Tiger Woods is probably one of the most prominent faces in the sport of golf. The 15-time major championship winner will be hosting Genesis Invitational this week at Riviera Country Club. However, do you know that Tiger is fond of reading books?

Surprisingly, he has some incredible interests other than golf.

Who is Tiger Woods’s favorite author?

The 46-years-old professional from California enjoys some pleasure reading during his free time. Being a Californian, Woods enjoys reading books from Dean Koontz. He likes reading and enjoys Koontz’s horror books and has often spoken about the same as well. Who would have imagined that Woods likes horror novels?

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In an interview, Woods spoke about his favorite author, and how he enjoys reading his books. He said, “I’ve always been enthralled with Dean Koontz. Tiger also spoke about Koontz at a press conference at Riviera as well. He said, “I have always been a big fan of his ever since high school”.

What genre of books does Tiger Woods like to read?

Woods spent most of his quarantine reading horror novels. The American professional spoke about how he enjoys reading his novels and things related to his books. He said, “I grew up being born and raised in California. And so a lot of the cities I know, the streets I know, the places I’ve been.”He added, “You know, these are actual places that I’ve actually been to, but he then creates these unbelievable it gives me chills just thinking about these places that stories and storylines have just blown me away”. 

What all did Tiger Woods do during his quarantine?

Apart from playing golf, Woods also enjoyed playing Tennis during his quarantine period. He spoke about what all he did during this period in 2020. He said, ” We were playing quite a bit of tennis. That was very different and something I hadn’t done in a very long period of time because I hadn’t been able to do it physically. The kids enjoyed it. We were able to do that in the backyard.”

He added, “But as far as a lot of things inside the house, well, watched a lot of TV, read a lot of books, and just tried and passed the time at times.”

Indeed, probably the greatest professional of all time has some quite good interests.

What is Tiger Woods food’s guilty pleasure?

Although Woods is an athlete, eating rather unhealthy food is very rare in his routine. He is more of a gym guy and likes to remain fit. However, he spoke about his favorite guilty food pleasure, and it is a pretty common cheat food. He said, “Probably pizza, anything with meat. I love meat. Sausage, Pepperoni, Ham, Meat.”

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