This comprehensive biography of Tiger Woods looks at where he came from, his sports accomplishments and philanthropic efforts, and the effect he has had on sports history, marketing, and broadcasting. Tiger Woods: A Biography, Second Edition updates the 2005 edition to examine the life and career of this phenomenal athlete through the 2009 PGA Championship. The book provides information about Woods's parents and his upbringing, early life, and outstanding accomplishments as a professional golfer. It also covers Tiger's philanthropic activities including the Tiger Woods Foundation, a global organization that provides innovative educational opportunities to youth, the Tiger Woods Learning Center, and the Earl Woods Scholarship Program established to honor the spirit and vision of Tiger's father. Recognizing that the opportunities Woods has had were hard won by early African American golfers—who were denied the right to play on the PGA Tour until 1961—the book also includes a chapter on these pioneers. The volume is rounded out with a brief history of broadcasting and sports, as well as a look at the relationship between athletes and sponsors.

The materials cover a tiny portion of private legal regime. League, NCAA, and other sports constitutions sometimes run for hundreds of pages, as do collective bargaining agreements. The authors have included excerpts that are of greatest assistance to readers. Covers a portion of the large array of privately written rules defining what sports players can and cannot do'rules contained in constitutions and bylaws governing professional sports leagues and individual sports tours.

With a broad and in-depth approach that other golf books simply can't par, "The Golf Encyclopedia" is the definitive guide to the "World's Greatest Game". Matuz provides readers with a fascinating new introduction to the game, plus chapters on everything from player profiles to a guide to golf in literature and films. 200 photos.

This comprehensive collection of experience and expert instruction from seven living golf legends is ideal for beginning and seasoned golfers alike. Featured are Billy Casper, Bobby Nichols, Bob Watson, and four other golf greats, each holding forth on the subject he knows best. 150 photographs.

This volume offers an examination of African Americans in sports, from a variety of perspectives. It explores the history and lives of complex, multi-layered personages and groups. Also examined is the extent to which modern mass media and popular culture have contributed greatly to the rise, and sometimes fall, of these powerful symbols of athletic, individual, and group excellence.