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Tiger Woods in NZ, 2002

In 2002 Tiger Woods, then the best golfer in the world, competed in the New Zealand Open. He also held a golf clinic for young players at Paraparaumu Golf Club, north of Wellington. In this television news clip participant Steve McLeod, a Canterbury under-18 representative player, talks about teeing off under the eyes of the world's greatest golfer.

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Garry Ahern, 'Golf - New Zealand golf in the early 21st century', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/39280/tiger-woods-in-nz-2002 (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Garry Ahern, published 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Sep 2016