Tiger Woods: Chasing History

OKAY. LET'S BEGIN, IF WE COULD.

HERE IS THE PROGRAM WE'LL BE GOING BY THIS AFTERNOON.

TIGER HAS SOME PREPARED REMARKS THAT HE WILL MAKE AS WE

ANTICIPATE HIS FIRST EVENT ON THE PGA TOUR AS A PROFESSIONAL.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO TIGER WOODS.

I GUESS HELLO, WORLD, HUH?

ON THE TEE, WE HAVE THE YOUNGEST CONTESTANT EVER,

ELDRICK "TIGER" WOODS.

"HELLO, WORLD." WITH THOSE TWO WORDS,

TIGER WOODS EXPLODED ON TO THE SCENE AND FOREVER ALTERED

THE LANDSCAPE OF THE PGA TOUR. OH, MY GOODNESS!

OH, MY! EXPECT ANYTHING DIFFERENT?

LONG BEFORE TIGER HIT THE PROFESSIONAL RANKS,

SAM SNEAD WAS THE MAN. 82 PGA TOUR WINS --

A MARK NO ONE COULD TOUCH... YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

...NOT PALMER AND NOT HOGAN AND NOT NICKLAUS.

BUT NOW WHAT ONCE SEEMED UNTOUCHABLE IS WITHIN REACH.

A WIN FOR THE AGES. HE'S WON A LOT.

MY COMPETITIVENESS BRINGS ME THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH.

WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE A PUTT, YOU MAKE A PUTT.

YOU JUST SORT OF, LIKE, DROP INTO ANOTHER ZONE.

OH! BETTER THAN MOST.

TIGER WOODS HAS TREATED

THE PGA TOUR RECORD BOOK LIKE IT WAS HIS PERSONAL TO-DO LIST.

AGAIN AT BAY HILL! AND HE HAS MORE

UNFORGETTABLE HIGHLIGHTS THAN YOU CAN REMEMBER.

WELL, HE'S DOING IT IN STYLE. UNBELIEVABLE SHOT!

OH! WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING

LIKE THIS IN GOLF. WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT

THIS MAN LIKE HE'S SUPERHUMAN. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

LET'S REWIND THE CLOCK, RELIVE TIGER'S INCREDIBLE VOLUME

OF PGA TOUR WINS...

...AND REDISCOVER THE MAGICAL MOMENTS OF TIGER...

...CHASING HISTORY.

...CHASING HISTORY.

WEEK HERE IN MILWAUKEE? A VICTORY WOULD

BE AWFULLY NICE. A VICTORY.

MM-HMM. TO ME, THAT COMES OFF AS

A LITTLE COCKY OR BRASH. WELL, I --

WHEN YOU COME OUT HERE -- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.

YOUR FIRST PRO TOURNAMENT, AND YOU SAY,

"YOU KNOW, I CAN WIN." I'VE ALWAYS FIGURED THAT,

WHY GO TO A TOURNAMENT IF YOU'RE NOT GOING THERE TO TRY AND WIN?

THERE'S REALLY NO POINT IN EVEN GOING.

THAT'S THE ATTITUDE I'VE HAD MY ENTIRE LIFE

AND THAT'S THE ATTITUDE I'LL ALWAYS HAVE.

SECOND SUCKS. THIRD IS EVEN WORSE.

THAT'S JUST THE FEELING -- BUT ON TOUR, THAT'S NOT TOO

BAD SOMETIMES, THOUGH. THAT'S NOT TOO BAD,

BUT I WANT TO WIN. THAT'S JUST MY NATURE.

YOU'LL LEARN.

I'M JUST KIDDING YOU. I'M SORRY. I HAD TO SAY THAT.

CURTIS WAS RIGHT.

TIGER DID LEARN. HE WOULD PROVE TO BE AN ACE

STUDENT AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL.

HIS LEARNING CURVE? EXACTLY FIVE STARTS.

BOY, YOU OUGHT TO SEE THESE PEOPLE OUT HERE, FOLKS.

THIS REMINDS ME OF ARNOLD PALMER DAYS.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT SMILE A LOT.

PERHAPS ON THE EVE OF HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL VICTORY.

INTO THE CLUBHOUSE WITH A ONE-SHOT LEAD.

DAVIS LOVE III. TIED 16. WE'LL PLAY 18 ALL OVER AGAIN.

DAVIS LOVE III AND TIGER WOODS, THE PLAYOFF.

IT'S THE FIRST HOLE OF SUDDEN DEATH HERE

IN THE LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL. TIGER WOODS LOOKING FOR

HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL VICTORY. LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING A

LITTLE BIT TO THE RIGHT. THAT'S STILL A PRETTY GOOD

GOLF SHOT. IF DAVIS MATCHES THAT,

THEY'LL GO BACK AND PLAY THE PAR-3 17th.

