Tiger Woods
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| Personal Information | |
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| Birth date | December 30, 1975 Cypress, California, United States |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Wife | Elin Nordegren (m. 2004–2010, divorced) |
| Children | Daughter and son |
| Residence | Windermere, Florida, United States |
| College | Stanford University (two years) |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1996 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour (joined 1996) |
| Professional wins | 98[1] |
| Major Championship Wins (14) | |
| Masters | (4) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 |
| U.S. Open | (3) 2000, 2002, 2008 |
| British Open | (3) 2000, 2005, 2006 |
| PGA | (4) 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 |
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975)[2][3] is an American professional golfer. His achievements, which include winning 70 tournaments on the PGA Tour, including 14 major championships, make him one of the best golfers in the world. On March 16, 2010, Woods announced that he would be coming back to play at the Masters golf tournament after taking a break from golf because of issues involving infidelity.[4][5] He is brought up as a Buddhist from the childhood period.
References [change]
- ↑ This is calculated by adding Woods' 71 PGA Tour victories, 8 regular European Tour titles, 2 Japan Tour wins, 1 Asian Tour crown, and the 16 Other wins in his career.
- ↑ Sounes, Howard (2004). The Wicked Game: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and the Story of Modern Golf. Harper Collins. pp. 120–121, 293. ISBN 0-06-051386-1.
- ↑ Divorce decree August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Tiger Woods to take 'indefinite' leave from golf". http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091212/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tiger_woods;_ylt=Av0nEoRyKNAUSJ27YwYaVhcEtbAF;_ylu=X3oDMTJsMjE5cWc0BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMjEyL2dsZl90aWdlcl93b29kcwRwb3MDMwRzZWMDeW5fcGFnaW5hdGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawN0aWdlcndvb2RzdG8-. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ↑ "Woods' return to golf a boon to sponsors". http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_on_sp_ot/us_tiger_woods_marketing;_ylt=AgF1SmBEq8Rrtk.Sn0nVXA0EtbAF;_ylu=X3oDMTJ1a3RudHV0BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMzE2L3VzX3RpZ2VyX3dvb2RzX21hcmtldGluZwRwb3MDNARzZWMDeW5fcGFnaW5hdGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawN3b29kc3JldHVybnQ-. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
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