{"id":19867,"date":"2021-04-08T11:13:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T16:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=19867"},"modified":"2021-04-08T11:13:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T16:13:36","slug":"a-lifelong-champion-the-greatest-golfer-of-all-time-tiger-woods-is-one-of-the-best-known-and-most-accomplished-athletes-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=19867","title":{"rendered":"A Lifelong Champion, THE GREATEST GOLFER OF ALL-TIME, Tiger Woods is one of the best-known and most accomplished athletes of all time."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"pg-headline\">The &#8216;Tiger Slam&#8217;: 20 years on from when Tiger Woods won it all<\/h1>\n<div id=\"cn-featured-eluxjg\" class=\"cn cn-carousel-medium-strip cn--idx-0 cn-featured-eluxjg\" data-layout=\"carousel-medium-strip\">\n<div class=\"js-owl-carousel owl-carousel carousel--fixed carousel-medium-strip owl-loaded owl-drag\" data-galleryname=\"Living Golf\" 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carousel__content__item\">\n<article class=\"cd cd--card cd--video cd--idx-4 cd--medium cd--vertical cd--has-siblings cd--has-media cd--media__image\" data-vr-contentbox=\"\/videos\/sports\/2021\/03\/25\/slum-golf-mumbai-homemade-clubs-balls-living-golf-spc-spt-intl.cnn\/video\/playlists\/latest-golf-videos\/\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, small: 300, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-video-id=\"sports\/2021\/03\/25\/slum-golf-mumbai-homemade-clubs-balls-living-golf-spc-spt-intl.cnn\" data-bundle=\"one_tap\" data-ad-section=\"const-video-leaf\" data-section-name=\"sports\" data-video-playlist-url=\"\/video\/playlists\/latest-golf-videos\/\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall\">\n<div class=\"cd__wrapper\" data-analytics=\" (16 Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\">\n<div class=\"cd__content\">\n<div class=\"cn__column carousel__content__item\">\n<article class=\"cd cd--card cd--video cd--idx-5 cd--medium cd--vertical cd--has-siblings cd--has-media cd--media__image\" data-vr-contentbox=\"\/videos\/sports\/2021\/03\/26\/liberty-national-golf-club-new-york-harbour-living-golf-spt-intl-spc.cnn\/video\/playlists\/latest-golf-videos\/\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, small: 300, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-video-id=\"sports\/2021\/03\/26\/liberty-national-golf-club-new-york-harbour-living-golf-spt-intl-spc.cnn\" data-bundle=\"one_tap\" data-ad-section=\"const-video-leaf\" data-section-name=\"sports\" data-video-playlist-url=\"\/video\/playlists\/latest-golf-videos\/\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall\">\n<div class=\"cd__wrapper\" data-analytics=\" (16 Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\">\n<div class=\"media\">\n<p><cite class=\"el-editorial-source\"><\/cite><strong>As <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/04\/01\/golf\/tiger-woods-police-crash-investigation-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiger Woods<\/a> walked onto the 18th green at the 2001 <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/04\/05\/golf\/jordan-spieth-valero-texas-open-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masters<\/a>, throngs of fans were in hot pursuit to catch a glimpse of the golfer and all cameras were pointed at the then 25-year-old, who was on the precipice of etching his name into golf history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pg-right-rail-tall pg-wrapper \">\n<article class=\"pg-rail-tall pg-rail--align-right \">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-side-of-rail pg-rail-tall__side\">\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__body\">\n<section id=\"body-text\" class=\"zn zn-body-text zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-multiple-containers zn-has-79-containers\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-vr-zone=\"zone-1-0\" data-zone-label=\"bodyText\" data-containers=\"79\" data-zn-id=\"body-text\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall medium large\">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_FA383534-B9FB-FCE6-D092-A32AAD2A6A56\"><strong>&#8220;Here comes the salute to an achievement that&#8217;s about to be completed unlike anything this sport has ever seen,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t_HKn21IEuA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> CBS commentator Jim Nantz at the time.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_FF3DCB2F-B370-0A9C-5A09-A32AAD2BBB58\"><strong>After a grueling four days at <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/04\/05\/golf\/patty-tavatanakit-ana-inspiration-lpga-gold-champion-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Augusta National<\/a>, Woods needed a two-putt to win his second Masters &#8212; of course, he rolled in a birdie for emphasis &#8212; and by doing so, became the first golfer ever to hold all four major titles at the same time.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic ad--tablet\" data-ad-text=\"show\">\n<div data-ad-id=\"ad_nat_btf_01\" data-ad-position=\"tablet\" data-ad-refresh=\"default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17066\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pga_tiger_woods_3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pga_tiger_woods_3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pga_tiger_woods_3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pga_tiger_woods_3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pga_tiger_woods_3-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/pga_tiger_woods_3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic ad--desktop\" data-ad-text=\"show\">\n<div data-ad-id=\"ad_nat_btf_01\" data-ad-position=\"desktop\" data-ad-refresh=\"default\">\n<div id=\"ad_nat_btf_01\" class=\"ad-ad_nat_btf_01 ad-refresh-default\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_F5800179-57FD-963C-0E2D-A32AAD2D8027\"><strong>Using his hat to fight back tears, Woods began showing slight cracks in his usually stoic facade as his momentous achievement was sinking in.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_3D20DF17-349B-9EC6-0BA8-A32AAD2E637B\"><strong>Meanwhile, a relieved and ecstatic Earl and Kultida Woods were waiting to hug their son as he made his way off the iconic 18th green at Augusta National.