DID YOU EVER DREAM IT COULD HAPPEN THIS FAST?

KIND OF, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY HARD

TO DESCRIBE THE FEELING. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANKS A LOT. THERE'S GOING TO BE

A WHOLE BUNCH MORE. THANKS, ANDY.

* GO A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE

THIS NOW DROP THE BEAT *

TIGER WOODS WITH A

FINAL-ROUND 66. THAT WAS FUN TO WATCH.

TIGER WOODS OFFICIALLY DECLARED THE CHAMPION

HERE AT THE WALT DISNEY WORLD OLDSMOBILE GOLF CLASSIC.

THE THING I LOOK FORWARD TO

THE MOST IN GOLF, PERIOD, HANDS DOWN IS JUST COMPETING.

WELL, THAT'S FAIRLY CONVINCING, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

I JUST LOVE THE HUNT ON THE BACK NINE ON SUNDAY.

TIGER WOODS THE 1997 WINNER OF THE MERCEDES CHAMPIONSHIP.

WITH A TRIO OF TITLES UNDER HIS BELT

IN JUST NINE PRO STARTS, TIGER EASILY CONVERTED

ANY DOUBTERS INTO BELIEVERS. BUT AS HE DROVE DOWN

MAGNOLIA LANE FOR THE FIRST TIME AS A PROFESSIONAL, THE TIME

FOR MAKING IMPRESSIONS WAS OVER. HE WAS BENT ON MAKING HISTORY.

THERE YOU ARE. KENNY, LET THE RECORD SHOW,

30 FRIDAY, APRIL THE 11th, TIGER TAKES

THE LEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AT THE MASTERS.

OH, LEAVE THE FLAG ALONE. I MEAN, TALK ABOUT A 27-HOLE

STRETCH. TIGER WOODS HAS JUST BEEN

BRILLIANT TODAY IN HIS FIRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP

AS A PROFESSIONAL. WALKING AFTER IT.

IT'S A BIRDIE. TIGER WOODS JUST LAPPING

THE FIELD HERE NOW. ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS DISPLAY

OF GOLF BEING PUT ON BY TIGER WOODS.

WHAT A STROKE. TIGER WOODS BIRDIES THE 11th.

IN THE DRIVING STATISTICS, HE IS LEAPFROGGING THE FIELD --

18 YARDS AHEAD OF THE NEXT-CLOSEST.

HERE IT IS. LOOK OUT.

UNBELIEVABLE. HE STRETCHES HIS LEAD

TO NINE STROKES. I'VE SAID HE'S A BOY

AMONGST MEN, AND HE'S SHOWING THE MEN HOW TO PLAY.

HE'S THE BEST GOLFER IN THE WORLD AND HE'S 21 YEARS OLD,

WORLD AND HE'S 21 YEARS OLD, AND I THINK THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

LEAD IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THE MASTERS.

I WAS MORE AWARE OF WHAT NORMAN DID THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

I SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT? IF YOU RELAX

AND IF YOU DON'T GO OUT THERE WITH THE SAME INTENSITY

YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING THE FIRST THREE ROUNDS,

THEN THAT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU." AND I WAS JUST KIND OF YELLING

AT MYSELF, "IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS RIGHT NOW,

THAT GREEN JACKET CEREMONY WILL NEVER HAPPEN."

TIGER WOODS NOW 18-UNDER, ONE SHOT AHEAD OF THE ALL-TIME

MASTERS SCORING RECORD. THE VICTORY MARCH CONTINUES.

THERE'S HIS DAD WATCHING, EARL WOODS.

SO, HE'LL CHASE JACK NICKLAUS,

BUT HE FOLLOWS JACKIE ROBINSON AS A MAN WHO BROKE BARRIERS,

MEN WHO'VE TRANSCENDED THEIR SPORT.

AND A VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE LIKE AUGUSTA HAS NEVER SEEN.

LIKE AUGUSTA HAS NEVER SEEN. THERE IT IS, A WIN FOR THE AGES!

WHAT A BIRDIE OR A BOGEY IS TO LOVE MY GUEST TODAY.

YOU DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND PAR.

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LIKE GOLF, BECAUSE TIGER WOODS

TRANSCENDS GOLF.

I CERTAINLY, OVER THE YEARS, HAVE BELIEVED IN EXCELLENCE,

BUT WHEN YOU SEE SOMEBODY DO IT AS WELL AS YOU HAVE DONE,

IT REAFFIRMS OUR BELIEF THAT ANYTHING

IS POSSIBLE FOR OURSELVES. I THINK, IN THAT WAY,

THAT IS HOW YOU TRANSCEND GOLF. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT YOURSELF?

I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE YOU SHOULD NEVER,

EVER LIMIT YOURSELF. ONCE YOU PUT LIMITS

AND BOUNDARIES ON YOURSELF, THEN THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE CONFINED TO.

