Tiger Woods seen at son’s event, golf club in hand
![Charlie and Tiger Woods walk together.]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"78","h":"46","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1c4pod.img?h=465&w=775&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"38","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1c4pod.img?h=375&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"38","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1c4pod.img?h=375&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}})
Tiger Woods
| Tiger Woods | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Woods at the White House in May 2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Eldrick Tont Woods | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tiger | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 30, 1975 Cypress, California |
||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  |
||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Jupiter Island, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||||||
| College | Stanford University (two years) |
||||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (joined 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 109[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (June 15, 1997)[3] (683 weeks) |
||||||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||||
| PGA Tour | 82 (Tied 1st all time) | ||||||||||||||||||
| European Tour | 41 (3rd all time)[notes 1][4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Tour | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 15) |
|||||||||||||||||||
| Masters Tournament | Won: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | Won: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | Won: 2000, 2002, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | Won: 2000, 2005, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| (For a full list of awards, see here) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jul 16, 2015; St Andrews, GBR; Tiger Woods on the 2nd green during the first round for the 144th Open Championship at St. Andrews – Old Course.
Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men’s major championships, and holds numerous golf records.[5] Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and one of the most famous athletes in history. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Following an outstanding junior, college, and amateur golf career, Woods turned professional in 1996 at the age of 20. By the end of April 1997, he won three PGA Tour events in addition to his first major, the 1997 Masters, which he won by 12 strokes in a record-breaking performance. He reached number one in the world rankings for the first time in June 1997, less than a year after turning pro. Throughout the first decade of the 21st century, Woods was the dominant force in golf. He was the top-ranked golfer in the world from August 1999 to September 2004 (264 consecutive weeks) and again from June 2005 to October 2010 (281 consecutive weeks). During this time, he won 13 of golf’s major championships.
The next decade of Woods’ career was marked by comebacks. On his return to regular competition, Woods made steady progress to the top of the game, winning his first tournament in five years at the Tour Championship in September 2018 and his first major in 11 years at the 2019 Masters.
Woods has held numerous golf records. He has been the number one player in the world for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks of any golfer in history. He has been awarded PGA Player of the Year a record 11 times and has won the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times. Woods has the record of leading the money list in ten different seasons. He has won 15 professional major golf championships (trailing only Jack Nicklaus, who leads with 18) and 82 PGA Tour events (tied for first all time with Sam Snead). Woods leads all active golfers in career major wins and career PGA Tour wins. Woods is the fifth (after Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus) player to achieve the career Grand Slam, and the youngest to do so. He is also the second golfer (after Nicklaus) to achieve a career Grand Slam three times.
Woods has won 18 World Golf Championships. He was also part of the American winning team for the 1999 Ryder Cup. In May 2019, Woods was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Donald Trump, the fourth golfer to receive the honor.
On February 23, 2021, Woods was hospitalized in serious but stable condition after a single-car collision and underwent emergency surgery to repair compound fractures sustained in each leg in addition to a shattered ankle.
PGA TOUR CAREER VICTORIES
With 82 all-time PGA TOUR victories, Tiger Woods is tied with Sam Snead for the most wins in PGA TOUR history.
MAJORS WON (ALL)
MAJORS WON (PRO)
PGA TOUR WINS
HOLES IN ONE
20 in career; 3 on the PGA TOUR (1996 Greater Milwaukee Open, 1997 Phoenix Open, 1998 Sprint International).
CONSECUTIVE PGA TOUR WINS
| Player | Year(s) | No. Of Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Byron Nelson | 1945 | 11 |
| Tiger Woods | 2006-2007 | 7 |
| Ben Hogan | 1948 | 6 |
| Tiger Woods | 1999-2000 | 6 |
PGA Tour Wins in One Year
| Player | Year(s) | No. Of Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Byron Nelson | 1945 | 18 |
| Ben Hogan | 1946 | 13 |
| Sam Snead | 1950 | 11 |
| Ben Hogan | 1948 | 10 |
| Paul Runyan | 1933 | 9 |
| Tiger Woods | 2000 | 9 |
| Vijay Singh | 2004 | 9 |
Consecutive events without missing the cut
Between 1998 and 2005, Tiger Woods made the cut in 142 consecutive events to break the PGA TOUR record of 113 events previously held by Byron Nelson. Woods’ streak began with the 1998 Buick Invitational and ended with the 2005 Wachovia Championship.
Most Victories in a Single PGA Tour Event
Tiger has won the following events more than any other golfer:
| Championship | Years | No. Of Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | 2000-03, 2008-09, 2012-13 | 8 |
| WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 1999-2001, 2005-07, 2009, 2013 | 8 |
| Farmers Insurance Open | 1999, 2003, 2005-08, 2013 | 7 |
| WGC-Cadillac Championship | 1999, 2002-03, 2005-07, 2013 | 7 |
| BMW Championship | 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009 | 5 |
| Memorial Tournament | 1999-2001, 2009, 2012 | 5 |
Lowest actual scoring average
Tiger Woods’ actual scoring average of 68.17 in 2000 was the lowest in PGA TOUR history, exceeding the 68.33 average by Byron Nelson.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Davis Love III was in contention, as if anyone cared. He played before a handful of mostly silent fans who couldn’t help but notice the ruckus unfolding a few holes ahead as Tiger Woods made his way through the back nine on what would become an historic Sunday in sports.
“Bring it on home Mr. Woods,” the well lubricated shouted from the hillsides as Woods surged into contention in the Las Vegas Invitational, a tournament that was suddenly the hottest ticket in town.
“Tiger, Tiger, Tiger,” they chanted as they strained, jostling one another to get a glimpse of the greatness to come.
It was 25 years ago this week, and golf was about to change forever.
At the age of 20, Woods was already a phenom. Earlier in the year he had won his third straight U.S. Amateur, then turned pro to a “Hello, world” campaign by Nike that made him a millionaire before he ever hit a shot for pay.
Tigermania was brewing but Woods hadn’t really had his official coming out party yet. That would require a win, something he hadn’t been able to do in four tournaments since making his pro debut in Milwaukee.
Still, four shots back going into Sunday was close enough to bring an extra 10,000 fans who would never have considered going to a golf tournament any other time to the foothills on the edge of Las Vegas. They believed, even if some of Wood’s fellow pros were a little miffed at the attention given a player not even able to gamble legally in the city’s casinos.
