{"id":22596,"date":"2021-10-10T17:24:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T22:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=22596"},"modified":"2021-10-10T17:24:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T22:24:20","slug":"the-goat-is-back-on-the-green-guiding-his-son-to-greatness-tiger-woods-spotted-at-florida-golf-course-with-his-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=22596","title":{"rendered":"THE &#8220;GOAT&#8221; IS BACK ON THE GREEN, GUIDING HIS SON TO GREATNESS. Tiger Woods spotted at Florida golf course with his son"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content__title\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"article__headline\">\n<div class=\"article__headline\">\n<h1 class=\"content-title heading-3\">Tiger Woods seen at son\u2019s event, golf club in hand<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"main-content article-body\">\n<div class=\"lede-image article__lede-image\">\n<div class=\"media media--type-image media--view-mode-default\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2020\/11\/14\/woods_1920_masters20_d2_looking.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article id=\"article-body\" class=\"w-full main-content__body main-content__body--drop-letter\"><strong>Well, the question of when and if he returns to competition\u00a0is still very much up in the air, but Woods&#8217; faithful now has\u00a0another sign that a comeback may be\u00a0looming.A photo that was posted to Twitter shows the 15-time major champion\u00a0watching his son on the range\u00a0at a junior golf tournament\u00a0in Florida. Woods appears to be putting weight on his legs\u00a0without any assistance\u00a0while holding a golf club. His right leg, which suffered\u00a0fractures in both the\u00a0upper and lower portions of the tibia and fibula bones in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/news\/tiger-woods-hospitalized-after-serious-car-accident-near-los-angeles\">Feb. 23 car crash<\/a>, is no longer in a cast but is covered\u00a0with a sleeve in the photo.The 45-year-old was seen putting weight on his legs in late July<a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/news\/tiger-woods-seen-putting-weight-legs-first-time-february-car-crash\">\u00a0for the first time since the crash <\/a>in Los Angeles. About two and a half months since then, it appears he&#8217;s still making progress with his rehabilitation.<\/strong><strong>Woods has mostly been out of the public eye since the crash, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/news\/how-tiger-woods-playing-role-team-usa-ryder-cup\">he contributed to Team USA&#8217;s Ryder Cup win <\/a>from a distance, speaking with the entire American squad on the phone ahead of\u00a0Friday&#8217;s\u00a0opening round at Whistling Straits.<\/strong><\/article>\n<aside class=\"main-content__sidebar\">\n<div id=\"article_trending_content_block\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"sidebar\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-teaser-simple-horizontal- teaser teaser--simple-horizontal\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"items-center row xl:items-start\">\n<div class=\"col-10\">\n<div class=\"blazy photo blazy--on\" data-blazy=\"\">\n<div class=\"media media--blazy media--image\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"b-lazy media__image media__element b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/2020\/11\/14\/woods_1920_masters20_d2_looking.jpg?itok=h5IKbw6I\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" data-bio-hit=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pl-0 mt-0 col-14 trending-text\">\n<header class=\"page-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title sub-heading\"><strong>Tiger Woods Pictured Watching His Son At Junior Event<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"entry-lead-paragraph\"><strong>Tiger Woods was spotted watching his son at a junior golf event in Florida, a near 8-months after his car accident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-media hide-secondary-pages\">\n<div id=\"attachment_248461\" class=\"featured-image wp-caption\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"blur-up attachment-large size-large lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/10\/Tiger-Woods-Spotted-630x354.jpg\" sizes=\"630px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/10\/Tiger-Woods-Spotted-630x354.jpg 630w, https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/10\/Tiger-Woods-Spotted-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/10\/Tiger-Woods-Spotted-135x76.jpg 135w, https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/10\/Tiger-Woods-Spotted.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Tiger Woods Spotted At Junior Event\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" data-src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/10\/Tiger-Woods-Spotted-630x354.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/10\/Tiger-Woods-Spotted-630x354.jpg 630w, https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/10\/Tiger-Woods-Spotted-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/10\/Tiger-Woods-Spotted-135x76.jpg 135w, https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/10\/Tiger-Woods-Spotted.jpg 800w\" data-image-id=\"248461\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"primary col-xs-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6\">\n<article class=\"single post-248460 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tour-news tag-featured publication_name-golf-monthly featured-image\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods Pictured Watching His Son At Junior Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Although he wasn\u2019t in attendance to watch the USA\u2019s crushing victory at the Ryder Cup, Tiger Woods was still part of the Americans\u2019 win, sending a <a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/tour-news\/tigers-ruthless-ryder-cup-message-to-team-usa-247635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">good luck text message to the 12 players<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, only a few weeks after the Ryder Cup, the 15-time Major champion has been spotted at a junior golf event in Florida, supporting his son Charlie.