Tiger Woods
See also: Woods
Tiger Woods (of its true name Eldrick Woods ), born the December 30th 1975 in California, is a Golf American or , considered as one of largest of the history of its sport.
With its style blazing and athletic, its origins Afro-américain be, Asiatique S, Amerindian born and Caucasien born, one credits it to have popularized the golf in the United States and in the world, especially near the minorities and of the young people who were not interested in this sport.
His/her Earl father is an Afro-American, green Béret in the American army and his/her Kultida mother is inhabitant of Thailand. His wife Elin Nordegren is Swedish.
Extra informations
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the nickname tiger comes from a friend of its father, a Vietnamese soldier who fought with him lasting the Guerre of Vietnam. It becomes officially Tiger Woods at 20 years.
- It created a called charitable work “Tiger Woods Foundation”, chaired by his/her father. Tiger Woods foundation.
- In 2000, makes the photograph of cover of the magazine TIME, 40 years after Arnold Palmer had become the 1st golfor thus honoured.
- became only one of the five golfeurs in the history of his sport to have gained the four major tournaments in its career (the others being: Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player).
- With its victory with the “Masters” 2001, he became the only golfor to have gained the 4 major tournaments of continuation (that not being produced during the same year, it was not named a large slam , but a tiger slam ).
- With the tournament “Championship TURN” in 2003, it broke the record of Byron Nelson of the number of cut succeeded in consecutive tournaments with 113 successes (the 2nd player in activity is to 26).
- Holds or divides the records for the low pointing in each of the 4 major tournaments.
- Its margin of victory to “Open U.S.” and in the “Masters” are also records (its 15 blows in advance on its nearer rival with the “Open U.S.” eclipsed a record going back to 1862, and it succeeded of the similar exploits in the 3 other major tournaments).
- It had already gained 21 professional tournaments at the 23 years age, another record going back to 1913.
- Its exploits amateurs (it became professional mid- 1996) are most impressive of the history of the golf amateur:
- Its rise at the official post of world golfor #1 the June 15th 1997 was fastest of the history of the golf (it was the youngest player reaching it: it was 21 years old - the record was 29 years).
- the newspaper French the Team selected it as being the world athlete of the year 2000
- Associated Press named it 3 times athlete of the year, only Michael Jordan division this honor.
- Is the only athlete to be named Sportsman off the Year by the magazine Sports It twice (1996, 2000). He is the sportsman best paid in the world 115 million dollars per annum (Forbes)
- His father, Earl Woods is deceased on Wednesday, May 3, 2006.
- He is the sportsman best remunerated and richest in the World with rising wages with meadows of 70 million dollars in 2005.
- He had a girl (Sam) with his wife Elin Nordegren on June 19th, 2007.
Chronology of its career/exploits with the golf
Childhood (1975 - 1989)
- Observes his/her father strike balls in his garage in 6 months
- At 2 years Tiger “puttait” against Bob Hope with the emission “Mike Douglas Show”
- At 5 years appears with the emission “That' S incredible” (“it is incredible”)
- To 6-8 years appears in several American emissions of which: “Today Show” and “Good Morning America”
- Gains “Optimist International World Junior” to 8,9,12 and 13 years.
Junior (1990 - 1993)
- Gains “Insurance Youth Golf Classic (Big I) National” at 14 years (record of the youngest victorious player)
- Joue in a tournament with Paris: “Southern California/French Junior Cup”
- Gains the “U.S. Junior Championship Amateur” of 1991 with 1993 (record of the youngest victorious player)
- Gagne several honors of golfeurs of the year at the national level
- Joue for the first time in a professional tournament (as an amateur), in particular the “ Nissan Los Angeles Open ” at 16 years
- At 17 years plays the following professional tournaments (as an amateur): “Nissan Los Angeles Open”, “Honda Classic”, “GTE Byron Nelson Classic”
- Accepts a grant to the Université of Stanford in 1994
Amateur (1994 - 1996)
- Gains the “U.S. Championship Amateur” (the record of youngest victorious) of 1994 to 1996
- Gagne several tournaments collegial
- Joue in Thailand in the tournament “Johnnie Walker Asian Classic”
- Membre of the United States team to the championship of the world of amateurs team to Versailles in France (its team led to a victory with 11 blows in advance).
- At 18 years, plays the following professional tournaments: “Nestle Invitational”, “Buick Classic”, “Motorola Open Western” (as an amateur).
- At 19 years, plays the following professional tournaments: “Masters”, “open U.S.”, “Open British”, “ Motorola Open Western ”, “ Open Scottish ” (as an amateur).
