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Tiger Woods' Heartbreaking Split: Sacrifices for Greatness

3/16/2026

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Gavin Newsham's biography, *Project Tiger: The Birth of Genius and the Price of Greatness*, details the breakup between Tiger Woods and his high school sweetheart, Dina Gravell.
The relationship ended during the 1995 US Intercollegiate Golf Tournament when Woods' parents ignored Gravell.
After suffering a shoulder injury, Woods sent Gravell a breakup letter, expressing he felt "used and manipulated."
Gravell described the breakup as feeling like a "punch in the stomach."
The biography indicates Woods made significant sacrifices for his career, affecting those around him.

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Story summary

Gavin Newsham's biography, *Project Tiger: The Birth of Genius and the Price of Greatness*, details the breakup between Tiger Woods and his high school sweetheart, Dina Gravell.
The relationship ended during the 1995 US Intercollegiate Golf Tournament when Woods' parents ignored Gravell.
After suffering a shoulder injury, Woods sent Gravell a breakup letter, expressing he felt "used and manipulated."
Gravell described the breakup as feeling like a "punch in the stomach."
The biography indicates Woods made significant sacrifices for his career, affecting those around him.