On which TV show did Tiger Woods putt against Bob Hope in 1978?

Tiger Woods putted against Bob Hope on The Mike Douglas Show in 1978.

The appearance was Woods’s first national television exposure. He was only two years old, and the segment showed him demonstrating his unusual putting and ball-striking ability alongside his father, Earl Woods. Bob Hope, one of the program’s guests, took part in a putting challenge with the child prodigy; actor Jimmy Stewart also appeared during the same episode.

The program was a popular daytime talk show hosted by entertainer Mike Douglas. In 1978, production had moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, where the young Woods appeared before a national audience. The clip later became one of the most frequently retold episodes from his childhood because it captured his confidence and coordination at an exceptionally early age.

“That's Incredible!” is a common mix-up because Woods appeared on that program at age five. The two appearances were separate milestones: the Bob Hope putting contest occurred on The Mike Douglas Show in 1978, while his later television exposure came on the other program.