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__read-all\">\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130552-06-tiger-slam-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Woods is hugged by his father Earl after winning the 2001 Masters.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130552-06-tiger-slam-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130552-06-tiger-slam-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130552-06-tiger-slam-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130552-06-tiger-slam-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130552-06-tiger-slam-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130552-06-tiger-slam-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130552-06-tiger-slam-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130552-06-tiger-slam-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\"><strong>Woods is hugged by his father Earl after winning the 2001 Masters.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_B449F781-964A-8551-80DF-A342B7813147\"><strong>And so was born the &#8220;Tiger Slam.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_B760CF4F-F986-6D42-692B-A32AAD307615\"><strong>While not the more traditional &#8220;grand slam&#8221; in golf &#8212; holding all titles in the same calendar year &#8212; the &#8220;Tiger Slam&#8221; comprised winning the last three majors in 2000 and then the Masters in 2001.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_B541C567-3160-91FA-99F7-A32AAD3121C4\"><strong>At the time, Woods &#8212; a child prodigy and seemingly always destined to be a star &#8212; was playing at a level far above all of his competitors, and beyond being the most identifiable Black player in the golf world, he was arguably the most recognizable name in sport across the globe. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kurtbadenhausen\/2015\/09\/24\/the-athletes-who-made-the-most-money-the-past-10-years\/?sh=6f88f7ca238e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According<\/a> to Forbes, Woods has made $1.4 billion since turning pro in 1996.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_2BA95118-E80F-E822-E497-A32AAD31CDA2\"><strong>Yet for the young man from California, none of that seemed to matter.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_079C4C98-5B4C-A9AE-BAD4-A32AAD32213F\"><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s an eerie calmness. I&#8217;ve succeeded in what I wanted to accomplish,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t_HKn21IEuA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in his 2001 Masters coronation ceremony.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_E0D4D689-A2F7-3E93-4156-A32AAD33325C\"><strong>The 1964 U.S. Open winner Ken Venturi was more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t_HKn21IEuA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emphatic<\/a> in analyzing Woods&#8217; achievement.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_A62C8577-6110-9081-6F6B-A32AAD348C69\"><strong>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s the greatest feat I&#8217;ve ever known in all of sports.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130747-08-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Woods puts on the Green Jacket in 2001 with the help of the previous year&amp;#39;s champion Vijay Singh. \" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130747-08-tiger-slam-restricted-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130747-08-tiger-slam-restricted-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130747-08-tiger-slam-restricted-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130747-08-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130747-08-tiger-slam-restricted-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130747-08-tiger-slam-restricted-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130747-08-tiger-slam-restricted-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130747-08-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\"><strong>Woods puts on the Green Jacket in 2001 with the help of the previous year&#8217;s champion Vijay Singh.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_8D2C69BE-7173-A82E-3357-A33E4026E933\">\n<h3><strong>Blowing away the competition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_6465D936-BE4D-6824-6488-A32AAD356D97\"><strong>In June 2000, Woods was already a two-time major winner.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_BB32DAC0-814F-40F5-5421-A32AAD367FAB\"><strong>In 1997, he became the youngest Masters champion for his debut major victory, finishing 12 strokes ahead of Tom Kite &#8212; the margin of victory is still the largest in the tournament&#8217;s history &#8212; before winning his second at the PGA Championship in 1999.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_924921B9-CB34-8A2B-A628-A32AAD374C99\"><strong>He seemed to be the most famous person on the planet and couldn&#8217;t go anywhere on the course without a throng of fans or photographers documenting his every move.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_2E1E5836-9E03-7D02-880A-A32AAD38BCE7\"><strong>However, as a child star and under his father&#8217;s unrelenting guidance &#8212; in particular in relation to the racism he could face &#8212; Woods had learned how to put up walls to mitigate against the outside noise and pressure, according to Jeff Benedict, co-author of the biography on Woods, which formed the basis of last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/01\/11\/golf\/tiger-woods-documentary-hbo-cmd-spc-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HBO documentary<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_80FC2DB2-E31E-42D9-FCC6-A32AAD39EECC\"><strong>&#8220;His father had truly been a victim of racism on a more intimate scale than Tiger,&#8221; Benedict told CNN Sport. &#8220;Earl Woods experienced racism at each step of his life. &#8230; And he was schooled by his father about racism. And for his dad, I think the racial implications of Tiger&#8217;s achievements were very important.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130905-09-tiger-slam-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Woods celebrates after sinking a four-foot putt to win the 1997 Masters.