Tiger Woods 'received DEATH THREATS' after inking first $40m Nike deal, former executive reveals, with 'a race component to a lot of' the backlash

Woods inked a $40m, five-year deal when he was 20 years old in 1996 - the first of a 27-year partnership. However, it appears not all of the golfing world was ready to witness one of the greatest to play the game.