THANK YOU, TIGER. NO PROBLEM.

YOU ARE SIMPLY THE BEST. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THE GAME'S NEWEST

AND BRIGHTEST STAR IS BACK THIS WEEK.

TIGER WARMED UP FOR THE BYRON, IN PART, BY SHOWING OFF

HIS PITCHING ARM AT TUESDAY NIGHT'S RANGERS-INDIANS GAME.

BUT FEAR NOT, HE IS NOT THE NEXT TWO-SPORT ATHLETE.

WAS IT A CURVEBALL? WAS IT A KNUCKLEBALL?

WHAT WAS IT? IT WAS A BALL THAT I JUST

WANTED TO GET OVER THE PLATE. I GOT IT NO PROBLEM.

WAS IT NERVE-RACKING? IT WAS MORE NERVE-RACKING

THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. WHAT DO YOU PREDICT WE'LL SEE

FROM YOUR SON THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN INTRODUCED TO YET?

YOU WILL SEE A SUSTAINED LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE

THAT YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

THE BEST GETS EVEN BETTER. TIGER WOODS HAS WON AGAIN.

LIKE ANY NORMAL 21-YEAR-OLD, YOU TOOK A NICE LITTLE SPRING

BREAK AFTER WINNING THE MASTERS. RIGHT.

BUT DID YOU REALLY EXPECT TO COME OUT AND WIN IMMEDIATELY?

YOU KNOW, YEAH, I DID, BECAUSE THAT'S MY GOAL.

AND THEY'RE COMING OUT. A LITTLE BRITISH OPEN

LOOK GOING ON HERE AT COG HILL. NUMBER FOUR ON THE YEAR.

TIGER WOODS WITH ANOTHER VICTORY.

IT'S CALLED HIGH EXPECTATIONS, AND THEY'RE BEING MET.

UNBELIEVABLE. HOW ABOUT THAT?

HE HAS COLLECTED, NOW, HIS SEVENTH VICTORY ON THE PGA TOUR.

IS THAT ANY GOOD? YEAH. HE'S UNBELIEVABLE.

PGA TOUR -- THESE GUYS ARE GOOD, AND WE HAD PROOF OF THAT

TODAY. AN EAGLE FINISH!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO HERE,

BUT I WANT TO WATCH THIS. HAD TO HAPPEN EVENTUALLY.

HE JUST HAD TO PUT IT DOWN SOMEWHERE WHERE

HE ISN'T GOING TO MAKE 6. HE'S GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME

MAKING 5. HOW ABOUT A 4?

HOW ABOUT A 4?! AND HE WINS HERE AT MEMORIAL.

FOR HIS THIRD WIN ON THE PGA TOUR THIS YEAR.

CHICAGO CERTAINLY IS HIS KIND OF TOWN.

TIGER IS NUMBER 1 IN THE WORLD AGAIN.

A SWING OVERHAUL IN 1998 LIMITED TIGER

TO ONE VICTORY THAT YEAR, BUT ONCE THE CHANGES KICKED IN,

HE FOUND A BRAND-NEW GEAR. BY SUMMER, HE BREEZED TO

A DOUBLE-DIGIT CAREER-WIN TOTAL, AND BACK IN THE WINDY CITY,

TIGER WAS PRIMED FOR THE FINAL MAJOR OF THE '90s.

THE 81st PGA CHAMPIONSHIP. JUST A MOMENT AGO,

TIGER MADE A BEELINE FOR SERGIO WHEN HE ARRIVED

ON THE DRIVING RANGE. YOU WANT A NEW RIVALRY IN GOLF?

MAYBE THIS IS IT. MAYBE IT WILL UNFOLD TODAY.

I DON'T LOOK FOR ANYTHING LEAVING IN THE BAG

ON THIS TEE SHOT. WELL, HE'S ACTUALLY BEEN

A LITTLE BIT UNLUCKY HERE. HE'S COME UP ON THE DOWNSLOPE,

HIS FEET BELOW THE BALL, SO HE'S GOT A HOOK STANCE.

AND HE NEEDS TO HIT A HIGH CUT AROUND THE TREES

IN FRONT OF HIM. HE'S GOT 261 YARDS LEFT,

AND HE HAS THE 2-IRON. YOU THINK HE'S CAPABLE

TO DO THIS? UH, YES.

NOTHING SURPRISES ME HERE. SUCH A DIFFICULT SHOT THOUGH,

KENNY. YOU CAN SEE

THAT BALL TURNING. THIS MIGHT BE THE GREATEST

SHOT THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN, IF IT CARRIES.

IT CARRIED. UNBELIEVABLE SHOT!

UNBELIEVABLE SHOT! TIGER'S LEADING BY FIVE.

IN THE FIELD ARE 1 AND 2 ON THE LEADERBOARD --