Tiger Woods couldn't be in attendance Sunday when girlfriend Lindsey Vonn
won a downhill race to match Annemarie Moser-Proell's 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup wins since he's practicing for a tournament later this month in his return from a back injury. But he was watching on the Internet back in Florida, where it was 5 a.m. ET, and sent Vonn a congratulatory message.
"He said, 'Good job,' and he's proud of me," Vonn said. "He was watching with his daughter Sam, so they were up early in the morning."
So might this record inspire Woods to revive his golf career and reach
Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major championships? Woods has been stuck at 14 since 2008.
"He's a pretty determined guy," Vonn said. "I don't think he needs any inspiration from me. He's been working really, really hard and I'm looking forward to watching him come back, because he has put a lot of work into it and I'm sure he's going to be back on top soon."
Vonn added that Woods is planning to attend some of her races at next month's world championships in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado.
"It's tough to have two athletes competing at the same time, but he's definitely going to make something work," she said.
Woods has already made a good impression on Vonn's mom.
"I've met him," Lindy Lund, Lindsey's mother, told The Associated Press. "Nice guy. I like him."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.