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Tiger Woods once tried to swim with great white sharks

Tiger Woods is revered as one of the best and most intense golfers of all time, something that was highlighted in Sports Illustrated writer Alan Shipnuck's chronicles of Woods anecdotes published on Tuesday.

It appears Woods liked to embark on some interesting endeavors off the golf course — insert joke here — but one that stood out in particular happened when Woods and then-girlfriend Elin Nordegren joined Charles Howell III and his wife, Heather, on a vacation in South Africa before the 2003 Presidents Cup.

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According to the story, Woods wanted to cage dive with great white sharks that feed around Seal Island, off the coast of Cape Town.