The Golf Player Tiger Woods
Personal informationFull name: Eldrick Tont Woods
Nickname: Tiger
Born: December 30, 1975 (age 34) Cypress, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality: United States
Residence: Windermere, Florida
Spouse: Elin Nordegren (2004–present)
Children: Sam Alexis (b. 2007), Charlie Axel (b. 2009)
Career
College: Stanford University (two years)
Turned professional: 1996
Current tour(s) :PGA Tour (joined 1996)
Professional wins: 97
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour: 71 (3rd all time)
European Tour: 38 (3rd all time)
Japan Golf Tour: 2
Asian Tour: 1 P
GA Tour of Australasia: 1
Other: 15
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 14)
Masters Tournament Won: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005
U.S. Open Won: 2000, 2002, 2008
The Open Championship Won: 2000, 2005, 2006
PGA Championship Won: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year 1996
PGA Player of the Year 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
PGA Tour Player of the Year 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
PGA Tour leading money winner 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Vardon Trophy 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
Byron Nelson Award 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
FedEx Cup Champion 2007, 2009
Biography
Th one of the famous celebrities Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American specialized golfer whose accomplishments to date rank him among the most winning golfers of all time. At present the World No. 1, he was the highest-paid specialized athlete in 2008, having earned an predictable $110 million from prize money and supports.Tiger Woods has won 14 professional major golf championships, the second highest of any male player (Jack Nicklaus leads with 18), and 71 PGA Tour events, third all time. He has more career major wins and career PGA Tour wins than any other active golfer. He is the youngest player to attain the career Grand Slam, and the youngest and best ever to win 50 competitions on tour. Additionally, Woods is only the second golfer, after Jack Nicklaus, to have achieved a career Grand Slam three times. Woods has won 16 World Golf contests, and has won at least one of those events each of the 11 years they have been in survival.