TIGER WOODS BIO
Professional Golfer
Gillette Champion
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- Check out Tiger's Web site and learn about the Tiger Woods Foundation.
- ABOUT TIGER:
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- Date of Birth: December 30, 1975
- Place of Birth: Cypress, California
- Weight: 185 lb.
- Height: 6'1''
- College: Stanford University
- Current Residence: Orlando, Florida
- AMATEUR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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- Won the U.S. Junior Amateur, in 1991, at the age of 15 (youngest ever)
- Holds six Junior World Championships
- Won the U.S. Amateur, in 1994, at the age of 18 (youngest ever)
- PROFESSIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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- Made professional debut, in 1996, at the Greater Milwaukee Open
- Named PGA Rookie of the Year in 1996
- Reached number one in the world, at the age of 21 years, 24 weeks (youngest ever)
- Achieved distinction of being the first golfer to ever hold all four professional major championships at once
- Won three professional major championships in the same year (only the second golfer ever to do so)
- Owns 76 tournament victories
- Holds record for most career victories (56)
- PROFESSIONAL MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS:
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- Won the Masters four times (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005)
- Won the PGA Championship four times (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007)
- Won the U.S. Open twice (2000, 2002)
- Won the British Open three times (2000, 2005, 2006)
- ACCOLADES:
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- Named the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year twice (1996, 2000)
- Voted the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year four times (1997, 1999, 2000, 2006)
- Named the Player of the Year by the PGA Tour eight times (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
- Selected—along with Roger Federer and Thierry Henry—to be part of the Gillette Champions program (2007)
- OFF THE COURSE:
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- Enjoys working out, boating, scuba diving and car racing
- Designing his first golf course, in the United Arab Emirates (which is slated to be a 7,700 yard, par 72 course)
- Established the Tiger Woods Foundation in 1996—an organization that has reached more than 10 million young people through educational and character-development programs