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Eldrick Tont " Tiger " Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. [4] Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and is one of the most famous athletes in modern history. [4]
Woods has won 15 majors, second all time behind Jack Nicklaus' 18. Woods is 14–1 when going into the final round of a major with at least a share of the lead. Woods scoring average in 2000 is the lowest in PGA Tour history, both adjusted, 67.79, and unadjusted, 68.17. [1] Woods has the lowest career scoring average in PGA Tour history.
1996–1998: Early years and first major win. Woods giving a driving demonstration aboard the USS George Washington. With the announcement "Hello, World." Tiger Woods became a professional golfer in August 1996 and signed endorsement deals worth $40 million from Nike, Inc. and $20 million from Titleist. [1] [2] These endorsement contracts were ...
Nordegren took a job in Champagne, a Stockholm clothing store, where she met Mia Parnevik, wife of Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik, who hired Nordegren as the au pair to their children, the job requiring her to move full-time to the U.S. [10] Tiger Woods was introduced to her during the 2001 Open Championship.
List of world number one male golfers. Tiger Woods, the record holder of most weeks spent as world No. 1. The following is a list of golfers who have been top of the Official World Golf Ranking (originally known as the Sony Ranking), since the rankings started on April 6, 1986. As of August 11, 2024, Scottie Scheffler is the number one ranked ...
Earl Woods. Earl Dennison Woods (March 5, 1932 – May 3, 2006) was the father of American professional golfer Tiger Woods. Woods started his son in golf at a very early age and coached him exclusively over his first years in the sport. He later published two books about the process.
Steve Williams MNZM (born 29 December 1963) is a New Zealander who has served as a caddie for several top professional golfers, most recently with Jason Day. Williams is best known for having served as Tiger Woods ' caddie from 1999 to 2011. Woods was the top- ranked golfer in the world for much of Williams' tenure as his caddie.
Woods competed in other events that were tour-sanctioned, earned unofficial money, and earned OWGR points. These were: 1998 Cisco World Match Play Championship (2nd place, US$150,000) 1998 Million Dollar Challenge (2nd place, US$250,000) All World Challenge events beginning in 2010.