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130905-09-tiger-slam-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130905-09-tiger-slam-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130905-09-tiger-slam-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130905-09-tiger-slam-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130905-09-tiger-slam-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130905-09-tiger-slam-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130905-09-tiger-slam-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130905-09-tiger-slam-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\"><strong>Woods celebrates after sinking a four-foot putt to win the 1997 Masters.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_7CD46040-813E-3EC3-AEE2-A35497A113DC\"><strong>&#8220;All of [the media] was focusing on the racial angle of what Tiger was doing. When there&#8217;s that much saturation coverage, it&#8217;s impossible to ignore it, especially when you are the center of it.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_F2CAE4C9-B2FD-02D1-8E48-A32AAD3B9ACF\"><strong>&#8220;But I think part of what makes his achievement so otherworldly is that he did it in the midst of all of this other external pressure that none of the other golfers that he was competing against had to deal with.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_E4E829DB-960A-5EB5-D81E-A34F1F66FB5B\"><strong>Not that you&#8217;d have noticed that Woods appeared to be under any undue pressure. He dominated from start to finish at the 2000 U.S. Open, securing a remarkable 15-stroke win, the largest margin of victory in a major championship in golf history.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_2281AD2E-3027-930F-FAF6-A32AAD3D42F9\"><strong>Woods looked at ease at the notoriously-difficult Pebble Beach course as his performance sent out an ominous message to his rivals.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125957-02-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Woods holds up the U.S. Open trophy.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125957-02-tiger-slam-restricted-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125957-02-tiger-slam-restricted-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125957-02-tiger-slam-restricted-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125957-02-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125957-02-tiger-slam-restricted-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125957-02-tiger-slam-restricted-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125957-02-tiger-slam-restricted-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125957-02-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\"><strong>Woods holds up the U.S. Open trophy.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_A5B852B0-E0A2-1E91-5D70-A3548278D777\"><strong>Mark Cannizzaro, sports columnist for the New York Post, describes Woods&#8217; domination of the rest of the U.S. Open field as &#8220;absurd&#8221; and &#8220;unimaginable.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_210946BA-F1C1-17DE-9202-A32AAD3F017F\"><strong>&#8220;That was really one of those golf tournaments where it looked like everybody else in the field was playing a different golf course than Tiger was,&#8221; said Cannizzaro.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_279C8D4E-79AC-25F0-D670-A32AAD409D9F\"><strong>A month later at The Open Championship at St. Andrews, Scotland, Woods showed he really was playing at a different level to everyone else, winning by eight shots to claim back-to-back majors.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_2E515CFE-3F27-E26F-94EA-A32AAD4142A3\"><strong>&#8220;There is a point where he has so much momentum and he&#8217;s almost like a steamroller with a club. It&#8217;s almost like you&#8217;re not really watching a competition between golfers,&#8221; Benedict remembers.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_0937A62C-4AF5-96EE-F26C-A32AAD42CE0F\"><strong>&#8220;You&#8217;re watching Tiger versus almost nature, because there isn&#8217;t anybody, in those particular tournaments, there wasn&#8217;t anybody else who was even in the same orbit he was in.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130058-03-tiger-slam-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Woods tees-off on the 13th hole on the Old Course at St. Andrews at the Open Championship.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130058-03-tiger-slam-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130058-03-tiger-slam-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130058-03-tiger-slam-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130058-03-tiger-slam-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130058-03-tiger-slam-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130058-03-tiger-slam-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130058-03-tiger-slam-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130058-03-tiger-slam-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\"><strong>Woods tees-off on the 13th hole on the Old Course at St. Andrews at the Open Championship.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_15DD8E93-F58B-0BD1-5195-A33E2C365827\">\n<h3><strong>Forced to battle<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_071F5FE1-1A6A-8901-A83D-A32AAD455E4E\"><strong>With two majors in his pocket, Woods traveled to Valhalla Golf Club, Kentucky, for the 2000 PGA Championship with speculation intensifying as to whether one golfer could hold all four major titles at the same time and achieve the unthinkable.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_80607A28-3A3B-F4B2-E5E7-A32AAD4611B6\"><strong>After two tournaments where he&#8217;d faced little competition, Woods had a much sterner test at Valhalla from an unlikely source: PGA Tour player Bob May.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_8B23A43F-6764-610F-9CE4-A32AAD476E65\"><strong>May, who had previously played in only four majors, stuck with Woods hole by hole across the four days. In fact, after the four rounds, May left Woods with a tricky, downhill putt to take it to a playoff.