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The Greatest Professional Golfer of All Time
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont Woods (born December 30, 1975), better known as Tiger Woods, is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1, he was the highest-paid professional athlete in 2008, having earned an estimated $110 million from winnings and endorsements.
Woods has won 14 professional major golf championships, the second highest of any male player, and 71 PGA Tour events, third all time. He has more career major wins and career PGA Tour wins than any other active golfer. He is the youngest player to achieve the career Grand Slam, and the youngest and fastest to win 50 tournaments on tour. Additionally, Woods is only the second golfer to have achieved a career grand slam three times along with Jack Nicklaus. Woods has won 16 World Golf Championships and has won at least one event each of the 11 years they have been in existence.
Woods has held the number one position in the world rankings for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks. He has been awarded PGA Player of the Year a record ten times, the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times, and has the record of leading the money list in nine different seasons.
On December 11, 2009, Woods announced he would take an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage after he admitted infidelity. His multiple infidelities were revealed by over a dozen mistresses, through many worldwide media sources.
Woods has won 14 professional major golf championships, the second highest of any male player, and 71 PGA Tour events, third all time. He has more career major wins and career PGA Tour wins than any other active golfer. He is the youngest player to achieve the career Grand Slam, and the youngest and fastest to win 50 tournaments on tour. Additionally, Woods is only the second golfer to have achieved a career grand slam three times along with Jack Nicklaus. Woods has won 16 World Golf Championships and has won at least one event each of the 11 years they have been in existence.
Woods has held the number one position in the world rankings for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks. He has been awarded PGA Player of the Year a record ten times, the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times, and has the record of leading the money list in nine different seasons.
On December 11, 2009, Woods announced he would take an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage after he admitted infidelity. His multiple infidelities were revealed by over a dozen mistresses, through many worldwide media sources.
Tiger Woods Rise to Success
The extraordinary journey Tiger Woods has taken to become where he is. is properly the most fabulous tale of how a talented younger become the most famous sportsman of all time. It has been tabulated that Tiger Woods was swinging and golf club before has was even able to walk. He father, Earl Woods, who was the most influential person in Woods life, knew that even at this young age, his son was destined for greatness. Whilst growing up, Tiger was taught the basics of golf from his father at their local golf course in Cypress, California, USA. As a junior Tiger was a very talented golfer and first broke 80 before he was 12. Tiger has told the media, that he use to compete with his father every time they played a round of golf and that was the sole reason has Tiger became so hungry to become a professional golfer.
By the time Tiger was 15, he almost won every golf tournament he entered. These accomplishments and tournament victories were aided with the precision guidance of his late father Earl. For many years during Tiger's junior career, he was bombarded with golf scholarships and incentives by golfing academies and sponsors, but were denied, as Tiger wanted to train under his fathers watchful eye. Tiger's junior career yielded an illustrious record number of tournament wins and accolades which have only been recently broken by the rising American golfing sensation, Anthony Kim.
Tiger Woods Biography
Tiger Woods is the greatest ever golfer ever seen since the birth of golf in the early 1400's. His superlative skills and professionalism towards the game of golf are second to none. This biography article will discuss Tiger Woods career, from the early days to his most prominent successes as a professional golfers.
Born Eldrick Tont Woods on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California, USA, as the only child of an African-American Army officer father and a Taiwanese mother. His father began calling Woods by the nickname "Tiger" in honor of a fellow soldier and friend who had the same moniker.
Woods learned to play golf as a child, inspired by his fathers love of the game. His father, Earl Woods, served as his teacher and mentor. Around the age of eight, Woods had become extremely proficient at the game, which he enjoyed dearly, showing off his skills on such television shows as Good Morning America.
He studied at Stanford University, and won a number of U.S. amateur golf titles before turning professional in 1996. Woods shot to fame after winning the U.S. Masters at Augusta in July, 1997 with a record score of 270 at the age of 21. Woods was the youngest man to earn the prestigious title, and the first African-American to accomplish this feat.
In his first appearance at the British Open later that year, Woods tied the course record of 64 under par. The next few years brought even more successes, including four US PGA titles, three U.S. Open wins, U.S. Masters wins and three Open Championship wins.
In the year of 2003. Woods' won five PGA tournaments, some include the Buick Invitational and the Western Open. The next year, Woods won one official PGA Tour championship. While he may have had some challenges on the course, his personal life was running smoothly. Woods married his longtime girlfriend Elin Nordegren, a Swedish supermodel, in the fall of 2004.
Returning to dominate the sport, he won six championships in 2005 and was voted the PGA Tour Player of Year for the seventh time in nine years.
Woods experienced a great personal loss in 2006. His father, Earl, died in May after battling prostate cancer. Woods remarked on his website at the time, "My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply." Despite his grief, Woods returned to golf and won several events, including the PGA championship and the British Open.
The next season was marked by many wins personally and professionally. His wife gave birth to the couple's first child, Sam Alexis Woods, in June, 2007. After taking some time off to welcome his daughter, he won the US PGA Championship and the World Golf Championship in August 2007.
The next month, Woods' winning ways continued, garnering the top spot at the BMW Championship and The Tour Championship. He was named Player of the Year by the other participants in the PGA Tour and won his eighth Arnold Palmer Award for being the lead money earner on the tour.
Woods won the U.S. Open in June, 2008, in a 19-hole playoff, overcoming sporadic pain in his left knee from arthroscopic surgery performed on April 15. Woods shot a par four on the first and only hole of sudden death while American Rocco Mediate, 45, settled for a bogey.
