ESPN 100: No. 12 -- Taming Tiger
Aug. 16, 2009
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This story appears in the Dec. 14 issue of ESPN The Magazine.
An unknown South Korean's legendary approach on 18 at Hazeltine slammed the door on Tiger. Y.E. Yang discusses how he won the PGA championship.
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