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Wed 07 Jul 2007Woods in creative modeWho'd bet against him? The new arrival into the Woods household - a little bundle of joy called Sam - may be his new obsession, and yesterday the merest mention of his daughter and of his status as a father brought an instant Colgate smile to light up the media interview room, but the world's number one has an older passion pulling at his heartstrings here at Carnoustie, on Scotland's east coast.For Tiger Woods, that obsession is for collecting major titles, something he has accomplished with more success than anyone in the modern game. Only Jack Nicklaus, with 18, has more majors than Woods, with 12.