Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975)[3][4] is an American professional golfer. His achievements, which include winning 70 tournaments on the PGA Tour, including 14 major championships, make him the best golfer of all time.
| Tiger Woods | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Eldrick Tont Woods |
| Nickname | Tiger |
| Born | December 30, 1975 Cypress, California |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in[1] |
| Weight | 185 lb[1] |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Jupiter Island, Florida |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| College | Stanford University (two years) |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (joined 1996) |
| Professional wins | 110[a] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 82 (Tied 1st all time) |
| European Tour | 41 (3rd all time)[b] |
| 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: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 2000, 2002, 2008 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 2000, 2005, 2006 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2021 (member page) |
| PGA Tour Rookie of the Year | 1996 |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 |
| PGA Tour leading money winner | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 |
| Vardon Trophy | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013 |
| Byron Nelson Award | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 |
| FedEx Cup Champion | 2007, 2009 |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom | 2019 |
Early life
changeWoods was born in Cypress, California. His parents Kultida (Tida) (born 1944) and Earl Woods (1932–2006). He is the only child of their marriage. He does have two half-brothers, Earl Jr. (born 1955) and Kevin (born 1957) and a half-sister, Royce (born 1958) from the 18-year marriage of Earl Woods and his first wife, Barbara Woods Gray.[5] Earl, a retired lieutenant colonel and Vietnam War veteran, was of mostly African-American, as well as Caucasian and possible Native American and Chinese ancestry.[6] Kultida (née Punsawad), originally from Thailand (where Earl had met her on a tour of duty in 1968), is of mixed Dutch, Chinese and Thai ancestry.[7]
He refers to his ethnic make-up as "Cablinasian" (a syllabic abbreviation he coined from Caucasian, Black, American Indian and Asian).[8]
Personal life
changeHe is brought up as a Buddhist from childhood.
On February 23, 2021, Woods was involved in a serious car accident in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.[9] He suffered from multiple leg injuries and had surgery for non-life threatening injuries.[9]
Notes
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tiger Woods – Profile". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ↑ 2009 European Tour Official Guide Section 4, p. 577 PDF 21. European Tour. Retrieved April 21, 2009. Archived January 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Sounes, Howard (2004). The Wicked Game: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and the Story of Modern Golf. Harper Collins. pp. 120–121, 293. ISBN 0-06-051386-1.
- ↑ Divorce decree August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ↑ His Father's Son: Earl and Tiger Woods, by Tom Callahan, 2010; The Wicked Game, by Howard Sounes, 2004
- ↑ Earl Woods. Telegraph (June 5, 2006). Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Earning His Stripes". AsianWeek. October 11, 1996. Archived from the original on January 16, 1998. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Woods stars on Oprah, says he's 'Cablinasian'". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Associated Press. April 23, 1997. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Porter, Kyle (February 23, 2021). "Tiger Woods involved in serious car wreck, pulled out with jaws of life with major damage to vehicle". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 23, 2021.