Tiger Woods e-mails airman Published July 8, 2003 By 2nd Lt. Erin Dorrance 6th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Finishing first four times this year on the PGA tour while ranking second on the money list, people hardly ever see Tiger Woods without a golf club in his hand. Recently though, Tiger may also have been seen with a laptop, as he participates in the Jocks to GIs Direct program, run by ESPN.com.Jocks to GIs Direct is a program that matches professional athletes with deployed troops in an e-mail dialogue, posted on ESPN.com. Capt. Eric Demmitt, a logistician from here deployed to Central Command's area of responsibility, linked up with Woods."It is really cool having Tiger Woods as a pen pal," said Demmitt. "Coincidentally, Tiger and I both went to college at Stanford during the same time frame. I didn't know him personally, but we had a few mutual friends."Tiger found out about the program through his relationship with the Walt Disney Company, the parent company of ESPN. "I thought it was a great program and it did not take me long to say that I would participate," said Woods.Receiving e-mails from one of golf's greatest while deployed has helped keep Demmitt's morale above par."I have really enjoyed learning about his busy life," said Demmitt. "On the flip side, I have been able to answer some of his questions and educate him on deployed military life."Woods' e-mails to Demmitt were full of words of encouragement to the troops fighting the war."I strongly support all of our troops and my thoughts and prayers have been with them and their family from the outset," said Woods. "I'm extremely happy to have been able to be a part of this program to help the morale of the troops." (Courtesy of Air Mobility Command News Service)