Before the Dawn of F1 in America, Fan Boy Tiger Woods Had His Eyed Glued to the Screen Only for One F1 Legend

F1 in America has had its ups and downs before gaining some good popularity in the last decade. But if we rewind back to the late 90s and early 2000s, this was not the case. Yet, American Golfer Tiger Woods had his eye on the premier motorsport series in the world. In an interview from 2020, Woods revealed that he used to watch F1 passionately due to the dominance of Michael Schumacher.

Talking to Henni Zuel from Golf Digest, the Woods said, “When I was probably in my early 20s, I was following a lot of F1 when [Michael] Schumacher was dominant. Michael was so far away, well the whole Ferrari team basically was the far away better than everybody else.”

Tiger, the joint-highest PGA Tour winner today, mentioned how he was interested in watching how convincingly Schumacher and Ferrari beat everyone. He added, “That I just wanted to watch. And obviously not very prevalent here in the United States. It was tough to get but anytime I could, I would certainly watch and he just dominated the sport for over a decade.”

It often happens that one of the greatest players in one sport might be a fan of another dominating legend of another sport. Tiger Woods, being a Michael Schumacher fan, is a similar instance.

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Being an American, Tiger is a big fan of football and even loves to play baseball. But F1 is one of the surprising sports, that Woods loves to watch and follow.

The different Sports of Interest for Tiger Woods besides F1

Tiger Woods mainly is a fan of 3 teams in the three major leagues of the USA. The Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB), the Lakers (NBA), and the Las Vegas Raiders (NFL). Although besides these, the 46-year-old also has got an interest in several foreign sports.

He loves to watch cricket, which is not as popular in the US, but pretty relevant in Australia and the UK. Woods also has revealed how he played rugby in Japan a few years back. While he played a casual game, he expressed his disbelief at how rugby is played without any protective gear or padding.

The stark contrast between rugby with its distant cousin NFL might be naturally surprising to Tiger. Yet he watches rugby often. And another peculiar sport, the 110-time professional winner also likes is Darts. Woods cited it as a fun sport to watch and enjoy in his downtime.

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Ever since his 2020 interview, F1 has become all the more exciting. So it will be interesting to know whether he has resumed watching the sport again or not. Let us know your thoughts on Tiger Woods’ interest in F1 and other sports.