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"o-container twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><strong>\ud83d\udea8BACK ON THE COURSE \u2014 Tiger Woods was seen this weekend in Florida watching his son compete at a junior event. TW was wearing a sleeve on his right leg &amp; golf clothes on the range with a club in hand. First sighting in quite some time. \ud83d\ude4c (Post credit: Mack Williams \/ Facebook) <a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7Ie42ZxOE\">pic.twitter.com\/U7Ie42ZxOE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 TWLEGION (@TWlegion) <a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TWlegion\/status\/1446860168952700928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pictured watching him hitting balls on the range, Woods was seen wearing a protective sleeve on his right leg and a golf club in hand; the first sighting of Woods in quite some time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Woods had been <a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/tiger-woods-spotted-watching-son-at-junior-event-230330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pictured back in April<\/a> watching Charlie at the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour event, just two months after his car crash in February.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 45-year-old was driving at nearly twice the speed limit prior to his <a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/excessive-speed-the-cause-of-tiger-woods-car-crash-227234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February car crash in LA<\/a>, with the black box in his car revealing that the vehicle had hit a tree at 75mph, according to the police.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The injuries sustained were serious, with Woods fracturing both the tibula and fibula bones in his right leg, which have been stabilized with a rod. He has also had screws and pins inserted into his foot and ankle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, some eight months after that accident, it seems that Woods is on his way back to recovery, with the golfing world hoping for a swift return for the 82-time PGA Tour winner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<section><main><\/p>\n<div id=\"block-golfchannel-content\">\n<div class=\"article article--full\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"views-element-container\">\n<div id=\"recent_articles_like_this_block\" class=\"js-view-dom-id-559738a9219f12e09357d382e67a83a77189cf7ca8b2fa40ae89bfd42913fbfa container related-content\">\n<section class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-12 lg:col-8 mb-6\">\n<div class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-teaser-vertical teaser teaser--vertical\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"blazy photo blazy--on\" data-blazy=\"\">\n<div class=\"media media--blazy media--image\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"b-lazy media__image media__element b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/2017\/08\/24\/stricker_1920_woods_ryder16.jpg?itok=HSo7krox\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" data-bio-hit=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start items-center\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<h1><strong>Back on the green: Tiger Woods spotted at Florida golf course with his son<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<figure class=\"iframe-video article-figure video active\" data-video=\"native,640,360,30952010\" data-cerebro-id=\"6035625dbe6ab33ff25543ec\" data-source=\"espn\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><strong><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fmedia%2Fmotion%2F2021%2F0223%2Fdm_210223_tiger_woods%2Fdm_210223_tiger_woods.jpg&amp;w=943&amp;h=530&amp;cquality=80&amp;format=jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fmedia%2Fmotion%2F2021%2F0223%2Fdm_210223_tiger_woods%2Fdm_210223_tiger_woods.jpg&amp;w=375&amp;cquality=80, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fmedia%2Fmotion%2F2021%2F0223%2Fdm_210223_tiger_woods%2Fdm_210223_tiger_woods.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" \/><img class=\"null lazyloaded\" data-image-container=\".article-figure\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/462\/tiger-woods\">Tiger Woods<\/a> was spotted back on the golf course as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TWlegion\/status\/1446860168952700928\">images surfaced<\/a> of him spectating at a junior tournament in Florida this weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><strong>Tiger Woods photographed back on golf course with son Charlie<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JS1YWs1KNx\">https:\/\/t.co\/JS1YWs1KNx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JvKjLlwgaX\">pic.twitter.com\/JvKjLlwgaX<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 GolfWRX (@GolfWRX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfWRX\/status\/1446871684221374464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The 45-year-old golfer is pictured watching his son, Charlie, competing at the event. He was wearing golf gear and had a sleeve on his right leg. His girlfriend, Erica, is also in the image, standing next to him. These are the first images of Woods in a long time, as he has been relatively out of public view since his car accident earlier this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong>Woods was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/30955427\/what-know-tiger-woods-crash-condition-happens-next\"> involved in a single-car crash<\/a> on Feb. 23 near Rolling Hills Estates &#8212; about 30 miles southwest of Los Angeles. He suffered severe injuries to his right leg and foot that required hospitalization and multiple surgeries &#8212; one that even required a rod being placed in his leg. He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerWoods\/status\/1364447580520738820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1364447580520738820%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fgolf%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F30955427%2Fwhat-know-tiger-woods-crash-condition-happens-next\">posted a statement<\/a> indicating surgery was a success to his Twitter account and then posted an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COBhSUNj95S\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=ccda8718-b0d8-4619-80d9-df929a6337b8\">image on Instagram<\/a> on April 23 of him on crutches with his dog. He was also active behind the scenes during Team USA&#8217;s victorious run at the Ryder Cup, according to ESPN&#8217;s Bob Harig.