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'''Eldrick "Tiger" Woods''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] ]er whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the ], Woods was the highest paid professional athlete in 2006, having earned an estimated $100 million from winnings and endorsements.<ref name="Forbes"> {{cite web | title = The World's Best-Paid Athletes | publisher = Forbes.com | date = 2007-06-14
| url = http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html
| accessdate = 2007-06-19}}</ref> In August 2007, at the age of 31, he won his thirteenth professional ] and has more career wins on the ] than any other active golfer. He is the only active golfer in the top 10 in ] (2nd) and ] (5th).

Among his achievements, Woods has held the number one position in the ] for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks. He has been awarded ] a record eight times, and he has led the ] seven times (one behind ]' record). He has been named ] four times, a record he shares with ].

Woods, who is ], is credited with prompting a major surge of interest in the game of golf, doubling attendance and TV ratings, and generating interest among a multicultural audience.<ref name ="SI1996"> {{cite web | title = 1996: Tiger Woods
| publisher = Sports Illustrated | author = Rick Reilly | date = 1996-12-23
| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2000/sportsman/1996/
| accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

==Background and family==
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods was born on ], ] in ], ] to ] and Kultida Woods. He is the only child of their marriage but has two half-brothers, Earl Jr. (born 1955) and Kevin (born 1957), and one half-sister, Royce (born 1958) from the 18-year marriage of Earl Woods and his first wife, Barbara Woods Gray. Earl, a retired ] ] and ] veteran was of mixed ] (50 percent), ] (25 percent) and ] (25 percent) ancestry. Kultida (] Punsawad), originally from ], is of mixed ] (50 percent), ] (25 percent), and ] (25 percent) ancestry. This makes Woods himself one-quarter ], one quarter Thai, one quarter African American, one-eighth Native American, and one-eighth Dutch.<ref name="Stripes">
{{cite web | title = Earning his stripes | publisher = ]| url = http://www.asianweek.com/101196/Tigerwoods.html
| date=1996-10-11| accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> He refers to his ethnic make-up as Cablinasian (a ] term he coined from Caucasian, Black, American-Indian, and Asian).<ref name ="Cablinasian">{{cite web | author = Associated Press | title= Woods stars on Oprah, says he's 'Cablinasian'
| publisher = Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | date = 1997-04-23 | url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/042397/woods.htm
| accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> Woods is a ]. He has said that his faith was acquired from his mother and that it helps control both his stubbornness and impatience. <ref name="Buddhism">{{cite web |title="Gandhi and Tiger Woods"|author = Robert Wright|date = 2000-7-24|Publisher = ]|url=http://www.slate.com/id/86898/|accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref>

Tiger got his nickname from a Vietnamese soldier friend of his father, Vuong Dang Phong, to whom his father had also given the Tiger nickname. Woods became generally known by that name and by the time he had achieved national prominence in junior and amateur golf was simply known as "Tiger Woods." He grew up in ], attending high school at ] in ].

===Marriage===
In November 2003, Woods became engaged to ], a ] ] who has an identical twin sister. They were introduced during The Open Championship in 2001 by Swedish golf star ], who had employed her as a nanny. They married on ], ] at the ] resort on the ] island of ] and live at Isleworth, a community in ], a suburb of ], ]. They also have homes in ], ], California, and ]. In January 2006, Woods and his wife purchased a US$39 million residential property in ], ], which they intend to make their primary residence.<ref name = "Den">{{cite web |title = The $54m Tiger den - but not all neighbours welcome world's best|author = Harry Mount |date = 2006-01-08
|publisher = ]|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/54m-tiger-den/2006/01/07/1136609984028.html
| accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> Woods' Jupiter Island neighbors will include fellow golfers ], ] and ], as well as singers ] and ]. In 2007, a guest house on the Jupiter Island estate was destroyed in a fire caused by lightning.<ref>Associated Press (2007), , ''].com'', ], Retrieved on ].</ref>

