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Woods racks up appearance fees

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

According to reports, Tiger Woods received $480,000 in appearance fees for competing in the Asian Honda Classic in Thailand, which he won.

The 21-year-old golfing phenom received $200,000 for the Australian Masters in Melbourne, which he finished well back in the pack.

* Woods, on his top priority at Stanford: "In college, all you want to do is sleep. That's your biggest goal."

* Woods, who has become a huge crowd draw during tournaments, is expected to hire a bodyguard soon.

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