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The images of Woods with his son this weekend are the first ones of him without crutches since the accident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charlie Woods, 12, has been active in the sport of golf, competing in various tournaments. Tiger Woods has made it a point to try to watch his son play in as many tournaments as he can. One of the most memorable moments of Woods&#8217; career was when he embraced his son after winning the 2019 Masters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since late March, there has been no official word from Tiger&#8217;s camp about his health or any plans to return to the PGA Tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@TigerWoods<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col md:col-12 lg:col-8 mb-6\">\n<div class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-teaser-vertical teaser teaser--vertical\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"blazy photo blazy--on\" data-blazy=\"\">\n<div class=\"media media--blazy media--image\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"b-lazy media__image media__element b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/2021\/09\/01\/Woods_1920_TourChamp18_d4_armsraised.jpg?itok=YhC_5VWI\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" data-bio-hit=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<header class=\"collection-headline-flex\" role=\"presentation\">\n<h1><strong>Details Emerge From The Latest Tiger Woods Photo<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"maincontent\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article class=\"articlecontent allowvig loaded\" data-id=\"52\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:52,&quot;p&quot;:49,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:3}\" data-nativead-placements=\"article_aside:3;singlecard1:1;singlecard2:1;singlecard3:1;singlecard4:1;singlecard5:1;singlecard6:1;singlecard7:1;singlecard8:1;singlecard9:1;singlecard10:1;singlecard11:1;\">\n<section class=\"flexarticle\" data-id=\"53\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:53,&quot;p&quot;:52,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;flexarticle&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\">\n<section class=\"articlebody \" data-id=\"54\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:54,&quot;p&quot;:53,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;articlebody&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"><strong>Details are starting to emerge from the Tiger Woods photo that had the golf world buzzing over the weekend.<\/strong><strong><span class=\"storyimage fullwidth inlineimage\" data-aop=\"image\"> <span class=\"image\" data-attrib=\"Provided by The Spun\" data-caption=\"Charlie and Tiger Woods walk together.\" data-id=\"55\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:55,&quot;p&quot;:54,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;openModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:&quot;articleImages&quot;,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1c4pod.img?h=465&amp;w=775&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f\" alt=\"Charlie and Tiger Woods walk together.\" data-src=\"{&quot;default&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;78&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1c4pod.img?h=465&amp;w=775&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size3column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1c4pod.img?h=375&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;},&quot;size2column&quot;:{&quot;load&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;w&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;h&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1c4pod.img?h=375&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&quot;}}\" \/> <\/span> <span class=\"caption truncate\">\u00a0Charlie and Tiger Woods walk together. <\/span> <\/span>Woods, a 15-time major champion, hasn\u2019t been seen from much in recent months. The 45-year-old golfer is continuing to recover from the injuries suffered in his single-car accident in Southern California at the start of the year.<\/strong><strong>However, on Saturday, a photo surfaced of Woods on the course, with a club in hand.<\/strong><strong>\u201cTiger Woods was seen this weekend in Florida watching his son compete at a junior event. TW was wearing a sleeve on his right leg &amp; golf clothes on the range with a club in hand. First sighting in quite some time,\u201d TW Legion tweeted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><strong>\ud83d\udea8BACK ON THE COURSE \u2014 Tiger Woods was seen this weekend in Florida watching his son compete at a junior event. TW was wearing a sleeve on his right leg &amp; golf clothes on the range with a club in hand. First sighting in quite some time. \ud83d\ude4c (Post credit: Mack Williams \/ Facebook) <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7Ie42ZxOE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"57\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:57,&quot;p&quot;:54,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:3}\">pic.twitter.com\/U7Ie42ZxOE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 TWLEGION (@TWlegion) <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TWlegion\/status\/1446860168952700928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"58\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:58,&quot;p&quot;:54,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:4}\">October 9, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Naturally, golf fans are very excited.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ESPN.com <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/32367521\/back-green-tiger-woods-spotted-florida-golf-course-son\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"59\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:59,&quot;p&quot;:54,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:5}\">had more on the photo:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The 45-year-old golfer is pictured watching his son, Charlie, competing at the event. He was wearing golf gear and had a sleeve on his right leg. His girlfriend, Erica, is also in the image, standing next to him. These are the first images of Woods in a long time, as he has been relatively out of public view since his car accident earlier this year.