Early in the morning of ], ], Elin gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter, Sam Alexis Woods, in ], ].<ref>Associated Press (2007), , ''].com'', ], Retrieved on ].</ref> The birth occurred just one day after Woods finished tied for second in the ].<ref>Fleeman, Mike. , '']'', ], Retrieved on ].</ref> Tiger chose to name his daughter Sam because his late father said that Tiger looked more like a Sam.<ref>Mandel, Susan., , '']'', ], Retrieved on ].</ref><ref>White, Joseph., Associated Press, , ''].com'', ], Retrieved on ].</ref>

==Career==
===Early life and amateur career===
]'' (October 6, 1978). From left to right; Tiger Woods, ], ], ].]]
Woods was a ] who began to play golf at the age of two. In 1978, he putted against comedian ] in a television appearance on '']''. At age three, Woods shot a 48 over nine holes at the Navy Golf Club in Cypress, California, and at age five, he appeared in '']'' and on ]'s '']''.<ref name="Timeline"> {{cite web | title = Tiger Woods Timeline | publisher = Infoplease
| url = http://www.infoplease.com/spot/tigertime1.html | accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> In 1984 at the age of eight he won the 9–10 boys' event, the youngest age group available, at the ].<ref name ="JWGC84">
{{cite web | title = 1984 Champions | publisher = Junior World Golf Championships | url = http://www.juniorworldgolf.com/pchamps.php?pg=1984 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref> Woods went on to win the Junior World Championships six times, including four consecutive wins from 1988 to 1991.<ref name ="JWGC85">{{cite web | title = 1985 Champions
| publisher = Junior World Golf Championships | url = http://www.juniorworldgolf.com/pchamps.php?pg=1985 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="JWGC88">{{cite web | title = 1988 Champions | publisher = Junior World Golf Championships
| url = http://www.juniorworldgolf.com/pchamps.php?pg=1988 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="JWGC89">{{cite web
| title = 1989 Champions | publisher = Junior World Golf Championships | url = http://www.juniorworldgolf.com/pchamps.php?pg=1989 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="JWGC90">{{cite web | title = 1990 Champions | publisher = Junior World Golf Championships | url = http://www.juniorworldgolf.com/pchamps.php?pg=1990
| accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="JWGC91">{{cite web | title = 1991 Champions | publisher = Junior World Golf Championships | url = http://www.juniorworldgolf.com/pchamps.php?pg=1991 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref> At the age of 15, he became the youngest ever U.S. Junior Amateur Champion, was voted Southern California Amateur Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, and Golf Digest Amateur Player of the Year 1991.<ref name ="USJA91">{{cite web | title = 1991 US Junior Amateur
| publisher = US Junior Amateur | url = http://www.usjunioram.org/2002/history/champions/1991.html
| accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref> He successfully defended his title at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, becoming the first multiple winner, competed in his first PGA Tour event, the Nissan ] and was named Golf Digest Amateur Player of the Year, Golf World Player of the Year and Golfweek National Amateur of the Year in 1992.<ref name ="USJA92">{{cite web | title = 1992 US Junior Amateur | publisher = US Junior Amateur | url = http://www.usjunioram.org/2002/history/champions/1992.html | accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref><ref name ="IMG">{{cite web | title = Tiger Woods | publisher = IMG Speakers | url = http://www.imgspeakers.com/speakers/tiger_woods.aspx | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

