More than half of the ballots were returned after his Nov. 27 accident .
Dec. 16 , 2009 : Woods is voted Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press , receiving 56 of the 142 votes cast since November .
More than half of the ballots were returned after Woods ' Nov. 27 accident .
Dec. 16 , 2009 : Woods is voted Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press , receiving 56 of the 142 votes cast since November .