Looks like even Tiger Woods has given up on that vaunted “intimidation factor.”

Looks like even Tiger Woods has given up on that vaunted “intimidation factor.”

As part of the buildup to the release of his Tiger Woods EA Sports PGA Tour 13 video game, Woods has posted some of his childhood pics on Facebook. And, yes, they’re adorable.

The new gimmick in this year’s edition of the popular golf game is the “Tiger Legacy Challenge” mode, where you can compete as Tiger throughout all the eras of his career: from junior golf through his amateur titles to the Tiger slam. You can even hear Tiger’s father, Earl, yelling at Tiger while he gets ready to swing to sharpen his son’s focus. Here’s a video preview:

Woods also gave some interviews to EA Sports about his childhood, where he talks about his father and his memories of his famous appearance on “The Mike Douglas Show” as a 2-year-old, and what “Tiger par” was growing up.

Tiger Woods EA Sports PGA Tour 13 is scheduled for U.S. release on March 27, the same day as former coach Hank Haney’s book about his time with Tiger, “The Big Miss.” The regular edition is $59.99 on Xbox 360 and PS3; the special Masters Collector's Edition is $69.99.

Golf replaces skiing as winter sport in mild Northeast winter
Bloomberg News reports on golf’s emergence as a winter sport in the unseasonably mild Northeastern U.S. this season.

Without snow in metropolitan areas, Northeast golf courses have capitalized, drawing players throughout the winter and doing maintenance and renovation months earlier than normal.

The Mattawang Golf Club, a semi-private course in Belle Mead, New Jersey, hosted almost 1,000 rounds in January, including one 60-degree Saturday on which the course drew 190 golfers, said Mahlon Dow, the club’s head professional and manager.

“That’s a good number in June,” Dow said in a telephone interview. “It looks like October out there.”