Agence France-Presse
Saturday, 17 January 2009
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Tiger Woods, the first black golfer to win a major championship, has accepted an invitation to speak here at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday as part of pre-inauguration festivities for Barack Obama.
Saturday, 17 January 2009
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Tiger Woods, the first black golfer to win a major championship, has accepted an invitation to speak here at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday as part of pre-inauguration festivities for Barack Obama.
Woods, the world's number one golfer, has not played since winning the US Open title last June following knee surgery.
Woods limped through a playoff to defeat Rocco Mediate at the US Open for his 14th major title, second on the all-time list to the 18 of Jack Nicklaus.
In a statement posted Friday on his website, Woods said he would speak as part of "We Are One", a concert and celebration that will include such singers as Stevie Wonder, U2, Beyonce and Garth Brooks.
"I am honored that I was invited to this historic event and look forward to participating in Sunday's festivities," Woods said.
Just as Obama broke a racial barrier by becoming the first black man to be elected US President, Woods broke a racial barrier by becoming the first black major champion by winning the 1997 Masters in a tournament record.
Obama will be inaugurated on Tuesday as the 44th US President here in the American capital.
http://sport.my.msn.com/golf/article.aspx?cp-documentid=2121986
Woods limped through a playoff to defeat Rocco Mediate at the US Open for his 14th major title, second on the all-time list to the 18 of Jack Nicklaus.
In a statement posted Friday on his website, Woods said he would speak as part of "We Are One", a concert and celebration that will include such singers as Stevie Wonder, U2, Beyonce and Garth Brooks.
"I am honored that I was invited to this historic event and look forward to participating in Sunday's festivities," Woods said.
Just as Obama broke a racial barrier by becoming the first black man to be elected US President, Woods broke a racial barrier by becoming the first black major champion by winning the 1997 Masters in a tournament record.
Obama will be inaugurated on Tuesday as the 44th US President here in the American capital.
http://sport.my.msn.com/golf/article.aspx?cp-documentid=2121986
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