Bear of a Course Requires Tiger's Touch --Cagle

In late October, Abel—a 59-year-old who reportedly only picked up the game in the last 10 years—got to live out the dream of any golf enthusiast by having Woods shepherd him around Torrey Pines. It was a bittersweet encounter for Abel.

Earlier this year, his mother, a huge fan of Tiger, died of kidney failure. The pressman also learned that the Deluxe Corp. facility where he works will be closed in February, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune—the second time Abel has been shut out of his printing livelihood by a closure.