Golf
Back to school for CSI Tiger
2011-12-10 08:25
Stuart - Tiger Woods went back to school in an eighth-grade class on Friday, getting an education in crime solving and evidence analysis from his foundation's youth programme.
Woods, who snapped a win drought of more than two years with a victory last weekend at the World Challenge charity event he hosts, took class at a Tiger Woods Learning Center at Murray Middle School in Stuart, Florida.
The former world number one, a 14-time major champion chasing the all-time record of 18 set by Jack Nicklaus, joined in a forensics lesson that required students to examine evidence, question "suspects", take fingerprint samples and study clues in order to solve a crime.
"This is the second time I've taken our forensics class. I really enjoy it, and so do the kids," Woods said.
"It has gotten rave reviews from our students in Anaheim for the last five years, so it was a perfect fit for this campus. It's unique, gets kids fired up about science and helps them explore careers in the field."
Woods took a page from US television's three Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) shows in a posting on his Twitter page noting his participation in the class, saying he "Kicked it CSI style."
Woods had a brush with the law in 2009 when he crashed a vehicle into a tree and a hydrant, an incident that led to the unraveling of his secret sex life and a scandal that led to his divorce last year from ex-wife Elin Nordegren.
That case ended with Woods only having to pay a $164 traffic ticket.