Platoniclovedoesexist, o 'mearaasserted, and astudyof20 pairs of friendspublishedin the Journal of SocialandPersonalRelationshipslends credence to thenotion.
However, while Woods is good friends with O'Meara, a man almost 20 years his senior, they were never really on-course rivals despite the older American's two major triumphs in 1998 -- a year of highs that he never repeated.