A boy is born in a mid-sized town in Northern California.

A boy is born in a mid-sized town in Northern California.

When he's seven months old, his father buys the boy a small putter

that he drags around in his little circular baby walker as he learns to walk. At ten months old he picks up a club and

tries to mimic a swing.

He's not old enough to understand concepts, so his dad draws pictures to show him how to place his hands on the grip.

At age 2.5, the boy appears on a popular television talk show.

Producers set up a putting green and then the toddler comes out with a miniature golf bag draped over his shoulder.

Two clubs almost as tall as he is are packed inside. Two other guests on the

show Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart look on as the boy tees up and then sends a golf ball

careening across the stage. How about a putting contest with Mr Hope?

Can he putt too?

Oh yes.

Okay, we'll let him putt first.

At age four, his dad regularly leaves the boy

at a local golf course in the morning to practice

and picks him up at the end of the day. By 14 he's put in thousands of hours

learning how to drive, putt, and slice. By 15 he will win the junior amateur golf championship

and by 21 he will become the youngest player ever to win the masters.

For years Tiger Woods will be the most dominant golfer in the world.

But no one is surprised that such a great player started playing so early.

Or that he was laser focused on his sport and had far more than 10,000 hours of practice under his belt.

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