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>That is simply great to see.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Woods appears to be off crutches and making his way toward a fully recovery. Whether or not that recovery includes a PGA Tour comeback remains to be seen. However, fans clearly have reason to be optimistic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hopefully we\u2019ll get to see Woods back competing soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10735\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/150407184744-tiger-woods-father-earl-masters-super-169-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/150407184744-tiger-woods-father-earl-masters-super-169-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/150407184744-tiger-woods-father-earl-masters-super-169-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/150407184744-tiger-woods-father-earl-masters-super-169.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start items-center\">\n<div class=\"tag-block\">\n<h1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\"><strong>Tiger Woods<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"vector-body\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-body-content mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-above fn\" colspan=\"2\"><strong><span class=\"note\">Tiger Woods<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-image\" colspan=\"2\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"infobox-caption\"><strong>Woods at the <a title=\"White House\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House\">White House<\/a> in May 2019<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Personal information<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Full name<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>Eldrick Tont Woods<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Nickname<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data nickname\"><strong><i>Tiger<\/i><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Born<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><span class=\"nowrap\">December 30, 1975<span class=\"noprint ForceAgeToShow\"> (age\u00a045)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Cypress, California\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cypress,_California\">Cypress, California<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Sporting nationality<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Residence<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Jupiter Island, Florida\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jupiter_Island,_Florida\">Jupiter Island, Florida<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Spouse<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">\n<div>\n<div><strong><a title=\"Elin Nordegren\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elin_Nordegren\">Elin Nordegren<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>(<abbr title=\"married\">m.<\/abbr>\u00a02004; <abbr title=\"divorced\">div.<\/abbr>\u00a02010)<wbr \/>\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Children<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Career<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>College<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"Stanford University\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanford_University\">Stanford University<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(two years)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Turned professional<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1996<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Current tour(s)<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour\">PGA Tour<\/a> (joined 1996)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Professional wins<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>109<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_Woods#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Highest <a title=\"Official World Golf Ranking\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Official_World_Golf_Ranking\">ranking<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><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><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(683 weeks)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Number of wins by tour<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>PGA Tour<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><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>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>European Tour<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Japan Golf Tour<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Asian Tour<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>PGA Tour of Australasia<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Other<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Best results in major championships<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(wins: 15)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masters_Tournament\">Masters Tournament<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>Won: <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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"PGA Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Championship\">PGA Championship<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>Won: <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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"U.S. Open (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._Open_(golf)\">U.S. Open<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>Won: <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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"The Open Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Open_Championship\">The Open Championship<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>Won: <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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Achievements and awards<\/strong><\/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\"><strong><a title=\"World Golf Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Golf_Hall_of_Fame\">World