Tiger (Eldrick) Woods, born December 30, 1975, is a professional golfer and entrepreneur.Since turning pro in 1996, Tiger has built an unprecedented competitive career.
His achievements on the course – 106 global victories and 15 majors – mirrored his success off the course.Woods is the founder and CEO of TGR.
TGR is a multi-brand company comprised of its various businesses and charities, including golf course design firm TGR Design; TGR Foundation, a charitable foundation; TGR Live, an event production company; and The Woods Jupiter, an upscale sports restaurant.
He has 82 PGA TOUR wins, tied with Sam Snead for the all-time record. His major victories include five Masters, four PGA Championships, three US Opens and three British Opens.
With his second major win in 2001, Tiger became the first golfer to win all four majors simultaneously.
2000 British Open St. With the win at Andrews, Woods became the youngest player to win a career Grand Slam at a professional championship.
championships and only the fifth to do so after Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger was also the youngest ever Masters champion at the age of 21 years, three months and 14 days, and was the first major championship winner of African or Asian heritage.
The 2000 US Open and 2001 Masters victories came by record margins of 15 and 12 strokes, respectively.
He is the career wins leader and career money leader among active players on the PGA TOUR.Despite being out of action for most of 2016, entrepreneur and philanthropist Woods made major news. In February, Anaheim-based TGR Learning Lab celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Satellite facilities are now located in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Stuart, Florida. Eight months later in October, the Tiger Woods Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala event at the New York Public Library featuring Woods and Nike’s Phil Knight.
The Forest Jupiter celebrated its first anniversary – the restaurant opened in August 2015 – and TGR Design’s Bluejack National Course outside Houston, Texas, was named Best New Private Course by both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine/Sports Illustrated.
Tiger is a boy. Earl Woods, retired lieutenant colonel of the American army, and his wife, Kultida, who is originally from Thailand. He was nicknamed Tiger after Vuong Dang Phong, a Vietnamese soldier and friend of his father, who was also nicknamed by his father.He grew up in Cypress, California.
He became interested in golf at the age of six months, watching his father hit golf balls into the net and imitating his swing. He appeared on the Mike Douglas Show at the age of 2 with Bob Hope.
He shot a 48 over nine holes at age 3 and was in Golf Digest at age 5.Tiger played his first professional tournament in 1992, at age 16, at the Los Angeles Open, making a cut and a tie in 36 holes. 34th place in the 1994 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in Thailand.
He entered Stanford University in 1994 and won 10 collegiate matches in two years, including an NCAA title.Woods compiled one of the most impressive amateur records in golf history. He won six USGA National Championships before turning pro on August 27, 1996.
He ended his amateur career by winning an unprecedented third consecutive US Amateur title and a record 18 consecutive victories. the match is won..
