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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 11: Tiger Woods of the United States looks on from the 15th green during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 11: Tiger Woods of the United States looks on from the 15th green during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Playing alongside Tiger Woods is not only the dream of every budding professional but also for various other celebrities. However, not all can fulfill their dreams. But Samuel L. Jackson is one such celeb who was able to do so. Recently, Samuel revealed something truly incredible about playing with Tiger.
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Samuel L. Jackson on beating Tiger Woods
Beating probably one of the greatest professionals of all time is a feat every professional would like to achieve. However, only a few have done that one of the names who supposedly beat Tiger Woods is Samuel L. Jackson. Samuel spoke about beating Woods once recently in Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
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Dec 19, 2021; Orlando, Florida, USA; Tiger Woods looking at his ball on the 14th hole during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament at Grande Lakes Orlando Course. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Reper-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
Samuel is a 73-year-old American movie actor. He is also an avid golfer and enjoys playing golf. However, his story of beating Tiger Woods is like a fairy tale. Samuel said it was a “complete accident”.
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Samuel recently appeared on the Tonight Show and revealed about beating Tiger.“He said, “The first time I ever played St. Andrews, they paired me with [Woods] in what was the (Alfred Dunhill Championship) and I was a 16 [handicap]. He added, “So they gave me my 16 shots and I shot a 78 because he said ‘follow me’ and I stayed as close to him as I could. I shot 78, which means I beat him by about eight strokes.” Wow! did he really beat Tiger with eight strokes?
Good luck to my @One4theBoys golfing buddy @ChrisRobshaw for #ENGvWAL today. Go big man! #RWC2015 pic.twitter.com/r1uiSXPQOt
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) September 26, 2015
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Well, with the Open Championship being played this year at St. Andrews, it would be exciting to see both compete it out, and maybe Tiger can settle his score with Samuel.
Tigers’ last PGA Tour win
Tiger Woods won his last PGA Tour title back in 2019. He won the 2019 ZOZO Championship in emphatic style, as a result, equalling Sam Sneads’ record for most PGA Tour wins. Woods won the event with an overall score of 16-under-par. As a result, won the event with a three-shot advantage. Tiger carded a final round of 67, three-under-par, which featured five birdies and two bogeys.
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