Piney Woods

Around the early nineties, golf was one of the remaining segregated sports in the United States. It was around the mid 1900s when this popular sport was took into consideration of allowing different races to play alongside each other in a championship golf tournament. The topic came into existence because of a man by the name of Charlie Sifford, who was a passionate golfer from North Carolina. Charlie began to make history with his work ethic, his love for the game, and his accomplishments.…

Tiger Woods Pro golfer Tiger Woods was born in Cypress, California in 1975. Tiger was quickly introduced to golf. At the age twenty one Tiger broke the record score, making him the youngest man and the first African American to ern the title. Tiger quickly made a name for himself. Woods won another thirteen majors and was named the PGA player of the year ten times over the next twelve years. Tiger woods was trying to be one of the best of the best players in the industry. Later on thought his…

Payne Stewart American athlete Payne Stewart began golfing at the young age of four and was earned a spot on the PGA tour just two years after he graduated college. Stewart became famous on the tour and among fans for his singular style, he dressed in old fashion golf clothing. He had eleven tour victories and three major titles under his belt when he died at age 42 in a plane crash. For Payne Stewart to get into the PGA it took years of practice. Payne Stewart started when he was four, and…

people together no matter what race or gender you were. If you cheered for the same team, you created an instant bond. Sports have positively reshaped social issues through Magic Johnson and Larry Birds rivalry, Michael Jordan’s endorsements, and Tiger Woods turing pro. “30 years ago, when Magic and Bird dominated the sport, race provided a fiery, important subtext for the game…

Tiger Woods was one of the best golfers since his early college days and his success continued in PGA. Woods ran into problems with his car accident in 2009, which led his career to descend to the bottom of the world rankings. He damaged his reputation and lost endorsements when multiple women accused Woods of cheating on wife. Tiger Woods was one of the best golfers in the world; however, his grip on that spot came to an end with injuries and sex scandals. Tiger Woods is not his real name;…

During the 1996 Masters golf tournament at Augusta, one of the world’s finest golf courses, Greg Norman played one of the greatest eighteen hole games he had ever played. Norman shot an incredible score of 63, which still stand today as a course record. Norman went into the second day of gold with a fifteen stroke lead, only to choke under pressure scoring a 78 the day after shooting such an amazing game. Nick Faldo managed to come from behind and defeating Norman by a five stroke margin winning…

Mötley Crüe will wrap up their second Las Vegas residency at the Hard Rock Hotel’s Joint this weekend. The L.A. quartet’s plans after that are up in the air, but the end is nigh for the group. Frontman Vince Neil said over the summer that the band was planning a farewell tour next year. Nikki Sixx confirms that while the timing is not set in stone, the band will at some point in the future set out for one last jaunt around the world as "brothers." As the group gets set to put Vegas behind them,…

Many may often ask, “Who is the most successful golfer to ever play the game?” and the majority of answers would either say Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus. But first, the level of success in the game of golf ranges from many different aspects, all being dependent on the person playing the game. This is one of the things that makes the game so great. One may think he or she is successful at golf if he or she can consistently break 80 every round. Others may find that they are successful in the game…

Dance is an art form consisting of individuals or groups moving in patterns, either practiced or impromptu, to the rhythm of music. Dance and music go hand in hand, allowing the music to set a tone for the dance, creating different styles of dance. Dance is likely to have begun as a ritual to appeal to a culture’s worshipped being or included in ones “rite of passage” (Histoy of Dance, n.d.). Evidence has been found in India showing the existence of dance in the form of paintings made in caves…

and seemed to fulfill the dumb blonde stereotype. Though this is just scratching the surface of Legally Blonde, as we look deeper into the story it is actually a feminist story, one of confidence, friendship, and defending what you believe in. Elle Woods is a sorority girl that seems to have it all, and she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. Yet after being dumped by her “one true love” for not being serious enough and for just being a blonde Elle, follows Warner to…