The sudden death duel at Torrey Pines in San Diego followed an 18-hole playoff, which saw the two finish at par. In that playoff, Woods led Mediate by three shots after the first ten holes. Mediate then birdied three of the next five holes and took the lead. But on the final hole, Woods birdied while Mediate shot par, forcing the sudden death playoff."I think this is probably the best ever," Woods said. "All things considered, I don't know how I ended up in this position, to be honest with you." The victory gave Woods his third U.S. Open championship and 14th major title. He's now just four behind the all-time record held by Jack Nicklaus.
Three days later, Woods announced he would miss the rest of the season because his left knee requires more reconstructive surgery. He also revealed he suffered a double stress fracture in his left tibia two weeks before the U.S. Open tournament, ignoring doctors' advice to take six weeks off to let it heal.
Woods and his wife announced September 2, 2008, that they were expecting their second child in late winter. "Elin is feeling great and we are both thrilled," Woods said on his Web site. "While my injury has been disappointing and frustrating, it has allowed me to spend a lot of time watching Sam grow. I can't begin to tell you how rewarding it is being a dad and spending time with her and Elin." The couple welcomed baby boy Charlie Axel Woods on February 8, 2009.
Several weeks later, on February 25, 2009, Woods returned to the green in the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson, Arizona. Woods played against South African golfer Tim Clark, losing 4 to 2 in his first tournament since his injury. In June of 2009, Woods competed again in the U.S. Open. After putting a four-over-par in the first round, Woods quickly fell out of contention for the win.
Born Eldrick Tont Woods on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California, USA, as the only child of an African-American Army officer father and a Taiwanese mother. His father began calling Woods by the nickname "Tiger" in honor of a fellow soldier and friend who had the same moniker.
Woods learned to play golf as a child, inspired by his fathers love of the game. His father, Earl Woods, served as his teacher and mentor. Around the age of eight, Woods had become extremely proficient at the game, which he enjoyed dearly, showing off his skills on such television shows as Good Morning America.
He studied at Stanford University, and won a number of U.S. amateur golf titles before turning professional in 1996. Woods shot to fame after winning the U.S. Masters at Augusta in July, 1997 with a record score of 270 at the age of 21. Woods was the youngest man to earn the prestigious title, and the first African-American to accomplish this feat.
In his first appearance at the British Open later that year, Woods tied the course record of 64 under par. The next few years brought even more successes, including four US PGA titles, three U.S. Open wins, U.S. Masters wins and three Open Championship wins.
In the year of 2003. Woods' won five PGA tournaments, some include the Buick Invitational and the Western Open. The next year, Woods won one official PGA Tour championship. While he may have had some challenges on the course, his personal life was running smoothly. Woods married his longtime girlfriend Elin Nordegren, a Swedish supermodel, in the fall of 2004.
Returning to dominate the sport, he won six championships in 2005 and was voted the PGA Tour Player of Year for the seventh time in nine years.
Woods experienced a great personal loss in 2006. His father, Earl, died in May after battling prostate cancer. Woods remarked on his website at the time, "My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply." Despite his grief, Woods returned to golf and won several events, including the PGA championship and the British Open.
The next season was marked by many wins personally and professionally. His wife gave birth to the couple's first child, Sam Alexis Woods, in June, 2007. After taking some time off to welcome his daughter, he won the US PGA Championship and the World Golf Championship in August 2007.
The next month, Woods' winning ways continued, garnering the top spot at the BMW Championship and The Tour Championship. He was named Player of the Year by the other participants in the PGA Tour and won his eighth Arnold Palmer Award for being the lead money earner on the tour.
Woods won the U.S. Open in June, 2008, in a 19-hole playoff, overcoming sporadic pain in his left knee from arthroscopic surgery performed on April 15. Woods shot a par four on the first and only hole of sudden death while American Rocco Mediate, 45, settled for a bogey.
The sudden death duel at Torrey Pines in San Diego followed an 18-hole playoff, which saw the two finish at par. In that playoff, Woods led Mediate by three shots after the first ten holes. Mediate then birdied three of the next five holes and took the lead. But on the final hole, Woods birdied while Mediate shot par, forcing the sudden death playoff."I think this is probably the best ever," Woods said. "All things considered, I don't know how I ended up in this position, to be honest with you." The victory gave Woods his third U.S. Open championship and 14th major title. He's now just four behind the all-time record held by Jack Nicklaus.
Three days later, Woods announced he would miss the rest of the season because his left knee requires more reconstructive surgery. He also revealed he suffered a double stress fracture in his left tibia two weeks before the U.S. Open tournament, ignoring doctors' advice to take six weeks off to let it heal.
Woods and his wife announced September 2, 2008, that they were expecting their second child in late winter. "Elin is feeling great and we are both thrilled," Woods said on his Web site. "While my injury has been disappointing and frustrating, it has allowed me to spend a lot of time watching Sam grow. I can't begin to tell you how rewarding it is being a dad and spending time with her and Elin." The couple welcomed baby boy Charlie Axel Woods on February 8, 2009.
Several weeks later, on February 25, 2009, Woods returned to the green in the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson, Arizona. Woods played against South African golfer Tim Clark, losing 4 to 2 in his first tournament since his injury. In June of 2009, Woods competed again in the U.S. Open. After putting a four-over-par in the first round, Woods quickly fell out of contention for the win.
