Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1, he is the highest-paid professional athlete in the world, having earned an estimated $90.5 million from winnings and endorsements in 2010.
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 achieve the career Grand Slam, and the youngest and fastest to win 50 tournaments 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 Championships, and has won at least one of those events each of the 11 years they have been in existence.
- Tiger Woods
Full name: Eldrick Tont Woods
Nickname: Tiger
Born: December 30, 1975 / Cypress, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality: United States
Residence: Windermere, Florida
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 / PGA 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
Spouse: Elin Nordegren (2004–present)
Children: Sam Alexis (b. 2007) / Charlie Axel (b. 2009)
Woods has held the number one position in the world rankings for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks. He has been awarded PGA Player of the Year a record ten times, the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times, and has the record of leading the money list in nine different seasons.
On December 11, 2009, Woods announced he would take an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage after he admitted infidelity. His multiple infidelities were revealed by over a dozen women, through many worldwide media sources.Woods returned to competition for the 2010 Masters on April 8, 2010, after a break lasting 20 weeks.
In July 2010, Forbes announced Tigar Woods as the richest sportsman in the world earning a reported $105m according to them and $90.5m according to Sports Illustrated.