Three weeks after the Masters, we saw Tiger Woods again.
In fact, the tigers lately, are very busy.
First, on Thursday, April 28, he flew to the Southern Hills in Oklahoma for an 18-hole practice session at the Grand Slam venue, which is set to host the PGA Championship in mid-May.
Woods Proving Ground PGA Tournament Venue
This can't help but remind people of the fact that before the Masters, Woods also "privately" flew to Augusta to warm up for the pre-game trial of the Masters. Although at present, he has not yet "loosened his mouth" to confirm his participation in the PGA Championship, but he has been included in the big list of the organizers of the event, the American Professional High School Association, and the deliberate attempt to play Nanshan, which is regarded as the Tiger's second Grand Slam of the year and has entered the countdown stage...
After playing South Mountain, Woods did not fly back to his home in Florida, but went all the way west to the casino city - Las Vegas!
When tigers appear in casinos... It sounds less "positive".
Woods and his girlfriend Erica show up in Las Vegas
But on the contrary, he is not for the sake of drunken fans, but to practice a "big love" journey.
That's the Tiger Jam poker charity tournament that Tiger Woods himself has been hosting for more than 20 years.
The Tiger Jam Poker Charity Tournament is a two-day (April 29-30 this year) that includes a charity poker tournament, concerts, VIP thanksgiving, charity auctions, cocktail parties, golf matchups, and a comprehensive event to participate in the Tiger Woods Open Course.
This year's Tiger Jam takes place on April 29-30
That's right! Playing cards + playing ball, but also doing charity - presumably only Tiger Woods in the world can have such a mix-and-match appeal.
Tiger Jam began in 1998 and was hosted by the TGR Foundation founded by Woods and his late father Earl. In addition to the epidemic year 2020, and the year 2021, when the tiger was in a car accident, 22 editions have been held so far. All of the charitable funds raised were donated to the TGR Foundation to provide educational opportunities for young blacks.
Don't underestimate this poker charity game, tiger Jam has raised more than $22 million (about 145 million yuan) in more than 20 years!
Of course, Tiger Woods personally came to the stage to participate in tiger Jam's above-mentioned activities, but it was not cheap consumption.
Poker Night + Golf Club
The whole activity is actually divided into two parts: "Poker Night" and "Golf Experience". The former's "package price" is $15,000 (about 99,000 yuan), including a charity poker ticket for two, a cocktail party ticket, an auction ticket, a concert ticket (this year is Lady Gaga, and it is a rare jazz song), VIP invitation.
It is worth mentioning that Tiger will personally appear in a poker room in Las Vegas on the annual "Poker Night" to play a live poker game with several celebrity big coffee players and professional poker champions.
People who can gamble money with tigers have their own heads: NBA stars Westbrook and Chris Paul, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Hollywood movie star Samuel Jackson, and rock star Kid Rock have all appeared at this table.
Tiger and Wei Shao once had tens of thousands of dollars
On the professional side, Tiger Jam's partner is the World Poker Tour (World Poker Tour) – the equivalent of the "PGA Tour" in Poker. Therefore, the participating professional players are all the world's top gods. For example, the host of this year's "Poker Night" is the famous Phil Hellmuth, the winner of the 16 gold bracelets, who has long been the godfather of the WSOP Poker Hall of Fame.
Years of operation, so that Tiger Jam has become a "high-end high-end high-end high-roller race" known for its small number of places and high specifications, and the invited celebrities are "god-level figures" that can only be seen on TV, which can be called the "giant feast" of the German poker circle! In 2015, The United Poker World received 3 viewing spots from Tiger Jam's "Poker Night", which caused a sensation in the domestic poker circle.
Tigers at the table this year
Of course, if you don't want to participate in other activities and just want to see tigers play cards, you can also just buy a "Poker Night" observation ticket for $3,000 (about 19,800 yuan) – yes, for 20,000 yuan, you can watch Tiger Woods play cards.
For golfers, Tiger Jam naturally does not lack ball talk links. Every year, Tiger invites a special guest to join him in an open teaching class. And this year, this guest is even more famous - two-time Grand Slam winner and world number three popular fried chicken Colin Morikawa!
Of course, if you want to see Tiger + Morikawa playing the game, it is also expensive. The package costs $30,000 (198,000 RMB) – a total of 4 people can be admitted, and while getting up close and personally with two stars and receiving Q&A training from Woods, you can also get a golf gift box with a "Tiger Woods Customized Gift" and a place to participate in a professional/amateur match.
Tiger Jam's high-end nature determines that its customer base is mainly concentrated in high net worth individuals. But for more than two decades, the money raised by this campaign has helped thousands of young black people get out of poverty and get an education, changing the trajectory of their lives.
Customized package for tiger jam events
This year, two of the program's "graduates", Chiammarca Obiro and Adrian Arias, returned to tiger Jam. The former attended Harvard University and will attend medical school this fall; the latter earned a J.D. and has become a practicing lawyer.
Tiger Woods and Las Vegas actually have an indissoluble relationship — on October 6, 1996, the then 20-year-old Tiger shot a 64 in the final round and then beat Davis Ralph III through an extra hole to win the Las Vegas Invitational, the first championship trophy of his career.
On: In 1996, Tigers won the PGA Tour for the first time in Las Vegas
Below: 2022, with philanthropic funding of highly qualified students Obilo and Arias
Later, the tigers of the casino used a poker game to insist on charity for more than 20 years. The so-called positive energy of public figures, who can do better than Tiger Woods?
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