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Tiger Woods Timeline

1975

Born Eldrick T. Woods on Dec. 30 in Southern California to Earl Woods, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, and Kultida, a native of Thailand. Given the nickname “Tiger” after Earl's friend Vuong Dang Phong, a Vietnamese soldier with the same nickname.

1976

Six Months Old

Sees his father hitting golf balls into a net and begins to imitate his swing.

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1978

Age 2

Appears on the Mike Douglas Show and putts against comedian Bob Hope.

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1979

Age 3

Shoots a 48 over nine holes at the Navy Golf Club in Cypress, Calif.

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1981

Age 5

Appears in Golf Digest magazine and on ABC's That's Incredible.

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1984

Age 8

Wins the Optimist International Junior Championship. He would repeat this win at age 9, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

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1991

Age 15

Becomes the youngest U.S. Junior Amateur Champion in golf history. Voted Southern California Amateur Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. Also voted Golf Digest Amateur Player of the Year.

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1992

Age 16

Successfully defends ti

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Tiger Woods

American professional golfer (born 1975)

For other uses, see Tiger Woods (disambiguation).

Tiger Woods

Woods at the White House in 2019

Full nameEldrick Tont Woods
NicknameTiger
Born (1975-12-30) December 30, 1975 (age 49)
Cypress, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight185 lb (84 kg)[1]
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceJupiter Island, Florida, U.S.
Spouse

Elin Nordegren

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(m. 2004; div. 2010)​
Children2
CollegeStanford University
(two years)
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s)PGA Tour (joined 1996)
Professional wins110[a]
Highest ranking1 (June 15, 1997)[2]
(683 weeks)
PGA Tour82 (Tied-1st all-time)
European Tour41 (3rd all-time)[b]
Japan Golf Tour3
Asian Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia3
Other17
Masters TournamentWon: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019
PGA Champ
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Tiger Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 shots.  (George Frey)

Tiger Woods Timeline – Major steps

August 15, 1999 – Wins PGA championship.
June 18, 2000 – Wins U.S. Open by 15 shots (right), the largest margin in US Open history.
July 23, 2000 – Wins Open Championship.
September 14, 2000 – His five-year endorsement contract with Nike is worth an estimated $85 million, making it the richest endorsement contract in sports history.
June 16, 2002 – Wins his second U.S. Open.
December 8, 2003 – Named PGA Player of the Year for the fifth straight year.
2004 – Woods earns $86.3 million, $80 million of which comes from endorsement deals.
May 13, 2005 – Misses cut at Byron Nelson Championship. It is the first time since 1998 that Woods fails to make the weekend.
November 23, 2005 – Wins PGA Grand Slam of Golf for a record-breaking sixth time.
May 3, 2006 – Earl Woods dies of prostate cancer.
July 23, 2006 – Wins third British Open.
August 20, 2006 – Wins third PGA Cham

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