1. Tiger has three siblings. His brothers are Earl Jr. and Kevin. He has a sister named Royce.

2. His real name is Eldrick Tont Woods.

3. His college teammates called him “Urkel”.

4. Tiger refers to his ethnic makeup as “Cablinasian”. This stands for Caucasian, Black, American Indian and Asian.

5. Woods is Buddhist.

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On Wednesday in Dublin, Ohio, the two biggest modern day influences on the game of golf will compete in an eight-player skins game. Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus have won a combined 32 major titles in their career.

Sixty-nine year old Nicklaus, the Memorial Host, will play in the same foursome as thirty-three year old Woods. All eyes will be focused on this group as although separated by thirty-six years in life, the two have little separation in their success on the golf course. These two amazing professional athletes have more in common than one could imagine.

Both golfers finished as NCAA Champions in their collegiate careers. Woods won Medalist honors in 1996 while playing for Stanford University. Thirty-five years earlier in 1961, Nicklaus raised the college trophy as the #1 golfer in the NCAA while playing for The Ohio State University.

Tiger won two US Amateur titles while in college(1995 and 1996) as did The Golden Bear(1959 and 1961).

Incredibly the two golfers both won the Silver medal at The US Open while in college. Woods shot 281 in 1996 at age 20. Thirty-six years earlier, Nicklaus lost the US Open by 2 strokes to Arnold Palmer shooting 282. Jack was also 20!

But the one thing these individuals would not like to have in common is the loss of their fathers when they were both 30.

Woods father, Earl, died of prostate cancer on May 3, 2006. Tiger took a nine week break from the PGA. He recorded eleven wins in ’06, despite the necessary time off, including two majors. After winning the British Open at Royal Liverpool and finishing -18, Woods showed his emotion to the world breaking down and crying while remembering his mentor and best friend.

In 1970, Jack won the British Open. Nicklaus threw his putter into the air after sinking the winning putt, as he was thrilled to have won the Open at the home of golf, St. Andrews. His father, Charlie, died shortly after his victory.

Muirfield Village Golf Club will be the focus of golf fans everywhere on a day that has nothing to do with who wins the match and everything to do with the moment. When these two giants in the game of golf tee off from the 10^th hole on Wednesday, all eyes will be fixed on their every move.

Hopefully Earl and Charlie will be grinning from ear to ear looking down at the two greatest players of our time.

A Look at the Pro Careers of Eldrick Tont Woods and Jack William Nicklaus:

Golfer          Pro Wins   PGA Wins  Major Wins   Earnings

Tiger                 90             66              14       $84,226,689.

Golden Bear    113             73              18         $8,755,407.

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Top 10 Most Beloved Play-by-Play Announcers in Alphabetical Order:

Marty Brennaman was the “voice” of the Cincinnati Reds for more than three decades. He covered the “Big Red Machine” with Pete Rose, Johnny Bench and George Foster.

Jack Brickhouse covered the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox from 1948 – 1981 on WGN-TV. Brickhouse is also remembered for his coverage of the 1954 World Series, describing Willie Mays’ famous catch in game one.

Harry Caray is best known for his work with the Chicago Cubs and his rendition of Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the 7^th inning stretch.

Ernie Harwell enjoyed one of the longest careers in baseball broadcasting serving 55 years. He spent 42 of those seasons with the Detroit Tigers.

Chick Hearn was the legendary voice of the Los Angeles Lakers. He holds the record for most consecutive games broadcast and invented several basketball terms.

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4. Dwight Howard will get suspended for the game in Orlando by committing another technical foul.

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5. Arthur Blank’s dog sitter.

4. All-Time QB at Leavenworth. Wait, he already did that!

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4. Men would actually have sex with Adam.

3. Adam’s makeup looks more natural.

2. There is only room for one gay Idol.

1. Clay tried out for Wicked LA and got cut for the role of Boq.

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Will Santa let me drive this year?

From Clayonline.com:

“Now that it’s all over, and for the record…. I couldn’t be happier about the way AI ended this year. I only turn the show on once a season, and only to see what the set looks like each year. This year, I happened to turn it during the minute that Adam Lambert was singing ‘Ring of Fire’ and, at that moment, thought my ears would bleed. Contrived, awful, and slightly frightening! I wasn’t really a fan and found myself surprised whenever folks told me that they liked him.”

Alright Mr. Perfect. You saw Adam Lambert once and judged him by a Johnny Cash song?

The first time I saw Clay Aiken I thought Santa must have given him a vacation from the North Pole to come and audition for Idol. Than I found out he actually smoked pole and had nothing to do with Santa!

Clay goes on in his blog:

“Granted, I never saw another performance (and many folks who I trust said that he was great) but I can’t imagine I would have enjoyed it. Just not my cup of tea at all.”

Let me guess Clay prefers his boys shorter and with blonde hair?

Who cares what he thinks?

I have a little bit of green left in my bank account and I will bet Clay any amount of money that Adam Lambert makes more money than he did before he took handouts for his coming out party in People magazine!

Someone put this guy back in the closet and lock the freakin door!

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