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Show r.cn Thursday, December 8, 2005 University Journal 8 Woods5 career not finished ( FINALS By THOMAS BONK LOS ANGELES TIMES could be the least of your worries. The numbers add up for Tiger Woods, just as they always have: S55.7 million in earnings on the PGA Tour, $67.9 million worldwide, 46 victories on the PGA Tour, 17 more worldwide, 10 major championship titles, seven times voted by his peers as player of the year. i It ou wtrre skk or injured and didnt have health insnruiu?, would yon be able to pay your medical bills and vour tuiUon? See your State Fa rmt agent today to Imd out more about Student Select Insurance through rV'SuraulIIealth. i Theres one more important number. 30. 4 Tiger? 30? It doesnt seem possible. Even so, he will begin his 10th full year on the PGA Tour, in the second week of January When he looked into the television cameras, said, Hello, world, before his pro debut at the 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open, only days after having won his third consecutive U.S. Cardon Insurance Aqcy Inc S it ii7dte 1 1 d,jri Md' ( it y Ml f.J. ij 4 0 r.'Lt H'm laoif S"3 Hi fc, '.h .uniit H- il'ii jnd i, U'M hv 1 r 'ii t (,io.J lr LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR it jii nwi anJ MiVrjt'ility ir- t' - hi ii nit hMiliJi in an' ml Tim'5 In atlil'if-- r! State F.'.nn TATI TAIM C. J - un Ih'unti j Calumny Vl. vKi Ii r hiiib nlly r'j ii H i. rrT''i"t,h-' ti- - - j i'. !ij. tiit. mi ' . hrmi Fun tit ,il- A H u. A unir mu-- INlUAANCi v, tit. V STATE IS T1IKRGT a . Firm Amateur championship, Woods Jl Mutual Automobile Inswar.ee Comp suufarm con Fnr4ni ' !U He turns 30 on Dec. 0W0 5 Kv , was 20. It was only the start of what became a clear-cu- t Tiger decade. If you look at most of the careers, it looks like guys their peak years are m their Woods said Tuesday. 30s, Hopefully, that'll be the case for me. Obviously, theres a lot deeper competition, a lot more work I need to get done. I need to work very hard to accomplish those goals, but ultimately its winning major championships that I want to do. No player has done more than Woods in his 20s, and he remains as contemporary and formidable a figure as exists in his sport. His mother sees lots more to come for Woods. convince him that Woods may Are you kidding me, the be in decline Campbell and Woods played together at the golf is just beginning, Kultida Woods said. You know Tigers PGA Grand Slam of Golf two weeks ago in Hawaii. goal. Jack Nicklaus. Tigers got 10 more years, 12 more years to He can get better, Campbell said. Ive seen him some lately go. He can catch him. and his swing is a lot better than Woods agreed. Certainly, if I play the way I it was. That encouiages better know I can play, I think can golf shots and less erratic ones. Its going to be a very interesting get there, he said. But I have a lot of work ahead of me. A lot year for Tiger. Woods said his swing changes, of things I need to do to make which helped him win the myself peak at the right times, like I did this year. This year was Masters and the British Open and one of those contend at the U.S. years when I will Open and PGA put' the pieces at the together Championship, were becoming right time, four I win second nature straight times. is Nicklaus him. to He still the standard pointed to his recent victories by which Woods my at the Dunlop is measured and the Phoenix in matchup shows Tiger on and Woods Japan Tiger at the right track: the PGA Nicklaus Grand Slam as won 30 PGA Tour events before examples. he was 30. Woods has won 46. Im starting to make it more Nicklaus had won eight fluid looking and more natural of his 18 major championships looking, he said So, hence, its before 30. Woods has won 10. going to look different. Before Nicklaus won three of his it looked kind of robotic, in a record six Masters titles before sense. Now its starting to come Woods has 30. won four together and the way I played in Masters. Japan was pretty cool. If Nicklaus is any indication, Campbell said Woods seemed there is success and lots of a sure tiling to pass Nicklaus it to be had after 30. He won record of 18 major titles. 43 of his 73 tour titles once he he said. Hes Absolutely, got out of his 20s, so Woods can got 15 years left in him, thats 60 more opportunities to win keep the competition alive. Michael Campbell, who stood majors. You do the math. Theres probably no valid up to Woods challenge and won the U.S. Open at Pinehurst in comparison in the money race because Nicklaus played in June, said he has seen nothing to different era. In 1970, for instance, when Nicklaus was 30, total PGA Tour prize money was $6.7 million. Last season, it was a record $252 million. Still, its worth nothing that Woods has been the leading money winner six times in his first nine full years. Nicklaus led the money list three times his first nine years. And speaking of money, there is nearly as much at stake this week as Nicklaus earned in his PGA Tour career. Woods is conducting his seventh Target World Challenge this week at Sheiwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. The field will be looking at a purse in this Challenge Season. Hes saying goodbye to his 20s, anticipating his 30s and even looking beyond. Woods said he could see himself playing the Masters at 46, as Nicklaus did in 1986, when he won the 18th and last of his major titles. Tf Im physically able, yes, Woods said. I will quit playing when I cant win anymore, when my best isnt good enough. If I cant get up there and tee it up and feel like, in own heart if I played my best right now I cant win, thats when I walk. Because Ive been to the top where, if I play my best, I know I can win. And all of a sudden my best isnt good enough, then why am I out here anymore? a 1 1 quit playing when can't $5.5-millio- n anymore, when best isn't good enough. Woods is so at ease, hes anticipating how to celebrate his 30th birthday. I wont remember it, he said. oi