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_9136C964-A520-2F88-B704-A32AAD48DAB8\"><strong>However, reflecting on the tournament afterward, May said he &#8220;never once thought [Woods] was going to miss it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_C2413C9F-ED13-813A-DC1C-A32AAD492C04\"><strong>Woods indeed holed the putt to send the tournament into a three-hole playoff.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130420-04-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Woods starts to swing during the PGA Championship.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130420-04-tiger-slam-restricted-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130420-04-tiger-slam-restricted-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130420-04-tiger-slam-restricted-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130420-04-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130420-04-tiger-slam-restricted-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130420-04-tiger-slam-restricted-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130420-04-tiger-slam-restricted-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130420-04-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\"><strong>Woods starts to swing during the PGA Championship.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_5AF0BB7A-EA35-FAB7-7606-A353FF227593\"><strong>With the crowd celebrating his every move, it seemed like Woods&#8217; victory was destined. And win he did, along the way giving us one of the most memorable moments of the &#8220;Tiger Slam,&#8221; running and pointing at a rolling ball before the putt actually entered the hole.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_790BBD2D-AF62-9C5D-4B48-A32AAD4CD06F\"><strong>It was a victory that had Woods showing a different side to his game, which added another layer of impressiveness &#8212; if possible &#8212; to the &#8220;Tiger Slam&#8221; for Benedict.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_898E5BF5-3F15-34AE-9C34-A32AAD4DDC07\"><strong>&#8220;He demonstrated that whether he&#8217;s running away like that or whether he&#8217;s in a competition where there actually is another golfer who is neck and neck with him, which adds a tremendous amount of pressure and the stakes seem a lot higher and the margin of error becomes much smaller to be able to survive and win, he still does it.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_B1231709-BD91-CD6C-C42B-A32AAD4FC711\"><strong>&#8220;In my mind, there&#8217;s a lot more pressure on him than on the fellow golfer who&#8217;s challenging him because no one expects the challenger to actually beat him, whereas everybody is expecting Tiger to do this.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130507-05-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Woods takes his second shot on the 18th during the third playoff hole in the PGA Championship.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130507-05-tiger-slam-restricted-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130507-05-tiger-slam-restricted-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130507-05-tiger-slam-restricted-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130507-05-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130507-05-tiger-slam-restricted-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130507-05-tiger-slam-restricted-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130507-05-tiger-slam-restricted-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130507-05-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\"><strong>Woods takes his second shot on the 18th during the third playoff hole in the PGA Championship.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_C14D7981-E72D-A142-E264-A33E1BDFBB6B\">\n<h3><strong>Flying or falling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_D1FE31FA-FCCE-990D-1A47-A32AAD515494\"><strong>With eight months between the PGA Championship and the Masters in April the following year, Woods had plenty of time to contemplate the possibility of holding all four majors at once.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_8E9A0621-0AD1-0F6E-B5E6-A32AAD53E2C4\"><strong>Despite the pressure, Woods felt more at ease heading to the event in 2001, according to Cannizzaro.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_803033E9-B49F-5B5F-07DF-A32AAD548429\"><strong>After an opening day where he finished five shots off the lead, Woods gradually made his move up the leaderboard.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_2168613C-E493-E7ED-D860-A32AAD563708\"><strong>By the end of the second round, he was two shots off the lead. By the end of the third round, he was leading the field by a shot.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_2F83484B-5BB3-6365-53F5-A3527A03F9F3\"><strong>Despite a late charge from US golfer David Duval, Woods &#8212; adorned in his now famous red shirt and black trousers &#8212; was able to create history by winning his second Green Jacket and complete the &#8220;Tiger Slam.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_F6EF2F15-A745-FE90-C53A-A32AAD59460A\"><strong>Whether you were watching on TV or listening to it on the radio, Woods rolling in that winning birdie putt on the 18th green at Augusta National was one of those &#8220;I remember where I was when I was watching&#8221; moments.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_14348FC7-7FCD-E22F-3131-A32AAD5A3A50\"><strong>&#8220;I think everybody appreciated that they were watching something unprecedented, something that they may never see again &#8212; especially in the modern era, for someone to be that dominant, to string together that many championships in succession,&#8221; Benedict said.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_EE1D2189-6FFC-0D8C-3F2C-A32AAD5CB773\"><strong>&#8220;Tiger was the greatest golfer we&#8217;d ever seen.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130657-07-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Woods celebrates after winning the 2001 Masters.