Steve Williams, Tiger Woods’ former caddie, spoke about TPC Sawgrass’ 17th hole.
Steve Williams, statements"I’ve always thought it’s a great hole and it’s a spectacular hole for galleries. It’s not a shot you want to hit in the water in front of all those fans who’ve had an excessive amount of alcohol on that hole. I like the hole but I don’t like it being the 17th hole. I think that hole would be a better hole if you swap it around and make it the 8th hole, the second-to-last hole on the front nine. Whilst it’s a very good hole, there are a lot of good shots that get hit there that go in the water. It’s surrounded by water, the wind is very tricky and sometimes the green gets very firm and it’s hard to stop the ball on the green. So there’s been a lot of good shots to go in the water".
He is among the most successful sportsmen ever, as well as one of the richest in the world. When it comes to firsts Tiger Woods is always present: 15 majors won, 110 professional tournaments, the most successful golfer in the history of this sport. Statistics that explain why he managed to stay at the top of the world ranking for 683 weeks (of which 281 consecutive) and above all because in 2014 he became the first sportsman in the world to have broken the billion dollar barrier. Astronomical figure that also justifies the fact that Tiger Woods can afford a yacht like the Privacy, a real fairytale boat. And obviously we are talking about something that has cost a lot.
If you imagine a luxury yacht and some comfort on board, then Privacy has it. 48 meters long, with a total area of 600 square meters, this yacht was purchased by the golfer in 2004. Equipped with five cabins capable of accommodating a total of ten people, she also boasts four quarters for nine crew members. Tiger Woods usually calls it "my dinghy" even if everything looks like a dinghy: with a cruising speed of 18 knots, he also has a gym on board where the golfer keeps training. Woods, in fact, prefers to stay on this yacht during the tournaments held in New York.
With cherry wood interiors, Privacy also features an elevator for three people, a huge Jacuzzi, large enough to accommodate eight people, and the inevitable cinema room and corner bar. The extra something for this mega yacht is provided by the area that Tiger Woods wanted to be dedicated to scuba diving: this also explains the presence of a decompression chamber (inflatable) and an area dedicated to filling oxygen cylinders. The luxuries are also completed by three jet skis and two scooters for short shore excursions. Obviously, all of this has a price: Privacy cost 17 million euros and its annual maintenance amounts to 1.7 million euros.
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