest sportsman in the world.' * Mail on Sunday, Sports Books of the Year *
'For most of his life, Tiger Woods has remained an enigma, hiding in full view... which is why the American sports writers Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian deserve our appreciation and plaudits for
their mighty work,
Tiger Woods... with their
exhaustive research, they left nothing to chance. They cut through a forest of false trails and road blocks, gathering together testimonies on and off the record from scores of people to provide
as comprehensive a view of Tiger
as anyone could manage.' -- Kevin Mitchell * Observer *
‘This
scrupulously researched biography chronologically details the life of a man who many believe is the greatest golfer to have ever lived and it reads as a
poetic encyclopedia... This
factual, critical and thought-provoking account covers Wood’s life on and off the course… It is arguably impossible to empathise with Woods…But this account goes a long way to helping you understand him.’ -- Adam Powers * Daily Express *
'With the rigour that marks the best American journalistic traditions...[Tiger's] career chronicled and his
flaws laid bare.' * Sunday Times, Sports Books of the Year *
'Another
triumph of old-school reporting... to reveal a largely unflattering picture of the greatest golfer of our age – although given what they also reveal about Woods’s upbringing you can’t help feeling some
sympathy for him as well.' -- Sean Ingle * Observer *
'An exhaustive account...of his incredible rise, fall and rise again.' -- David Gurney * Metro, Top 30 Sports Books of the Last 30 Years *
'An
ambitious 360-degree portrait of golf's most scrutinised figure...it is a book
brimming with revealing details about Woods' unique background. The real achievement in
Tiger Woods is...in describing how Woods became who he is - uniquely gifted, widely admired, but also emotionally stunted by his parents. The book features
fresh reporting on almost every significant element of Woods' story.' -- Sam Weinman * Golf Digest *
'
Immensely readable...the authors have laid out a saga that is part myth, part Shakespeare, part Jackie Collins, plus a touch of ESPN... Benedict and Keteyian bring us along for the ride in
a whirlwind of a biography that reads honest and true.' -- Leigh Montville * Wall Street Journal *
'A scene-by-scene account of Woods' rise, implosion and imperfect return. The prodigy...makes for a sad subject. The book is stronger on the insanity that surrounds (and possibly inhabits) Woods.' -- Simon Kuper * Financial Times *
