So calm was Woods that he had no problem acknowledging and, after his rounds, interacting with a public that clearly found him appealing. Woods’s presence attracted more black spectators than ever to the Masters, and he made an effort to fulfill what he seemed to sense was a special responsibility....At 6 p.m. Friday, after making the cut at even-par 144, Woods and his father drove to a nearby public course, Forest Hills, where Tiger put on a free clinic for caddies and junior golfers. It was his way of honoring Augusta National’s black caddies, who, until 1982, were used exclusively in the Masters....
As Woods, surrounded by aging men and young children, nit crisp five-irons off turf nearly devoid of grass, his father announced over a microphone to the crowd, “This young man this week has passed from adolescence to manhood. I’m very proud of him.”
“Thanks, Pop,” said his son, who will surely be the man to contend with the next time he returns to the Masters.