Golf Hall of Fame<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>2021 <i>(<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldgolfhalloffame.org\/tiger-woods\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">member page<\/a>)<\/i><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1996<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Vardon Trophy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vardon_Trophy\">Vardon Trophy<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Vardon Trophy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vardon_Trophy\">Byron Nelson Award<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"FedEx Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FedEx_Cup\">FedEx Cup Champion<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\"><strong><a title=\"Presidential Medal of Freedom\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom\">Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"attachment_11687\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11687\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11687\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TigerWoodsMasters2016-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TigerWoodsMasters2016-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TigerWoodsMasters2016.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Jul 16, 2015; St Andrews, GBR; Tiger Woods on the 2nd green during the first round for the 144th Open Championship at St. Andrews &#8211; Old Course.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Eldrick Tont &#8220;Tiger&#8221; Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American <a title=\"Professional golfer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_golfer\">professional golfer<\/a>. He is tied for first in <a title=\"List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_golfers_with_most_PGA_Tour_wins\">PGA Tour wins<\/a>, ranks second in <a title=\"List of men's major championships winning golfers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_men%27s_major_championships_winning_golfers\">men&#8217;s major championships<\/a>, and holds <a title=\"List of career achievements by Tiger Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_career_achievements_by_Tiger_Woods\">numerous golf records<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_Woods#cite_note-6\">[5]<\/a><\/sup> 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 <a title=\"World Golf Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Golf_Hall_of_Fame\">World Golf Hall of Fame<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>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 <a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour\">PGA Tour<\/a> events in addition to his first major, the <a title=\"1997 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Masters_Tournament\">1997 Masters<\/a>, which he won by 12 strokes in a record-breaking performance. He reached <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"List of World Number One male golfers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_World_Number_One_male_golfers\">number one<\/a> in the <a title=\"Official World Golf Ranking\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Official_World_Golf_Ranking\">world rankings<\/a> 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&#8217;s major championships.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The next decade of Woods&#8217; 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 <a title=\"Tour Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tour_Championship\">Tour Championship<\/a> in September 2018 and his first major in 11 years at the <a title=\"2019 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_Masters_Tournament\">2019 Masters<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>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 <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> a record 11 times and has won the <a title=\"Vardon Trophy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vardon_Trophy\">Byron Nelson Award<\/a> for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times. Woods has the record of leading the <a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour#Money_winners_and_most_wins_leaders\">money list<\/a> in ten different seasons. He has won 15 professional <a title=\"Men's major golf championships\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Men%27s_major_golf_championships\">major golf championships<\/a> (trailing only <a title=\"Jack Nicklaus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Nicklaus\">Jack Nicklaus<\/a>, who leads with 18) and 82 <a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour\">PGA Tour<\/a> events (tied for first all time with <a title=\"Sam Snead\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Snead\">Sam Snead<\/a>).<sup id=\"cite_ref-15\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Woods leads all active golfers in career major wins and career PGA Tour wins. Woods is the fifth (after <a title=\"Gene Sarazen\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gene_Sarazen\">Gene Sarazen<\/a>, <a title=\"Ben Hogan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Hogan\">Ben Hogan<\/a>, <a title=\"Gary Player\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gary_Player\">Gary Player<\/a> and <a title=\"Jack Nicklaus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Nicklaus\">Jack Nicklaus<\/a>) player to achieve the career <a title=\"Grand Slam (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Slam_(golf)\">Grand Slam<\/a>, and the youngest to do so. He is also the second golfer (after Nicklaus) to achieve a career Grand Slam three times.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Woods has won 18 <a title=\"World Golf Championships\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Golf_Championships\">World Golf Championships<\/a>. He was also part of the American winning team for the <a title=\"1999 Ryder Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1999_Ryder_Cup\">1999 Ryder Cup<\/a>. In May 2019, Woods was awarded the <a title=\"Presidential Medal of Freedom\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom\">Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/a> by <a title=\"Donald Trump\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donald_Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, the fourth golfer to receive the honor.