Tiger Woods Net Worth
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At age 21, Eldrick “Tiger” Woods became the youngest person and the first African-American to win the prestigious Masters golf tournament. After winning the Masters a second time in 2001, he became the only golfer in history to simultaneously hold all four major championship titles in the sport.
Woods was born in Cypress, California, in 1975. His father, Earl, a mix of African-American, Chinese, and Cherokee, was a former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who served in the Vietnam War. Tiger’s Thai mother, Kultida “Tida” Punsawad, met her future husband while she was a secretary working at the U.S. Army office in Bangkok. They gave their son the nickname “Tiger” in honor of a South Vietnamese soldier who had saved Earl’s life.
Before Woods could walk, he watched his father hit golf balls. And he played with a putter shortened especially for him. Tiger hit his first golf ball at age two. Woods began taking lessons from a professional golfing teacher when he was four. To help improve the boy’s concentration, Earl Woods would often make distracting noises while his son practiced.
When Woods was eight years old, he won the Junior World Championship in the 10-and-under division. In 1991, he won his first national title, the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at the age of 15; he was the youngest competitor to ever win that event. In 1992 and 1993, he again won the title, becoming the first person to achieve the victory in three consecutive years.
In August 1994, while only 18 years of age, Woods won the U.S. Amateur Championship, making him the youngest player ever to win the event—and the first African-American to do so. That fall, he entered Stanford University on a full golf scholarship. On August 28, 1996, after making history by winning his third straight U.S. Amateur Championship, Woods turned professional. He left Stanford after two years of study.
He made history again on April 13, 1997, when he became the youngest man and the first African-American to win the Masters tournament—a 12-stroke victory. In the following years, Woods won the three other major championships—the Professional Golfers’ Association of America’s PGA Championship in 1999, 2000, 2006, and 2007; the U.S. Open in 2000, 2002, and 2008; and the British Open in 2000, 2005, and 2006—making him the youngest player to win all four. He won the Masters tournament two more times, in 2002 and 2005. In September 2007, Woods captured the first FedEx Cup, the PGA Tour’s first playoff system.
Woods married Elin Nodegren of Sweden in 2004. They have two children. In late 2009, Woods took a leave from the PGA Tour after revelations about extramarital affairs damaged his reputation. In February 2010, he publicly apologized for his behavior. The scandal not only cost Woods several endorsement deals but also led to speculation about its effect on his golf game.
Woods failed to win any of the tournaments that he participated in during the spring and summer of 2010. He and his wife were divorced in August. In October, for the first time in more than five years, Woods lost his ranking as the world’s No. 1 golfer. Although Woods made a dramatic effort to capture his fifth Masters title in April 2011, his bid fell short. He finished the tournament tied for fourth. Injuries curtailed his playing time in the weeks immediately following the Masters. He failed to make the cut for the 2011 PGA Championship. By mid-September 2011, his ranking had dropped to 46th.
To bring more African-Americans and other minorities into the sport, Woods established the Tiger Woods Foundation. It provides golf clinics and scholarships for inner-city youngsters.
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