Tiger Woods interview caused CBS reporter to 'lose sleep,' and her legs shook 'uncontrollably'

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CBS sports television reporter Amanda Balionis says an interview with Tiger Woods would have a physical effect on her leading up to and during the interviews. 

The 39-year-old reporter told Links Magazine she would lose sleep before interviewing Woods when asked who she was most nervous to interview, adding that, during her interviews, her legs constantly shook. 

"I’m very thankful the camera angle was from the waist up. My legs were shaking uncontrollably from nervousness. I lost a lot of sleep before that interview," Balionis said. 

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Tiger Woods of the United States before The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon July 15, 2024, in Troon, Scotland.  (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Balionis' first interview with Woods came right after she started at PGATour.com as an on-air host in 2011. It was just her second interview for the website. She moved to CBS in 2017. 

In 2011, Woods was in the midst of a comeback at age 35 after a two-year break from golf. Woods took a self-imposed hiatus from professional golf from December 2009 to early April 2010 in an attempt to resolve marital issues with his wife at the time, Elin. Woods admitted to multiple marital infidelities, and the couple eventually divorced.

His performance suffered that year, and he injured a leg at the Masters. He fell to No. 58 in the world rankings in November 2011. 

Still, he did have some good moments. That year, he won the Chevron World Challenge by one stroke, his first victory in more than two years, and defeated Aaron Baddeley 4 and 3 to score the winning point in the