If you are looking for a comparison to ESPN’s mega-successful “The Last Dance,” look elsewhere. The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch sums it up this way:

Woods’s first girlfriend, Dina Parr, is interviewed extensively and arguably the most powerful moments in Part 1 come from home videos she took while they were together, showing Tiger genuinely smiling and having fun with friends rather than pleased with his success on the golf course. Yet being raised with the focus on becoming an all-time great in the sport - and perhaps a transcendent global figure - deprived him of formative experiences in childhood and adolescence. Ultimately, this opening part of the documentary covers the relationship between Earl Woods and his son, how he practically engineered and conditioned Tiger into becoming a dominant golf machine. The first 90 minutes follow his rise from amateur star to a professional who changed golf upon winning the 1997 Masters and became a cultural phenomenon. ET, chronicles Woods’ development as a golf prodigy, taking up the game under his father’s tutelage while he was still a toddler. Part 1, which premieres Sunday night (Jan. Ian Casselberry of Awful Announcing on what to expect:

We know Tiger isn’t thrilled about it and did not cooperate (or play in Turner’s The Match 3).Īnd it’s based on Armen Ketayan and Jeff Benedict’s book. We know it’s in two parts debuting Sunday January 10 at 6 pm on HBO and HBO Max.

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