The Life and Achievements of Tiger Woods

The son of Earl and Kultida Woods, a Vietnam War veteran and a philanthropist from Thailand, respectively, Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods was born on December, 30, 1975, in Cypress, California. Known as the best golfer of all time, Woods holds multiple records in the sport and was the leading player of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Courtesy of his father, an amateur golfer, he was introduced to the sport at a young age; indeed, in 1978, he appeared on The Mike Douglas Show, where he competed against comedian Bob Hope in a putting contest, and he appeared in Golf Digest by the time he was 5 years old.

While attending Anaheim, California’s Western High School, Woods became the youngest player to win the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in 1991 at the age of 15, a title he successfully defended the following two years to become the event’s first and only three-time winner. Upon graduating in 1994, he matriculated at Stanford University on a golf scholarship to major in economics, and in 1996, he won his first collegiate championship and was named Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour Rookie of the Year.

That same year, Woods discontinued his studies to pursue his dreams as a professional golfer. Although he received offers from several notable brands, he ultimately signed with Nike and Titleist, which were the most profitable. In 1997, he won the Masters Tournament in Georgia with a whopping record of 270 over 72 holes, a performance that rates among his most outstanding. From that time if not beforehand, his career began gaining traction as he steadily broke records. According to the Official World Golf Ranking, he holds the record for being the No. 1 player for the longest time: 683 weeks.

After undergoing laser eye surgery for myopia in 1999, Woods bounced back to play, and by July 2003, he became the youngest golfer to achieve the career Grand Slam (i.e., winning all four of golf’s major championships in the same calendar year) when he won the British Open. Upon the passing of his father in 2006, he spent some time away from golf before returning later in the season to secure over 50 wins. However, in 2007, he had once again to undergo laser eye surgery, as his eyesight had deteriorated in the intervening years. In April of the following year, he had knee surgery, followed by a car crash in 2009.

As rumors about Woods’ personal life began to surface, his career began to suffer; in addition to losing endorsements, his rankings fell, and he decided to take another break from golf and the eye of the press to address concerns raised. His return in 2010 was not a great one, which furthered the decline in his rankings. During the fall of that year, he split up with his wife and the mother of his two children, Elin Nordegren, after six years of marriage.

In the following years, Woods faced additional challenges, including those posed by back surgery in 2015 and arrest for driving under the influence in 2017. Despite the destabilizing impact of these challenges on his career, the star staged a remarkable comeback by winning the 2019 Masters after a 14-year drought. But in 2021, he was involved in another car accident. Despite the challenges posed by severe injuries sustained in this accident, he returned to the PGA Tour in the spring of 2022.

The winner of 82 PGA titles, Woods is the father of Sam and Charlie Woods and resides in Jupiter Island, Florida. Having appeared on Forbes’ list of the highest-paid athletes, his net worth stands at $800 million. Moreover, he is an author and a cofounder with his father of TGR Foundation.

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