Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press, his 10 years of incomparable golf outweighing nearly three weeks of a salacious sex scandal. He was a dominant player on the course by being #1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for all but 32 weeks of the last 10 years. Additionaly, he won 64 golf tournaments including 12 major championships. The PGA of America recognized Woods eight times during the decade as its Player of the Year. In the AP voting, he got 56 of the 142 votes.

Tiger Woods – AP’s Athlete of the Decade