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130657-07-tiger-slam-restricted-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130657-07-tiger-slam-restricted-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130657-07-tiger-slam-restricted-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130657-07-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130657-07-tiger-slam-restricted-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130657-07-tiger-slam-restricted-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130657-07-tiger-slam-restricted-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405130657-07-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\"><strong>Woods celebrates after winning the 2001 Masters.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_2BD57D82-A332-85BA-C5C6-A33E0BB91FC3\">\n<h3><strong>The pressure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_78EE85FD-344E-A4A0-F5A6-A32AAD600AA8\"><strong>At the start of Benedict&#8217;s biography on Woods, he and co-author Armen Keteyian liken Woods to William Shakespeare, in the sense that the golfer is a &#8220;once in history&#8221; individual &#8212; one we most likely will never see again.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_E8DA796F-5FE2-CDB1-ACB1-A32AAD61C49F\"><strong>During that amazing 12-month stretch during which he was playing golf to a level we&#8217;ve not seen before, the pressure was, &#8220;an extra piece of luggage that the superstar hauls around that other people can&#8217;t see,&#8221; says Benedict, who adds that Woods developed his own mindset to cope and allow him to play his own game.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_8453FC6A-9DE7-5B19-CD9B-A32AAD63AE1F\"><strong>&#8220;When you get to be that exceptional, it&#8217;s hard for even your fellow competitors to quite appreciate and understand the mentality that those few bring to their sport,&#8221; Benedict explains.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_CF320021-D1A4-F8A3-BB99-A32AAD652D11\"><strong>&#8220;Tiger is different than everybody else. Competing against other great athletes, but there&#8217;s the greatest and then there&#8217;s the great ones.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_80A8E4FB-4DCB-EBA5-0A65-A32AAD67AE13\"><strong>&#8220;When you&#8217;re the greatest, and Tiger was the greatest who had ever played the game, he is at a place it&#8217;s impossible really for anyone else to fully appreciate the mental aspect of their approach to sport.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125908-01-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Woods&amp;#39; tee shot on the 14th hole at Pebble Beach golf course during the U.S. Open.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125908-01-tiger-slam-restricted-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125908-01-tiger-slam-restricted-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125908-01-tiger-slam-restricted-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125908-01-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125908-01-tiger-slam-restricted-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125908-01-tiger-slam-restricted-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125908-01-tiger-slam-restricted-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210405125908-01-tiger-slam-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\"><strong>Woods&#8217; tee shot on the 14th hole at Pebble Beach golf course during the U.S. Open.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_F436B7CF-40F6-1F26-ABED-A34F6E03FBD9\"><strong>As with Michael Jordan, Woods&#8217; desire to win never seemed to be sated and he was always &#8220;thinking about the next one,&#8221; according to Benedict.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_3494AEDB-CFBD-274E-B594-A32AAD6B43EF\"><strong>He went on to win two majors in 2002 and nine more in total, including his memorable comeback victory at the Masters in 2019.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_2652ED46-83D2-6379-87C0-A32AAD6D2FAD\"><strong>&#8220;How do you generate the drive to stay on the top of the mountain? After you&#8217;ve conquered the mountain and you own it, how do you get hungry enough to now want to beat down everybody who&#8217;s coming up to try to be the next one on the mountain?&#8221; Benedict asks.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_9CA75F0D-E26B-8D4D-3964-A32AAD6FE714\"><strong>&#8220;There are very, very few athletes who possess the drive and capacity to do that. The history and annals of sports are littered with great athletes who achieve championship status and then are surpassed by the next person. There are very, very few who dominate consistently for years like Tiger has.&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_9CA75F0D-E26B-8D4D-3964-A32AAD6FE714\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18436\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tigerwoodssunday-960x540-1-300x169.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tigerwoodssunday-960x540-1-300x169.gif 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tigerwoodssunday-960x540-1-768x432.gif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content off-canvas-content\" data-off-canvas-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"records\">\n<div class=\"records__half-stat row align-center\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-8 large-12 column half-stat__container\">\n<div class=\"half-stat__copy-container\">\n<h3 class=\"half-stat__title\"><strong>PGA TOUR CAREER VICTORIES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"half-stat__copy\">\n<p><strong>With 82 all-time PGA TOUR victories, Tiger Woods is tied with Sam Snead for the most wins in PGA TOUR history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"records__graph row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 column\">\n<h3 class=\"records__graph-title\"><strong>MAJORS WON (ALL)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"records__bar-graph\" src=\"https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TW_Records_Majors_All_2.png\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TW_Records_Majors_All_2.png, small], [https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TW_Records_Majors_All_2.png, medium]\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"records__graph row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 column\">\n<h3 class=\"records__graph-title\"><strong>MAJORS WON (PRO)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"records__bar-graph\" src=\"https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TW_Records_Majors_Won_Pro.png\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TW_Records_Majors_Won_Pro.png, small], [https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TW_Records_Majors_Won_Pro.png, medium]\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"records__graph row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 column\">\n<h3 class=\"records__graph-title\"><strong>PGA TOUR WINS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"records__bar-graph\" src=\"https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TW_Records_Most_Wins_1.png\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TW_Records_Most_Wins_1.png, small], [https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TW_Records_Most_Wins_1.png, medium]\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"records__full-bleed-stat collapse row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 column\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"full-bleed-stat__image\" src=\"https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TW_Records_HoleInOne-1200x609.png\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/swing-mobile.jpg, small], [https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TW_Records_HoleInOne-1200x609.png, medium]\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-stat__copy-container small-8 medium-6 medium-offset-6 large-4 column\">\n<h3 class=\"full-bleed-stat__title\"><strong>HOLES IN ONE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-stat__copy\">\n<p><strong>20 in career; 3 on the PGA TOUR (1996 Greater Milwaukee Open, 1997 Phoenix Open, 1998 Sprint International).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stats-table row collapse align-center\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-8 large-6 column\">\n<h3 class=\"stats-table__title\"><strong>CONSECUTIVE PGA TOUR WINS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table class=\"unstriped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"stats-table__header-row\">\n<th><strong>Player<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Year(s)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>No. Of Wins<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Byron Nelson<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1945<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"stats-table--tiger-stripe stripe\">\n<td><strong>Tiger Woods<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2006-2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Ben Hogan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1948<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"stats-table--tiger-stripe stripe\">\n<td><strong>Tiger Woods<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1999-2000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stats-table row collapse align-center\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-8 large-6 column\">\n<h3 class=\"stats-table__title\"><strong>PGA Tour Wins in One Year<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table class=\"unstriped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"stats-table__header-row\">\n<th><strong>Player<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Year(s)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>No. Of Wins<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Byron Nelson<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1945<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Ben Hogan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1946<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Sam Snead<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1950<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Ben Hogan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1948<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Paul Runyan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1933<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"stats-table--tiger-stripe stripe\">\n<td><strong>Tiger Woods<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Vijay Singh<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2004<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"records__half-stat row align-center\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-8 large-12 column half-stat__container\">\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half-stat__image\" src=\"https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/142_yes.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"half-stat__copy-container\">\n<h3 class=\"half-stat__title\"><strong>Consecutive events without missing the cut<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"half-stat__copy\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">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\u2019 streak began with the 1998 Buick Invitational and ended with the 2005 Wachovia Championship.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stats-table row collapse align-center\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-8 large-6 column\">\n<h3 class=\"stats-table__title\"><strong>Most Victories in a Single PGA Tour Event<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"stats-table__sub-title\"><strong>Tiger has won the following events more than any other golfer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"unstriped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"stats-table__header-row\">\n<th><strong>Championship<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Years<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>No. Of Wins<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Arnold Palmer Invitational<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2000-03, 2008-09, 2012-13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>WGC-Bridgestone Invitational<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1999-2001, 2005-07, 2009, 2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Farmers Insurance Open<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1999, 2003, 2005-08, 2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>WGC-Cadillac Championship<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1999, 2002-03, 2005-07, 2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>BMW Championship<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"unstriped\">\n<td><strong>Memorial Tournament<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1999-2001, 2009, 2012<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"records__half-stat row align-center\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-8 large-12 column half-stat__container\">\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"half-stat__image\" src=\"https:\/\/tigerwoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/68-17_squatter.