Nicknamed The Grip for his unusually strong grip, Ed Fiori delayed Tiger Woods from earning his first PGA Tour title at the 1996 Quad Cities Open.

PGA Tour pro Ed Fiori, who famously outdueled Tiger Woods in 1996 at the John Deere Classic, passed away at the age of 72, leaving the golf world in mourning.

Tiger Woods was 20, Ed Fiori was 43. Woods was playing in his third event as a professional. Fiori had made more than 500 starts on the PGA Tour. With the galleries fully in support of Woods, who held a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the 1996 Quad Cities Classic,