Golf: Boot camp gives Tiger new perspective

Tiger Woods reckons the three days he spent away from golf training with the military at Fort Bragg this month gave him a new perspective.

The training reinforced lessons he learned from his father, Earl, a retired Green Beret stationed in Fort Bragg for three years.

"I'm just trying to hit the ball into a little bitty cup that's 400 yards away," Woods said. "These people here are putting their lives on the line. That to me is the ultimate dedication. They're doing it for our country, to keep all of us safe."

Straight from playing in the Masters Woods travelled to Fort Bragg and was issued a uniform. He participated in training exercises for three days and twice jumped from planes.

"My father shared a lot of his military experiences with me as I was growing up," Woods said. "It's not that I didn't understand what my dad did, but to physically see what he did just shed a whole new light on it."