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Tiger Woods
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest players of all time.
Woods is tied for first in PGA Tour wins alongside Sam Snead with 82 victories.
He has won 15 major championships, which is second to Jack Nicklaus who has claimed 18.
Those major victories are made up of:
- Masters: , , , ,
- PGA Championship: , , ,
- U.S. Open: , ,
- The Open Championship: , ,
Woods has also won 41 times on the European Tour and holds numerous golf records following his outstanding junior, college and amateur golf career.
Early career
He turned professional in at the age of 20. This was also when he signed with Nike.
Woods left the swoosh in December and created his own line called Sun Day Red in partnership with TaylorMade
As of , Forbes estimated that Woods' net worth had reached $bn.
Parents
Woods was born on 30 December to Earl and Kultida "Tida" Woods.
Woods is an only child but he has two half-brothers and a half-sister from his father's first marriage.
His father Earl was a U.S. Army officer and a veteran of the Vietnam war. He died on 3 May
Earl was in love with the game of golf and took a mass
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| Full name | Eldrick Tont Woods | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Tiger | ||||||||||
| Born | () December 30, (age 49) Cypress, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in | ||||||||||
| Weight | lb | ||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||
| Residence | Jupiter Island, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||
| College | Stanford University (two years) | ||||||||||
| Turned professional | |||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (joined ) | ||||||||||
| Professional wins | |||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
| PGA Tour | 82 (Tied-1st all-time) | ||||||||||
| European Tour | 41 (3rd all-time) | ||||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 | ||||||||||
| Asian Tour | 2 | ||||||||||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 3 | ||||||||||
| Other | 17 | ||||||||||
| Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 15) | |||||||||||
| The Masters Tournament | Won: , , , , | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | Won: , , | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | Won: , , | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | Won: , , , | ||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||
| World Golf Hall of Fame | |||||||||||
| Haskins Award | |||||||||||
| PGA Tour Rookie of the Year | |||||||||||
| PGA Tour money list winner | , , , , , , , , , | ||||||||||
| PGA Tour Player of the Year | , , , , , , , , , , | ||||||||||
| PGA Player of the Year | , , , , , , , , , , | ||||||||||
| Byron Nelson Award | , , , , , , , , | ||||||||||
| Vardon Trophy | , , , , , , , , | ||||||||||
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