E.g. [link|http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/03/nmay103.xml|Brian May].
By all accounts I've seen, he's a model athlete. His foundation seems to do a [link|http://www.sportsphilanthropyproject.com/resources/details.php?id=426|reasonably good job] as well, especially compared to other athlete foundations. The latest TWF rating at Charity Navigator is [link|http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/8100.htm|here].
Whether the talent or training or the equipment makes more of an impact these days compared to the past, I can't say. But I think you're being a little hard on Woods.
Cheers,
Scott.