One notable episode came during the Skins Game in 2002 when a corporate photographer clicked his camera as Woods was hitting a shot from the bunker on the final hole.

Woods has a long history with cameras, often frustrated when shutters go off in the middle of his swing. Golf's biggest - and most photographed - star returns to competition next week in the Phoenix Open, and his smile is sure to produce a stream of shutters from the cameras. Steinberg was traveling and did not say when Woods would have the tooth replaced. On Tuesday, Vonn thanked Woods via Facebook for the surprise visit: After the podium celebration, Woods was accompanied by police to a snowmobile and taken away. He stayed there for nearly an hour while the last lower-ranked skiers came down and during the podium celebration. The golfer then surprised Vonn and gave the skier a hug.Īfter 10 to 15 minutes of standing near Vonn with her family, Woods was shown into a white tent usually reserved for measuring skis. Woods first showed up in the athletes' area when Vonn's father, Alan Kildow, escorted him in shortly after Vonn took the lead. The photo was taken when the scarf was lowered. Woods had been wearing a scarf with a skeleton pattern over the lower part of his face, sunglasses and a stocking cap. 'When he arrived he asked for more security and we rounded up police to look after both him and Lindsey.' 'I was among those who escorted him from the tent to the snowmobile and there was no such incident,' Nicola Colli, the secretary general of the race organizing committee, told The Associated Press. They added that Woods did request extra security and a snowmobile to exit the finish area, and organizers met both requests. Race organizers said this was not reported to them. 'Woods' tooth was knocked out by the incident.'

'During a crush of photographers as the awards podium at the World Cup event in Italy, a media member with a shoulder-mounted video camera pushed and surged toward the stage, turned and hit Tiger Woods in the mouth,' Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports said in an email. The culprit, according to his agent, was a camera. The photo that generated all the buzz was Woods missing his front tooth. Woods made a surprise visit to Italy on Monday to watch girlfriend Lindsey Vonn capture her record 63rd World Cup race. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Tiger Woods has another reason not to like cameras - his agent said it cost him a tooth.

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