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"half-stat__copy-container\">\n<h3 class=\"half-stat__title\"><strong>Lowest actual scoring average<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"half-stat__copy\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Tiger Woods\u2019 actual scoring average of 68.17 in 2000 was the lowest in PGA TOUR history, exceeding the 68.33 average by Byron Nelson in 1945.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-above fn\" colspan=\"2\"><span class=\"note\">Tiger Woods<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-image\" colspan=\"2\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3e\/Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg\/220px-Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3e\/Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg\/330px-Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3e\/Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg\/440px-Tiger_Woods_in_May_2019.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Tiger Woods in May 2019.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"313\" data-file-width=\"1051\" data-file-height=\"1493\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"infobox-caption\">Woods at the <a title=\"White House\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House\">White House<\/a> in May 2019<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">Personal information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Full name<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">Eldrick Tont Woods<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Nickname<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data nickname\"><i>Tiger<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Born<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><span class=\"nowrap\">December 30, 1975<span class=\"noprint ForceAgeToShow\"> (age\u00a045)<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Cypress, California\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cypress,_California\">Cypress, California<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Height<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">6\u00a0ft 1\u00a0in (185\u00a0cm)<sup id=\"cite_ref-pgatprofile_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_Woods#cite_note-pgatprofile-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Weight<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">185\u00a0lb (84\u00a0kg)<sup id=\"cite_ref-pgatprofile_1-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_Woods#cite_note-pgatprofile-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Nationality<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1235\" data-file-height=\"650\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"United States\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\">United States<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Residence<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"Jupiter Island, Florida\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jupiter_Island,_Florida\">Jupiter Island, Florida<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Spouse<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">\n<div>\n<div><a title=\"Elin Nordegren\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elin_Nordegren\">Elin Nordegren<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u200b<\/div>\n<div>\u200b<\/div>\n<p>(<abbr title=\"married\">m.<\/abbr>\u00a02004; <abbr title=\"divorced\">div.<\/abbr>\u00a02010)<wbr \/>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Children<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">Career<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>College<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"Stanford University\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanford_University\">Stanford University<\/a><br \/>\n(two years)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Turned professional<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">1996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Current tour(s)<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour\">PGA Tour<\/a> (joined 1996)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Professional wins<\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">109<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_Woods#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><b>Highest <a title=\"Official World Golf Ranking\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Official_World_Golf_Ranking\">ranking<\/a><\/b><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"List of world number one male golfers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_world_number_one_male_golfers\">1<\/a> (June 15, 1997)<sup id=\"cite_ref-w199724_3-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_Woods#cite_note-w199724-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\n(683 weeks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">Number of wins by tour<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">PGA Tour<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"List of career achievements by Tiger Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_career_achievements_by_Tiger_Woods#PGA_Tour_wins_(82)\">82<\/a> (<a title=\"List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_golfers_with_most_PGA_Tour_wins\">Tied 1st all time<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">European Tour<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"List of career achievements by Tiger Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_career_achievements_by_Tiger_Woods#European_Tour_wins_(41)\">41<\/a> (<a title=\"List of golfers with most European Tour wins\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_golfers_with_most_European_Tour_wins\">3rd all time<\/a>)<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_Woods#cite_note-4\">[notes 