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 Eldrick (Tiger) Woods became a
professional golfer in
the late summer of 1996 and has won big on the PGA
TOUR, including the 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005 Masters Tournaments, 1999
and 2000 PGA Championships, 2000 and 2002 U.S. Open Championships, and
2000 and 2005 British Open Championships. With his second Masters
victory in 2001, Tiger became the first person ever to hold all four
professional major championships at the same time. He is the career
victories leader among active players on the PGA TOUR, and is the
career money list leader.Tiger Woods won 11 tournaments in 2000, nine on the PGA TOUR, one on the PGA European Tour and the PGA Grand Slam. Tigers's nine PGA TOUR victories in 2000 equaled the fifth highest total ever and were the most since Sam Snead won 11 in 1950. He had eight PGA TOUR victories in 1999, and 11 victories worldwide while winning $7,681,625. In the year of 2000, Tiger Woods matched the record of Ben Hogan in 1953, winning three professional major championships in the same year. Hogan won the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. Tiger also became the first since Denny Shute in 1936-37 to win the PGA Championship in consecutive years. In winning the British Open, Tiger Woods became the youngest to complete the career Grand Slam of professional major championships and only the fifth ever to do so, following Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger also was the youngest Masters champion ever, at the age of 21 years, three months and 14 days, and was the first major championship winner of African or Asian heritage. Tiger
Woods Stats
Web Site: http://www.tigerwoods.com/ Born: December 30, 1975 Residence: Orlando, Fla. Wife: Elin (10/5/2004) Parents: Earl and Kultida High School: Western HS (Anaheim, Calif.) College: Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.) |
