What did Earl Woods do for a living?

What did Earl Woods do for a living?

He first played golf at age 42, three months before he retired from the Army and about a year before Tiger Woods was born. After the Army, he was a corporation executive until he retired in 1988. Later, he was president of the Tiger Woods Foundation.

Was Earl Woods a Green Beret?

Earl Woods became a Green Beret in 1960 and served two long combat tours in Vietnam, “escaping death more times than I can remember”. Some of that combat was alongside the South Vietnamese army colonel Vuong Dang Phong, whose nickname “Tiger” Earl Woods later bestowed on his own son to honour his friend and comrade.

What branch of the military was Earl Woods in?

He was previously a U.S. Army infantry officer who served two tours of duty in South Vietnam and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was also a college baseball player. His granddaughter, Cheyenne Woods, is also a professional golfer.

What did Earl Woods do to Tiger Woods?

In the beginning, Earl would do whatever it took to get in young Tiger’s head — jingle change while he stood over putts, hurl projectiles through his line of sight, even shout as he went into his backswing. “I mean, yeah,” A 19-year-old Tiger told Sports Illustrated about his father’s torment. “I’d get angry sometimes.