<sup id=\"cite_ref-16\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caas-body-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"caas-body-content\">\n<div class=\"caas-body-inner-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"caas-body-section\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"s-0\" class=\"caas-carousel caas-cover\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Slideshow\" data-cycle=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caas-img-container\">\n<div class=\"caas-carousel-slides\">\n<div class=\"caas-carousel-slide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caas-carousel-slide\">\n<figure class=\"caas-carousel-figure\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"SLIDE 2 of 3, FILE - In this Oct. 6, 1996, file photo, Tiger Woods reacts to the crowd on the 18th green at TPC at Summerlin after shooting a 27-under-par during the Las Vegas Invitational golf tournament in Las Vegas. Twenty-five years ago this week Woods won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Las Vegas Invitational, changing golf forever. (AP Photo\/Lennox McLendon, File)\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/UL3le1EZLVy9ObWCzgxgpw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTg0NDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/Fdt57HuG75_vucC00_.oBA--~B\/aD0xODAwO3c9MTUwNDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ap.org\/c9c77e12c2e18972e03dfa08219dd40d\" alt=\"FILE - In this Oct. 6, 1996, file photo, Tiger Woods reacts to the crowd on the 18th green at TPC at Summerlin after shooting a 27-under-par during the Las Vegas Invitational golf tournament in Las Vegas. Twenty-five years ago this week Woods won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Las Vegas Invitational, changing golf forever. (AP Photo\/Lennox McLendon, File)\" data-headline=\"Tom Dahlberg Tigers First Golf\" data-caas-lazy-oading-init=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/figure>\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><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.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"footer-container\" class=\"footer-container--\" role=\"complementary\">\n<footer class=\"site-footer\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n<div class=\"row-container--contact-newsletter\">\n<div class=\"row collapse site-footer__contact-newsletter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caas-carousel-slide\">\n<figure class=\"caas-carousel-figure\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"SLIDE 3 of 3, FILE - In this Oct. 6, 1996, file photo, rookie pro golfer Tiger Woods smiles after receiving a check and trophy for winning the Las Vegas Invitational golf tournament at TPC at Summerlin in Las Vegas. Twenty-five years ago this week Woods won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Las Vegas Invitational, changing golf forever. (AP Photo\/Lennox McLendon, File)\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.EtExszz2A4AisZsXClLzw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTYzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/wtokh_I7.iHguZuAqzGm0A--~B\/aD0xNjMyO3c9MTgwMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ap.org\/260d3403de7cf7d7c07b13d3ad9f4860\" alt=\"FILE - In this Oct. 6, 1996, file photo, rookie pro golfer Tiger Woods smiles after receiving a check and trophy for winning the Las Vegas Invitational golf tournament at TPC at Summerlin in Las Vegas. Twenty-five years ago this week Woods won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Las Vegas Invitational, changing golf forever. (AP Photo\/Lennox McLendon, File)\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.EtExszz2A4AisZsXClLzw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTYzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/wtokh_I7.iHguZuAqzGm0A--~B\/aD0xNjMyO3c9MTgwMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ap.org\/260d3403de7cf7d7c07b13d3ad9f4860\" data-headline=\"Tom Dahlberg Tigers First Golf\" data-caas-lazy-oading-init=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description collapsed\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-id=\"s-0\">\n<h2><strong>Column: Tiger Woods brings it home, a quarter century later<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>In this Oct. 6, 1996, Tiger Woods, center, poses with Ballys&#8217; Jubilee dancers Windi See, left, and Gracie Martinez after winning his first pro golf tournament at the Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas. Twenty-five years ago this week Woods won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Las Vegas Invitational, changing golf forever.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caas-share-section xray-side-rail\">\n<div class=\"caas-share-buttons\">\n<div class=\"caas-xray-wrapper caas-xray-wrapper-type-pills caas-xray-wrapper-position-left\">\n<div class=\"caas-xray-pills-container\">\n<div class=\"caas-xray-pills-list-wrapper\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13233\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiger-woods-college-56c5f4a15f9b58e9f335660a-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiger-woods-college-56c5f4a15f9b58e9f335660a-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiger-woods-college-56c5f4a15f9b58e9f335660a-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiger-woods-college-56c5f4a15f9b58e9f335660a-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiger-woods-college-56c5f4a15f9b58e9f335660a-1080x728.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caas-body\">\n<p><strong>LAS VEGAS (AP) \u2014 Davis Love III was in contention, as if anyone cared. He played before a handful of mostly silent fans who couldn\u2019t 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBring it on home Mr. Woods,\u201d 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTiger, Tiger, Tiger,\u201d they chanted as they strained, jostling one another to get a glimpse of the greatness to come.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It was 25 years ago this week, and golf was about to change forever.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>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 \u201cHello, world\u201d campaign by Nike that made him a millionaire before he ever hit a shot for pay.