This year was sad for Woods with the death of his father. Nevertheless, his amazing domain in the golf course during the second half of the year, determined his selection as the masculine sports figure according to The Associated Press.

In the election that measured the opinion of the sports editors that belong to the press union in the United States, Woods received 260 points, beating the NFL player LaDainian Tomlison (230) and the tennis player Roger Federer (110).

With 31 years, Woods has received the prize for the fourth time in his career, with which he has matched biker Lance Armstrong, who got the distinction four times.

Woods didn’t break the cut for the first time in a big tournament when he was eliminated from the US Open in June. The tournament was the first one he played after the death of his father, Earl, because of cancer.

To the doubts on his ambition on establishing the guideline in golf, Woods answered with an amazing career in which the worst result was a second place.