Eldrick (Tiger) Woods, now 35, has had an unprecedented career since becoming a professional golfer in the summer of 1996. He won 95 tournaments, 71 of those on the PGA Tour, including 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005 Masters Tournaments, 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007 PGA Championship, 2000, 2002 and 2008 U.S. Open Championship, and in 2000, 2005 and 2006 Open Championship. With his second Masters victory in 2001, Tiger became the first to hold all four professional major championships at the same time. He is the leader in career victories among active players on the PGA Tour, and is the leader of the money list in his career.
Successful 2000 British Open, Woods became the youngest end of the career Grand Slam of professional major championships and only the fifth ever to do so, the next Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger was the youngest Masters champion ever at age 21 years, three months and 14 days, and was the first winner of the championship more than African or Asian origin.
Woods holds or shares to record low score in relation to par in each of the four major championships. His records are 270 (18 under par) in 1997, the Masters, 272 (12 under par) in 2000, U.S. Open, 269 (19 under par) in 2000, the Open Championship, and he shared a record 270 (18 under par) and Bob May 2000 PGA Championship, where Tiger has won a three-hole playoff race.
US Open and Masters victories came by record margins, 15 strokes and 12 strokes, respectively, and the US Open triumph swept 13-stroke major championship standard which had stood 138 years, established by Old Tom Morris in 1862 British Open. The record margin for the US Open had been 11 strokes by Willie Smith in 1899. In the Masters, Woods broke the record margin of nine strokes set by Nicklaus in 1965. Tiger won the Open Championship by eight strokes, the largest margin since JH Taylor in 1913.
He is the chief career victories among active players on the PGA Tour and is the leader of the list of career money. It is the third career PGA Tour victories, second only to Sam Snead (82) and Jack Nicklaus (73).Tiger increased his record total on the PGA Tour money list with $ 94157304 career in 2010, and won $ 113 602 123 worldwide.
Successful 2000 British Open, Woods became the youngest end of the career Grand Slam of professional major championships and only the fifth ever to do so, the next Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger was the youngest Masters champion ever at age 21 years, three months and 14 days, and was the first winner of the championship more than African or Asian origin.
Woods holds or shares to record low score in relation to par in each of the four major championships. His records are 270 (18 under par) in 1997, the Masters, 272 (12 under par) in 2000, U.S. Open, 269 (19 under par) in 2000, the Open Championship, and he shared a record 270 (18 under par) and Bob May 2000 PGA Championship, where Tiger has won a three-hole playoff race.
US Open and Masters victories came by record margins, 15 strokes and 12 strokes, respectively, and the US Open triumph swept 13-stroke major championship standard which had stood 138 years, established by Old Tom Morris in 1862 British Open. The record margin for the US Open had been 11 strokes by Willie Smith in 1899. In the Masters, Woods broke the record margin of nine strokes set by Nicklaus in 1965. Tiger won the Open Championship by eight strokes, the largest margin since JH Taylor in 1913.
He is the chief career victories among active players on the PGA Tour and is the leader of the list of career money. It is the third career PGA Tour victories, second only to Sam Snead (82) and Jack Nicklaus (73).Tiger increased his record total on the PGA Tour money list with $ 94157304 career in 2010, and won $ 113 602 123 worldwide.
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