Professional (1996 - Present)
1996- Gains for the 3rd time of continuation the US Amateur Championship (record).
- Becomes professional in August.
- Gains the Las Vegas Invitational, its first professional victory.
- Gains Disney World Classic.
- Leaves its academic works and becomes professional at 20 years
- PGA Tour Rookie of the year
- Classé 33e world player with the end of the year. The fastest player to reach signal 50.
- Gains the Masters, first tournament of the large slam of its career. It beats there several records (younger winner: 21 years, 3 months and 14 days, record of the score low (270/-18), greater advance on 2nd (12 blows).
- Gains Mercedes Championship.
- Gains Asian Honda Classic in Thailand.
- Gains the GTE Byron Nelson Classic.
- Gains Motorola Western Open.
- Becomes world number 1 after 42 weeks at the professionals. He is the youngest player to arrive at the head of the classification (21 years and 24 weeks compared with 29 years and 31 weeks for Bernhard Langer)
- Nommé player of the year (Jack Nicklaus Award)
- Bat the record of Gain in one year with 2.066.833 $ on PGA
- Qualifié in the American team of the Ryder Cup
- Gains Johnnie Walker Classic in Thailand.
- Gains BellSouth Classic.
- Gains the PGA Grand Slam.
- Beats its own record of profit in one season with 2.927.006 $.
- Qualified for the President team of the the United States
- Gagne 11 tournaments (including 1 in Germany, 1 equips some and 1 major)
- Nommé player of the year (Jack Nicklaus Award)
- Bat its record of profit in one year with 6.616.585 $ on PGA
- Qualifié in the American team of the Ryder Cup
- Bat the record of the greatest number of professional victories at 23 years (15 on PGA, 21 in all)
- Gains 12 tournaments (with which 1 equips some and 3 major)
- Nommé player of the year (Jack Nicklaus Award)
- Bat its record of profit in one year with 9.188.321 $ on PGA
- Qualifié for the President team of the the United States
- Devient the first golfor of the history to being in lower part of the cut with each one of its tournaments of the year
- Gains 8 tournaments (including 1 major)
- Nommé player of the year (Jack Nicklaus Award)
- Qualifié in the American team of the Ryder Cup
- Gains 7 tournaments (including 2 major)
- Nommé player of the year (Jack Nicklaus Award)
- Qualifié in the American team of the Ryder Cup
- Gains 5 tournaments
- Nommé player of the year (Jack Nicklaus Award)
- Qualifié for the President team of the the United States
- Bat a record with 332 weeks with the first world rank of golf.
- Gains 2 tournaments (including 1 in Japan)
- Qualifié in the American team of the Ryder Cup
- Marie with Elin Nordegren.
- With the end of the year Vijay Singh détrone Tiger of the first world rank of golf.
- Gains 7 tournaments (including 2 major, 1 in Japan)
- Remporte the Masters in stopping and the Open British
- Qualifié for the President team of the the United States
- Gains 8 tournaments (date of the 2006-10-01, including 1 in Dubai)
- Remporte its 3rd Open British
- Remporte the Championnat of the PGA
- Gagne 6 tournaments of continuation (series in progress): Open British, Buick Open, Championship of the PGA, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Deutsche Bank Championship and WGC-American Express train Championship
- in La Jolla Gains Buick Invitational the 2007-01-28 in California and consequently occasion holds the 2nd best series of consecutive victory on the PGA Tour with 7 victories, exceeding Ben Hogan and Tiger Woods itself for a series of victories in 2000 (6 victories) but approaching Byron Nelson which holds the record since 1945 with 11 victories of row.
- Gains the WGC CA Championship for the 6th time of its career and the 3rd time of continuation.
- Gains Wachovia Championship.
- Gains the WGC Bridgestone Invitational for the 6th time of its career (3rd time of continuation). Is the only player to have finished the course in lower part of the normal (- 8).
- Gains the Championnat of the PGA, its 13th tournament of the Large Slam. With this occasion, it equalizes the score low ever carried out on a lathe (63).
- Gains BMW Championship by beating the record of the tournament (262/-22). It gains on this occasion the 60e victory of its career becoming thus the 5th player of all times (Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Arnaold Palmer) to reach this mark. It is youngest (5 years in advance on Jack Nicklaus) to reach this stage.
- Gains the Championship Turn by beating the record of the tournament (257/-23). It gains this tournament with 8 blows in advance over the second.
- First player has to gain Fedex Cup. It empoche on this occasion the largest check in the history of the professional sport (10 000.000 $), after Jamie Gold (12 000.000$) wsop, hand vent 2006 HTTP: /fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Gold
External bonds
- Official site of Tiger Woods
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