Far Hills, N.J. (June 17) – The USGA Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History has announced the launch of the Tiger Woods Championship Scrapbook, an online exhibit highlighting each of Woods’ record-tying nine USGA championship victories, at www.usgamuseum.com/tigerwoods.
With his dramatic playoff win at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, Woods drew even with legendary amateur Bob Jones for the most USGA championship victories. Woods captured his first national title in 1991, when he won the first of three consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur Championships. He then claimed three U.S. Amateurs in a row, from 1994 to 1996. In 2000, he won his first U.S. Open by a record 15 strokes at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links, and he earned a second U.S. Open in 2002 at Bethpage State Park’s Black Course. Woods will defend his title and attempt to break the tie with Jones at the 2009 U.S. Open, which begins June 18 at Bethpage State Park’s Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y.
The online exhibit features videos, photographs and artifacts from the USGA Museum’s collection that tell the story of Tiger Woods’ development as a national champion. Home to the world’s premier collection of golf memorabilia, the USGA Museum contains a treasure trove of artifacts, including scorecards, championship programs and video highlights from Woods’ nine USGA victories.
“The USGA wanted to acknowledge Tiger’s career in a way only the Museum can, given its vast resources and archival materials,” said Rand Jerris, director of Communications and the USGA Museum. “The Tiger Woods Championship Scrapbook is the USGA Museum’s attempt to create what Tiger’s personal USGA scrapbook might look like.”
The Museum has an extensive collection of golf scrapbooks, some dating back to the 19th century; the Tiger Woods Championship Scrapbook gives the Museum an opportunity to share the history it has collected in a more contemporary way.
About the USGA Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History
The USGA Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History is home to the world’s premier collection of golf artifacts and memorabilia. The greatest champions and greatest moments in American golf history come alive through entertaining and engaging exhibits. The USGA Museum features a world-class collection of more than 70,000 artifacts.
Visitors also have the opportunity to tour the USGA Research and Test Center and play a round on the Pynes Putting Course, a Himalayas-style green that is open annually from early spring through late fall. The USGA Museum is located in Somerset County, N.J., near the intersection of Interstates 78 and 287. For more information, please call (908) 234-2300 or visit the Museum Web site at www.usgamuseum.com.
About the USGA
The United States Golf Association is golf’s governing body in the USA and Mexico, a combined area that includes more than half the world’s golfers and golf courses. We are passionate about, dedicated to and expert in the game of golf. Based on a shared love and respect for golf, we preserve its past, foster its future and champion its best interests for everyone who enjoys the game.
Each season, we conduct the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open and 10 national amateur championships, including the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Women’s Amateur. The USGA also writes and interprets the Rules of Golf, regulates and tests golf equipment, provides research-based turf management expertise, maintains the USGA handicap and course rating system, celebrates the history of the game and supports grassroots programs through its “For the Good of the Game” initiative. For more information about the USGA, please visit www.usga.org.
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