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tigermania was brewing but Woods hadn\u2019t really had his official coming out party yet. That would require a win, something he hadn\u2019t been able to do in four tournaments since making his pro debut in Milwaukee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>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\u2019s fellow pros were a little miffed at the attention given a player not even able to gamble legally in the city\u2019s casinos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"caas-content-body\">\n<div id=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"module-article\">\n<div id=\"caas-art-8075f00b-0187-31a1-ae6f-6a3bbd0beebe\" class=\"caas caas-cc enableInArticleAd enableSlideShowKV enableVideoDocking enableVideoThirtyView enableXrayNcp enableXrayNcpV2SalienceMerge enableXrayPeopleEntities enableXrayTopicEntities enableXrayYctCoronavirusEntities enableYivConsumerTag outStream slideshowv2 videoDetection news caas-click-attached\" data-assets=\"[]\" data-cobrandname=\"\" data-device=\"desktop\" data-i18n=\"{&quot;{0} min&quot;:&quot;{0} min&quot;,&quot;{0} min read&quot;:&quot;{0} min read&quot;,&quot;{0} mins read&quot;:&quot;{0} mins read&quot;,&quot;{0} Views&quot;:&quot;{0} Views&quot;,&quot;{0} followers&quot;:&quot;{0} followers&quot;,&quot;{0} symbols&quot;:&quot;{0} symbols&quot;,&quot;360_TITLE&quot;:&quot;The 360&quot;,&quot;Ad&quot;:&quot;Ad&quot;,&quot;AD_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT&quot;:&quot;Advertisement&quot;,&quot;AND&quot;:&quot;and&quot;,&quot;AR_INLINE_FALLBACK&quot;:&quot;This story has augmented reality! 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Not Fred Funk. Certainly not Ronnie Black, who held the final round lead and will forever hold a historical footnote in golf.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I was following Woods as he moved into contention, covering the tournament for The Associated Press. He would shoot 63 in the second round, despite a second shot from well right of the 16th fairway that went into the water on the par-5 hole.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He yelled a profanity to no one in particular as he watched the ball disappear.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a sign of things to come, Woods simply overpowered the TPC Summerlin course on the weekend. He eagled the third hole in his final round, and on the ninth hit a 6-iron into green of the par-5 hole while playing partner Keith Fergus hit two drivers and was still short.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fans had never seen anything like it before. Woods was crushing drives into places his fellow competitors didn&#8217;t even have on their yardage books.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A new era in golf had suddenly arrived. The fans didn&#8217;t need any encouragement to hop aboard.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As Woods surged into the lead on the back nine Sunday, I walked just behind him, taking in scenes unlike any I had ever seen in golf. Polite applause had been replaced by raucous yelling and fans ran after each shot toward the next, trying to get in position for a glimpse of the young phenom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A 12-foot birdie putt tied Woods for the lead on the par-3 14th hole, and as we walked to the 15th tee, the ropes could barely contain people who reached out to touch Woods or plead for him to toss a golf ball.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCan\u2019t you see we got a little something going here?\u201d caddie Mike \u201cFluff\u201d Cowan admonished one overly eager fan who demanded Woods\u2019 ball as the scrum moved to the 15th tee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Woods and Love would need extra holes to settle things on this day, but the coronation of Woods would not wait any longer. After hitting an iron safely on the green on the first playoff hole, he watched as Love airmailed his short iron into the back bunker. When Love couldn\u2019t get it up and down, Woods had the first of what would become 82 PGA Tour wins.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The win paid $297,000, and came with a Masters invitation for 1997. Woods posed on the 18th green with two scantily clad showgirls and the oversized check, with no hint of the scandalous things that would forever link him to Las Vegas later in his career.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s been an unbelievable experience,\u2033 Woods said. \u201dIt\u2019s just like winning the Amateur, though. I really can\u2019t say what it means until I think about it more.\u2033<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Six months later, Woods won his first green jacket in a runaway, his first of what would be 15 major championship wins. He would go on to become the greatest player of his time, and arguably the greatest of any time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It all started when he hit the jackpot in Las Vegas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiger Woods seen at son\u2019s event, golf club in hand Well, the question of when and if he returns to competition\u00a0is still very much up in the air, but Woods&#8217; faithful now has\u00a0another sign that a comeback may be\u00a0looming.A photo that was posted to Twitter shows the 15-time major champion\u00a0watching his son on the range\u00a0at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2405,11,8,1314,2432,1456,1156,110,2416,13,2404,2406,14,104,1,12,7,9,10],"tags":[3898,4804,16,3138],"class_list":["post-22596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-business","category-entertainment","category-global-business-entrepreneurs","category-global-gamers","category-global-news-updates-and-more","category-global-sports","category-golf-sports-news","category-hall-of-fame","category-health","category-high-school-sports","category-mbs-hss","category-most-commented","category-ncaa","category-news","category-scitech","category-sports","category-us","category-world","tag-1975-age-45-cypress","tag-california-height-6-ft-1-in-185-cm1-weight-185-lb-84-kg1-sporting-nationality-united-states-residence-jupiter-island","tag-tiger-woods","tag-tiger-woods-tiger-woods-in-may-2019-jpg-woods-at-the-white-house-in-may-2019-personal-information-full-name-eldrick-tont-woods-nickname-tiger-born-december-30","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}