W3$o dy- 1 nrrap'f the perfect gift , sspp Longhorns QB battles obstacles Upcoming Events - Massages - $100.00 Womens Basketball at UC-Dav- is By CHRIS DUFRESNE Tonight, 8 p.m., Davis, Calif. Please call for appointment and pift certificates at 865-677- Womens Basketball at St. Marys 6 943 S. Main Cedar City (T ' ' & Saturday, 7 p.m., Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City it. ? sneak into IHOP for breakfast. You could pull your hood over your head and maybe get away with ordering a Denver omelet, but how long ago was that? Last time Young tried it, he turned the joint into International Mens Basketball at Utah www.puravidacmt.com C It used to be you could be Vince Young in Texas and Saturday, 8 p.m., Moraga, Calif. lor information about our school please visit us at: t LOS ANGELES TIMES Womens Basketball vs. E. Deo. 16, 7:05 p.m., Centrum Arena OUTHWEST TANNING Mens Basketball vs. Sacramento St. Dec. 17, 7:05 p.m., Centrum Arena c0teS HOT BULBS AT Womens Basketball vs. UVSC sYos Dec. 20, 6:05 p.m., Centrum Arena cvorc GREAT PRICES a'' Oregon Mens Basketball at Weber State COME CHECK US OUT! 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Barnes has hit less than 31 percent of his attempts, and as a team, the are shooting just less than 43 percent, compared to a rate for their, opponents. senior forward However, Esteban Bonzano leads the Conference in accuracy, hitting an impressive 71 4 percent of his 3 point attempts so far this season. Rebounding has been a problem for the They have been outrebounded by more than 12 rebounds per game, on average. Following Saturdays game, will have a week the off before playing host to Saciamento State Dec. 17. 47.4-perce- om HEW suurrtEcious rraacus DEADS ALSO rrw haeid clown GLASS SCULPTURES Off Any Beaded 1 8 1 Curtain Come on down to Main Street and shop for something unique I with This Coupon & SUU ID. expires I 121505 Vhile supplies last. One Coupon per I.D 62 12 N Main St Below the Holmes Brothers Barber 435-865-77- 74 Sometimes you want to sit there and be a regular person, Young said. Young does not complain much about being the star attraction in the Lone Star State, a Houston-borhero who found tranquillity just steps from the Capitol steps, the quarterback of a Texas team bound for a Jan. 4 Rose Bowl date with USC for the national title. I know the eyes of Texas are upon us, teammate Johnathan Scott said, but I know the eyes are really upon him. Young, a junior, is probably not going to win the HeismanTrophy on Saturday night in New York his highlight tape coming up short against USC Reggie Bushs reel of n But Young has won Texas many times over. He is 29-- 2 as a starter, has already been MVP of a Rose Bowl (last season's against Michigan), threw the touchdown in September to beat Ohio State in Columbus, and became the first Texas quarterback since 1999 to post a win over arch-rivOklahoma. Reggie (Bush) and Matt' (Leinart) are both great football players, Texas Coach Mack Brown says of USCs talented but I dont think we would be sitting here today without game-winnin- g tag-tea- Vince. Saturday, after leading a 70-- romp over Colorado at Houstons Reliant Stadium, the Young skipped around the field like the child who grew up only blocks from this latest 233-poun- d triumph.' Is it tough signing autographs for hours on end for kids that look eyes? up at you with big, doe-likSometimes. Is it hard having your passing motion dissected like that frog in Biology 101, your every sideline move analyzed by pop psychologists who, for example, equated your sullen sideline body language against Texas A&M with knowing you had lost the Heisman to Bush? e Sure. Being the Texas quarterback, though, beats the alternatives, which included' Being Dead. The Vince Young story could have ended when he was 7 when, while riding his bike and daydreaming of a girl, he was struck by a car at Tidewater Drive and Baxley Street, not far from his Houston home. The handle bars of his bike got shoved into his stomach and he suffered massive internal injuries. I remember my sister crying, and waking up in the hospital, ?nd 10 Yes it is. No it isnt. Yes it was. 24-yar- d 2 St. House Of Photo-OHe noticed the restaurant staff waging bets over whether it was really Vince Young the Texas quarterback. Vale White has been selected by experienced and crafty people and approved by a select committee of students, faculty and staff to be the editor-in-chifor the awardwinning University Journal for the Spring 2006 semester. He will select n his staff and notify their as soon as possible. Aiiscreants beware. Vale and his staff will comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Excelsior! ef next-of-ki- Young says. Young almost didnt wake up. 1 My baby almost died, iecalls Felicia Young, his mother. was scared. He was scared. You know what? It was predestined. I thank God for saving my child. Lord, look at him today. Young doesnt like talking about the accident, except to say it reminds him about what may be coming around lifes comer. he said, because anything can happen. Pay attention, Something's going good and then bang, I got hit by a car. Being Incarcerated. This too, is where Young may have been headed, seeing as how his father, will have to get Rose Bowl updates from prison in Houston, where he has been a guest for committing several crimes the latest a burglary charge that got him 16 years. With Dad out of the picture, and Mom battling her own demons, and Vince left to fend with two older sisters in the Hiram-Clark- e neighborhood of Houston, well, you might guess the rest. Young started hanging out with the Bloods, because he said it was You got no choice but to hang out, or they beat you up every day, Young says. I didnt want to get beat up every day. One day, in the spring of Youngs seventh-grad- e year at Dowling Middle School, a fight broke out between rival gangs. Young got hauled off in handcuffs, which incensed his mother when she arrived at police headquarters. join-or-els- |