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Date of birth:: 30 December 1975
Birth Place: Cypress, California, USA
Eldrick 'Tiger' Woods was born on the 30th of December, 1975, he is the only child to parents Earl, retired lieutenant, and Kultida, of Thai descent. His father named him Tiger, after a soldier and friend who was also nicknamed Tiger in his days as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army.
Before graduating from Western High School in Anaheim, California, Tiger was already appearing on television and winning golf tournaments. At the mere age of 2, Tiger played with comedian and golfer Bob Hope on a national televisor, the Mike Douglas Show. He was featured in Golf Digest at age 5, after having already succeeded in shooting 48 for nine holes while the same children his age were still playing with building blocks.
A six-time winner at the Optimist International Junior Tournament, Tiger won at the ages of 8 and 9, and consecutively from ages 12 to 15.
While a student at Stanford University, Tiger won 10 collegiate events and held the NCAA title.
With awards and honors such as Golf Digest Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992, Golf World Player of the Year in 1992 and 1993, and Golfweek National Amateur of the Year in 1992 already under Tiger's belt, there is no doubt that his dreams of pro golf were only a few putts away.
Before his years at Stanford, Tiger had already played in a professional tournament when he was 16 years old, the Nissan Los Angeles Open in 1992. One year later, he participated in three PGA Tour events and in 1994, Tiger placed 34th in the 1994 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in Thailand and appeared in three more PGA Tours that same year.
After having won the 1994 Western Amateur and representing the United States in the 1994 World Amateur Team Championships in France and the 1995 Walker Cup Match in Wales, Tiger was ready for his first major championships in 1995 -- the Masters and The British Open. Tiger couldn't play in the US Open that year because he injured his wrist.
Even as an amateur in 1995 and 1996, Tiger was making and breaking records and it was for this reason (among many others) that he was named Sports Illustrated's 1996 Sportsman of the Year.
In 1997, Tiger won the first Mercedes Championships of the season, the Masters and four PGA events. Tiger became the leading money winner, winning $2,440,831.
"ESPN 25: Who's #1?" (2004) TV Series (also archive footage) .... Himself (Interviewee)
100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003) (TV) .... Himself
Wide World of Sports 40th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV) .... Himself
US Masters Golf 2000 (2000) (TV)
1997 Highlights of the Masters Tournament (1997) (V) .... Himself
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