1]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_Woods#cite_note-5\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Japan Golf Tour<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"List of career achievements by Tiger Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_career_achievements_by_Tiger_Woods#Japan_Golf_Tour_wins_(3)\">3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Asian Tour<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"List of career achievements by Tiger Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_career_achievements_by_Tiger_Woods#Asian_Tour_wins_(2)\">2<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">PGA Tour of Australasia<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"List of career achievements by Tiger Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_career_achievements_by_Tiger_Woods#PGA_Tour_of_Australasia_wins_(3)\">3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Other<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"List of career achievements by Tiger Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_career_achievements_by_Tiger_Woods#Other_wins_(16)\">16<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">Best results in major championships<br \/>\n(wins: 15)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a title=\"Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masters_Tournament\">Masters Tournament<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><b>Won<\/b>: <a title=\"1997 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Masters_Tournament\">1997<\/a>, <a title=\"2001 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2001_Masters_Tournament\">2001<\/a>, <a title=\"2002 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_Masters_Tournament\">2002<\/a>, <a title=\"2005 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Masters_Tournament\">2005<\/a>, <a title=\"2019 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_Masters_Tournament\">2019<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a title=\"PGA Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Championship\">PGA Championship<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><b>Won<\/b>: <a title=\"1999 PGA Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1999_PGA_Championship\">1999<\/a>, <a title=\"2000 PGA Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2000_PGA_Championship\">2000<\/a>, <a title=\"2006 PGA Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_PGA_Championship\">2006<\/a>, <a title=\"2007 PGA Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_PGA_Championship\">2007<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a title=\"U.S. Open (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._Open_(golf)\">U.S. Open<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><b>Won<\/b>: <a title=\"2000 U.S. Open (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2000_U.S._Open_(golf)\">2000<\/a>, <a title=\"2002 U.S. Open (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2002_U.S._Open_(golf)\">2002<\/a>, <a title=\"2008 U.S. Open (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_U.S._Open_(golf)\">2008<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a title=\"The Open Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Open_Championship\">The Open Championship<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><b>Won<\/b>: <a title=\"2000 Open Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2000_Open_Championship\">2000<\/a>, <a title=\"2005 Open Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Open_Championship\">2005<\/a>, <a title=\"2006 Open Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_Open_Championship\">2006<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">Achievements and awards<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\">\n<table class=\"infobox-subbox\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a title=\"World Golf Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Golf_Hall_of_Fame\">World Golf Hall of Fame<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">2021 <i>(<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldgolfhalloffame.org\/tiger-woods\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">member page<\/a>)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"PGA Tour Rookie of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour_Rookie_of_the_Year\">PGA Tour<br \/>\nRookie of the Year<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">1996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"PGA Player of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Player_of_the_Year\">PGA Player of the Year<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"PGA Tour Player of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour_Player_of_the_Year\">PGA Tour<br \/>\nPlayer of the Year<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour#Money_winners_and_most_wins_leaders\">PGA Tour<br \/>\nleading money winner<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a title=\"Vardon Trophy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vardon_Trophy\">Vardon Trophy<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a title=\"Vardon Trophy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vardon_Trophy\">Byron Nelson Award<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a title=\"FedEx Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FedEx_Cup\">FedEx Cup Champion<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><a title=\"2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_FedEx_Cup_Playoffs\">2007<\/a>, <a title=\"2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_FedEx_Cup_Playoffs\">2009<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><a title=\"Presidential Medal of Freedom\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom\">Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/a><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><i>(For a full list of awards, see <a title=\"List of career achievements by Tiger Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_career_achievements_by_Tiger_Woods#Awards\">here<\/a>)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"footer-container\" class=\"footer-container--\" role=\"complementary\">\n<footer class=\"site-footer\" 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