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Woods ex per i enc ed a gr eat per s onal l os s i n 2006. Hi s f at her di ed i n May af t er bat t l i ng pr os t at e c anc er . Woods r emar k ed on hi s webs i t e at t he t i me, " My dad was my bes t f r i end and gr eat es t r ol e model , and I wi l l mi s s hi m deepl y . " Des pi t e hi s gr i ef , Woods r et ur ned t o gol f and won s ev er al ev ent s , i nc l udi ng t he PGA Champi ons hi p and t he Br i t i s h Open. The nex t s eas on was mar k ed by many wi ns per s onal l y and pr of es s i onal l y . Hi s wi f e gav e bi r t h t o t he c oupl e' s f i r s t c hi l d, Sam Al ex i s Woods , on J une 18, 2007. Af t er t ak i ng s ome t i me of f t o wel c ome hi s daught er , he won t he Wor l d Gol f Champi ons hi p and t he PGA Champi ons hi p i n Augus t 2007. The nex t mont h, Woods ' s wi nni ng way s c ont i nued, as he gar ner ed t he t op s pot at t he BMW Champi ons hi p and t he T our Champi ons hi p. He was named Pl ay er of t he Year by t he ot her par t i c i pant s i n t he PGA T our and won hi s ei ght h Ar nol d Pal mer Awar d f or bei ng t he l ead money ear ner . he U. S. Open on J une 16, 2008, W oods won t i n a 19- hol e pl ay of f , ov er c omi ng s por adi c pai n i n hi s l ef t k nee f r om ar t hr os c opi c s ur ger y per f or med on Apr i l 15. Woods s hot a par 4 on t he f i r s t and onl y hol e of s udden deat h whi l e Amer i c an Roc c o Medi at e, 45, s et t l ed f or a bogey . The s udden deat h duel at T or r ey Pi nes i n San Di ego f ol l owed an 18- hol e pl ay of f , whi c h s aw t he t wo f i ni s h at par . I n t hat pl ay of f , Woods l ed Medi at e by t hr ee s hot s af t er t he f i r s t 10 hol es . Medi at e t hen bi r di ed t hr ee of t he nex t f i v e hol es and t ook t he l ead. But on t he f i nal hol e, Woods bi r di ed whi l e Medi at e s hot par , f or c i ng t he s udden deat h pl ay of f . " I t hi nk t hi s i s pr obabl y t he bes t ev er , " Woods s ai d. " Al l t hi ngs c ons i de r ed, I don' t k now how I ended up i n t hi s pos i t i on, t o be hones t wi t h y ou. " The v i c t or y gav e Woods hi s t hi r d U. S. Open c hampi ons hi p and 14t h maj or t i t l e, j us t f our behi nd t he al l - t i me r ec or d hel d by J ac k Ni c k l aus . Two day s l at er , Woods announc ed he woul d mi s s t he r es t of t he s eas on bec aus e hi s l ef t k nee r equi r ed mor e r ec ons t r uc t i v e s ur ger y . He al s o r ev eal ed he had s uf f er ed a doubl e s t r es s f r ac t ur e i n hi s l ef t t i bi a t wo week s bef or e t he U. S. Open t our nament , i gnor i ng doc t or s ' adv i c e t o t ak e s i x week s of f t o l et i t heal . Woods and hi s wi f e announc ed Sept ember 2, 2008, t hat t hey wer e ex pec t i ng t hei r s ec ond c hi l d i n l at e wi nt er . " El i n i s f eel i ng gr eat and we ar e bot h t hr i l l ed, " Woods s ai d on hi s webs i t e. " Whi l e my i nj ur y has been di s appoi nt i ng and f r us t r at i ng, i t has al l owed me t o s pend a l ot of t i me wat c hi ng Sam gr ow. I c an' t begi n t o t el l y ou how r ewar di ng i t i s bei ng a dad and s pendi ng t i me wi t h her and El i n. " The c oupl e wel c omed baby boy Char l i e Ax el Woods on Febr uar y 8, 2009. On Febr uar y 25, 2009, Woods r et ur ned t o t he gr een i n t he Ac c ent ur e Mat c h Pl ay Champi ons hi p i n Tuc s on, Ar i z ona. Woods pl ay ed agai ns t Sout h Af r i c an gol f er Ti m Cl ar k , l os i ng 4 t o 2 i n hi s f i r s t t our nament s i nc e hi s i nj ur y . I n J une of 2009, Woods c ompet ed agai n i n t he U. S. Open. Af t er put t i ng a f our - ov er - par i n t he f i r s t r ound, Woods qui c k l y f el l out of c ont ent i on f or t he wi n. Al t hough Woods ' s c omebac k had not been as aus pi c i ous as he' d hoped, he r emai ned No. 1 i n t he wor l d gol f r ank i ngs , and c ont i nued t o be t he l eader i n T op 10 f i ni s hes ov er al l . But af t er l os i ng t he PGA t i t l e t o Yang Yong- eun, Woods f i ni s hed t he y ear wi t hout a s i ngl e maj or wi n—t he f i r s t t i me he had done s o s i nc e 2004. Mar r i age Under t he Spot l i ght Whi l e hi s l i f e on t he gr een s eemed l ac k l us t er , hi s per s onal l i f e was i n an ev en mor e s er i ous t ai l s pi n. I n l at e Nov ember , r epor t s s ur f ac ed about a t r y s t bet ween Woods and ni ght c l ub manager Rac hel Uc hi t el . Bot h par t i es deni ed a r el at i ons hi p, des pi t e phot ogr aphi c ev i denc e t hat s eemed t o i ndi c at e ot her wi s e. www. t i ge rwoods . c om

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