SCARLET SUNDAYS TGER RED SHIRT iger Woods was just trying to be a good son Growing up as one of the world's best young golfers Woods got a lot of advice When his mother Tida told him he should start wearing red on Sunday he listened My mom thinks that s my power color Woods said You know you should always listen to your mom It worked out pretty well Sunday is the day when the final round of most golf tournaments is held Woods has won 14 major championships And in every picture from the final round of those tournaments he is wearing a red shirt Wearing red on Sunday was Tiger Woods's trademark even before he turned
Tiger Woods tips his cap as he walks up the 18th fairway during the final round of the 2003 Masters Woods won the 1997 Masters by a record 12 shots He won the 2000 US Open by an amazing 15 shots He pumped his fist after a miracle chip from the fringe on the way to the 2005 Masters title And he wore a red shirt for the final round every time Courses change Opponents change Woods's commitment to wearing red does not It goes back to his time in college Woods played at Stanford University in California The school colors at Stanford
just happen to be red and white Woods won the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA individual title when he was a sophomore Woods says he likes knowing what he is going to wear on Sunday It gives him less to think about as he prepares for the final round Woods and the people at Nike pick out his outfits a year in advance He experiments with other colors during the week including gray and blue Just not on Sunday Sundays are reserved for red PAR FOR THE COURSE Golf is full of strange superstitions but most are hidden Payne Stewart of them got rid of the ball if he made a bogey with it Jack Nicklaus carried three coins in his pocket at all times Ernie Els throws out the ball after he makes a birdie or better on a hole He believes each ball has only one good score in
