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Tiger Woods: Athlete of the Decade

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June 18, 2000 – Tiger Woods hugs his trophy after winning the 100th U.S. Open Golf Championship at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach California. REUTERS
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Aug. 20, 2000 – Tiger Woods holds up the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship over Bob May in a three-hole playoff at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. AP Photo
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March 26,2001 – Tiger Woods holds up the The Players Championship trophy after winning the tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. REUTERS
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June 16, 2002 -Tiger Woods holds the U.S. Open on the Black Course at the Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. Woods fired a closing 72 to clinch victory by three shots in the 102nd U.S. Open, becoming the first player since Jack Nicklaus, in 1972, to win the first two majors of the year. REUTERS
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August 11, 2002 – Tiger Woods displays his trophy after winning the 2002 Buick Open at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. REUTERS
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Feb. 16, 2003 – Tiger Woods holds the Buick Invitational trophy in San Diego, California. AP Photo
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March 2, 2003 – Tiger Woods holds the Accenture Trophy at La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California. REUTERS
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July 6, 2003 – Tiger Woods holds the Wadley trophy after winning the Western Open at Cog Hills Golf Club in Lemont, Ill. AP Photo
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Dec. 12, 2004 – Tiger Woods holds the Target World Challenge Trophy at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California. AP Photo
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Jan. 23, 2005 – Tiger Woods holds up the Buick Invitational winner’s trophy after his 16-under par, 3-stroke victory in the final round at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California. Getty Images
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July 17, 2005 – Tiger Woods looks at the British Open golf championship trophy after winning on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland. Woods finished the tournament at 14-under par to win the trophy. AP Photo
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Mar. 9, 2005 – Tiger Woods holds the Ford Championship at Doral trophy at the at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida. LARRY MARANO
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Aug. 6, 2006 – Tiger Woods holds the Buick Open trophy at the Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, MIchigan. UPI
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Aug. 20, 2006 – Tiger Woods poses with the Wanamaker trophy after winning the 88th PGA Championship golf tournament in Medinah, Illinois. REUTERS
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Sept. 16, 2007 – Tiger Woods holds up the FedEx Cup trophy after winning both the Tour Championship golf tournament and the cup points standings at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. AP Photo
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Aug. 5, 2007 – Tiger Woods holds the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational trophy after winning at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Getty Images
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Dec. 16, 2007- Tiger Woods holds the Target World Challenge golf tournament trophy after winning at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif. AP Photo
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March 16, 2008 – Tiger Woods holds the Arnold Palmer Invitational trophy after winning at Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida. Chris Condon/PGA TOUR/Getty Imag
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Jan. 27, 2008 – Tiger Woods holds his Buick Invitational golf tournament trophy with the help from children of the Tiger Woods Learning Center in San Diego. AP Photo
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Feb. 3, 2008 – Tiger Woods poses with the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament trophy after winning in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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July 5, 2009 – Tiger Woods holds the AT&T National PGA golf tournament after winning in the final round at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD. REUTERS
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Sept. 13, 2009 – Tiger Woods holds the traditional J.K. Wadley Trophy after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, Ill. REUTERS
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Nov. 15, 2009 – Tiger Woods holds the Australian Masters golf tournament trophy after winning at the Kingston Heath course in Melbourne, Australia. AFP/Getty Images