Tiger Woods is an American professional golfer who is generally considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Woods was indeed the world's first athlete to earn over a billion dollars in his career, after accounting for the $10 million bonus Woods received for the FedEx Cup title. He is famous for his long drives that had a large impact in the world. He is the highest annual earnings for an athlete.
Neck pain will not stop Woods
Woods has admitted his recent neck injury is caused by fourth back surgery. He said that he won't be let down by the pain and building the scores in the Players Championships. He withdraws the Arnold Palmer Invitational due to neck surgery. Despite the pain, he is willing to play his best winning and he can manage the pain sufficiently to remain competitive. Woods also admitted that the pain is affecting his setup, backswing, and swing. His back surgery does not give him to sit quietly, he needs to have some movement in order to fully heal.
Early Life, Nationality, Birthday, Ethnicity, Education, Family, Siblings, Wikipedia of Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods was born in Cypress, California and only child of father Earl Woods and mother Kultida "Tida" Woods. His real name is EldrickTont "Tiger" Woods. His present age is 43 years old but as of 2020, he will be celebrating his 44 birthday. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is African-American Asian. Although he is an only child he has his half sister and brother from father previous marriage. They are half brother Earl Jr. and Kevin Woods and sister Royce Woods. His religion is Christianity but he also practices Buddhism. His sun sign is Capricorn. Other information about his early life will be updated soon.
About his education, he attended Western High School, Anaheim, California and he also attended Stanford University.
Body Measurement of Tiger Woods
Woods is very handsome and have a dashing body. His height is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weight is 84 kg. His bicep size is 14 inches and waist size is 33 inches. His shoe size is 11. HIs hair color is black. Other information regarding his body measurement will be updated soon.
Career Highlights of Tiger Woods
Amateur career
- In 1978, Tiger put against comedian Bob Hope in a television appearance on The Mike Douglas Show.
- At age five, he appeared in Golf Digest and on ABC's That's Incredible!.
- In 1984 at the age of eight, he won the 9–10 boys' event, the youngest age group available, at the Junior World Golf Championships.
- He went on to win the Junior World Championships six times, including four consecutive wins from 1988 to 1991.
- When Woods was 13 years old, he played in the 1989 Big I, which was his first major national junior tournament.
- He was 15-years-old and a student at Western High School in Anaheim when he became the youngest U.S. Junior Amateur champion; this was a record that stood until it was broken by Jim Liu in 2010.
- College career
- In 1994, at the TPC at Sawgrass in Florida, he became the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship, a record he held until 2008 when it was broken by Danny Lee.
- In 1995, he successfully defended his U.S. Amateur title at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island.
- At age 19, Woods participated in his first PGA Tour major, the 1995 Masters, and tied for 41st as the only amateur to make the cut.
Professional Career
- At age 20 in 1996, he became the first golfer to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles and won the NCAA individual golf championship. In winning the silver medal as leading amateur at The Open Championship, he tied the record for an amateur aggregate score of 281.
- In 1997, he won his first major, the Masters, in record-breaking fashion and became the tournament's youngest winner at age 21.
- In 2000, He won six consecutive events on the PGA Tour, which was the longest winning streak since Ben Hogan did it in 1948.
- At the end of 2000, he had won nine of the twenty PGA Tour events he entered and had broken the record for lowest scoring average in tour history.
- He began dominantly in 2006, winning his first two PGA tournaments but failing to capture his fifth Master's championship in April.
- His comeback included a spectacular performance at the 2009 Presidents Cup, but he failed to win a major, the first year since 2004 that he had not done so.
- He returned to competition in April at the 2010 Masters, where he finished tied for fourth place.
- In 2013, he won the Farmers Insurance Open by four shots for his 75th PGA Tour win.
- During the 2013 Masters, he faced disqualification after unwittingly admitting in a post-round interview with ESPN that he had taken an illegal drop on the par-5 15th hole when his third shot had bounced off the pin and into the water.
- His back problems continued to hinder him in 2017, as he missed the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open in January, and pulled out of a European Tour event in Dubai.
- On Sunday, March 11, 2018, he finished one-shot back and tied for second at the Valspar Championship in Florida, his first top-five finish on the PGA Tour since 2013.
- He got back in the winner's circle for the 80th time in his PGA Tour career on September 23, 2018, when he won the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club for the second time, and that tournament for the third time.
Awards of Tiger Woods
Woods had won many awards over the year. Some of the awards is most consecutive US Amateur golf titles, most US PGA Tour tournament wins in the modern era, lowest score under par in the Open golf championships, most awards for Professional Golfers' Association Tour Player of the Year, youngest winner of the golf US Masters, highest career earnings on the US Professional Golfers' Association Tour, largest margin of victory in the golf US Masters, largest margin of victory in a golf major championships, most wins of the PGA Player of the Year award, most consecutive golf Major tournaments won, highest annual earnings for a golfer, longest golf drive on the PGA Tour, longest drive in Tiger Woods PGA Tour, world Cup - Lowest individual score, lowest total score in the golf US Masters, highest annual earnings for an athlete.
Married or Single or In A Relationship? Is He Gay Or Not?
He was married to Elin Nordegren. She was a Swedish former model. They are now divorced. then he dated many women. He recently broke his relation to Lindsey Vonn. We can assume that he is single now. His sexual orientation is straight. He is not gay.
Know About His Children:
Woods has two beautiful children with Elin Nordegren. His son's name is Sam Alexis Woods and Charlie Axel Woods.
Net Worth And Salary
Woods net worth is $740 million. And his salary is $50 million per year. He is very satisfied with playing golf. He gets brand endorsement and sponsorship as the main source of income.
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