Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and as one of the most famous athletes in modern history. Woods is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, holds numerous golf records, and is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

On February 23, 2021, Woods was hospitalized after a single‑car collision and underwent emergency surgery for compound fractures in his right leg and a shattered ankle. In a November 2021 interview with Golf Digest, he stated that his full‑time professional career was over, though he intended to play a limited schedule. He returned to the PGA Tour at the 2022 Masters. In 2026, Woods was involved in another car crash and was charged with driving under the influence and causing property damage. As of April 2026, his net worth was estimated at US$1.5 billion by Forbes.

At age 15, while attending Western High School in Anaheim, Woods became the youngest U.S. Junior Amateur champion, a record that stood until Jim Liu broke it in 2010. Woods was named the 1991 Southern California Amateur Player of the Year (for the second consecutive year) and the Golf Digest Junior Amateur Player of the Year. In 1992, Woods successfully defended his U.S. Junior Amateur title, becoming the event's first two‑time winner. That year he also competed in his first PGA Tour event, the Nissan Los Angeles Open (he missed the 36-hole cut), and was named Golf Digest Amateur Player of the Year, Golf World Player of the Year, and Golfweek National Amateur of the Year.

Woods won his third consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur the following year, remaining the event's only three‑time champion. In 1994, at TPC Sawgrass in Florida, he became the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur, a record that stood until 2008 when it was broken by Danny Lee. He represented the U.S. at the 1994 Eisenhower Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships (winning) and the 1995 Walker Cup (losing).

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