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Tiger Woods closes chapter on California childhood
On The Fringe Golf Heal
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 1992 file photo, amateur Tiger Woods tees off at the 11th hole during the Pro-Am for the Los Angeles Open at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. Woods made his PGA Tour debut at Riviera when he was a 16-year-old junior in high school. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith, File) - photo by Associated Press
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Of all the memories from Tiger Woods' roots in Southern California, it's easy to overlook the time he made an appearance in the Tournament of Roses parade. OK, so he wasn't the grand marshal. And he had just turned 18.