This exciting behind-the-scenes examination of golf champion Tiger Woods looks specifically at the most crucial time in Woods's young career: the enormous pressure he was under to win his 3rd straight U.S. Amateur title; his decision to turn professional; & his stunning initial success, winning two PGA titles in just seven outings. The author is award-winning golf writer Tim Rosaforte, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated, who has closely followed his subject since Tiger was 14 & first competed in the PGA Junior Championship. Rosaforte captures Woods from the day Tiger's father first put a gold club in the young boy's hands, through his remarkable amateur victories, to his heralded emergence on the regular PGA Tour in 1996. Color photos.