The following year, he won his third consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, and remains the event's youngest-ever and only multiple winner.<ref name ="USJA93">{{cite web | title = 1993 US Junior Amateur
| publisher = US Junior Amateur | url = http://www.usjunioram.org/2002/history/champions/1993.html | accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> In 1994, Woods became the youngest ever winner of the ]. He was a member of the American team at the 1994 Eisenhower Trophy ] and 1995 Walker Cup.<ref name ="IGF">
{{cite web | title = Notable Past Players | publisher = International Golf Federation | url = http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/History/notables.html | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="Walker">
{{cite web | title = Ailing Woods Unsure for Walker Cup | publisher = International Herald Tribune | author = Ian Thomsen
| date = 1995-09-09 | url = http://www.iht.com/articles/1995/09/09/golf.t_0.php | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref> Later that year, he enrolled at ], and won his first collegiate event, the William Tucker Invitational. At Stanford he majored in Economics and was nicknamed "]" by his college teammates.<ref name ="Stanford">{{cite web | title = Will Tiger Woods win his third-straight major? | publisher = Daily Iowan | author = Jerod Leupold
| date = 2003-04-08 | url = http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2003/04/08/Sports/Will-Tiger.Woods.Win.His.ThirdStraight.Major-411391.shtml
| accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> In 1995, Woods defended his U.S. Amateur title, and was voted Pac-10 Player of the Year, NCAA First Team All-American, and Stanford's Male Freshman of the Year (an award that encompasses all sports).<ref name ="PAC10">
{{cite web | title = PAC-10 Men's Golf | publisher = PAC-10 Conference | url = http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pac10/sports/c-golf/auto_pdf/m-golf-records.pdf | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="Ages">{{cite web
| title = Tiger Woods through the Ages... | publisher = Geocities | url = http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/2396/tigerwatch.html
| accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> He participated in his first PGA Tour major, ], and tied for 41st as the only amateur to make the cut. At age 20 in 1996, Woods became the first golfer to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles and won the ] individual golf championship.<ref name ="NCAA">{{cite web | title = Tiger Woods Captures 1996 NCAA Individual Title | publisher = Stanford University | url = http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/archive/stan-m-golf-96woodsncaa.html | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref> In winning the Silver Medal as leading amateur at ], Woods tied the record for an amateur aggregate score of 281.<ref name ="Open1996"> {{cite web | title = Tiger Woods Ties Record And Turns Many Heads | publisher = ] | author = Don Greenberg | date = 1996-07-07 | url = http://www.iht.com/articles/1996/07/22/green.t_1.php
| accessdate = 2007-05-15}}</ref> He left college after two years and turned professional.

===Professional career===
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====1996-98: Early years and first major win====

With the announcement, "Hello World," Tiger Woods became a professional golfer in August 1996, and signed endorsement deals worth $40 million from Nike and $20 million from Titleist.<ref name ="10Years1"> {{cite web | title = 10 Years of Tiger Woods Part 1
| publisher = Golf Digest | author = Ron Sirak | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/features/tigerwoods/index | accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref><ref name ="Hello">{{cite web | title = Golf's first Billion-Dollar Man
| publisher = GolfDigest | author = Ron Sirak | url = http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?/features/gd200602top50.html
| accessdate = 2007-05-12}}{{dead link|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?/features/gd200602top50.html|date=July 2007}}</ref> He played his first round of professional golf at the ], tying for 60th place, but went on to win two events in the next three months to qualify for the ]. For his efforts, Woods was named ]'s' 1996 ] and ].<ref name ="SI1996"/> He began his tradition of wearing a red shirt during the final round of tournaments, a link to his college days at Stanford and a color he believes symbolizes aggression and assertiveness.<ref name ="Doral05">{{cite web| title = A Rivalry is Reborn
| publisher = Golf World| author = Bob Verdi| url = http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtour/index.ssf?/newsandtour/gw20050311doral.html
| accessdate = 2007-05-21}}{{dead link|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtour/index.ssf?/newsandtour/gw20050311doral.html|date=July 2007}}</ref><ref name ="Red">{{cite web | title = Mental Rule: Wear the Red Shirt | publisher = GolfTodayMagazine | author = Gregg Steinberg | url = http://www.golftodaymagazine.com/0302Feb/mental.htm | accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref>

The following April, Woods won his first golf major, ], by a record margin of 12 strokes, became the youngest Masters winner, and the first winner of African or Asian descent.<ref name ="10Years2"> {{cite web | title = 10 Years of Tiger Woods Part 2 | publisher = Golf Digest | author = Ron Sirak | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/features/tigerwoods/index?part=2 | accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref> He set a total of 20 Masters records and tied 6 others. He won another three PGA Tour events that year, and on ] ], in only his 42nd week as a professional, rose to number one in the ], the fastest ever ascent to world No. 1.<ref name ="No.1">{{cite web | title = Woods scoops world rankings award | publisher = ] Sport | date 2006-03-15 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4811212.stm
| accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> He was named PGA Player of the Year, the first golfer to win the award the year following his rookie season.

While expectations for Woods were high, Woods' form faded in the second half of 1997, and in 1998 he only won one PGA Tour event. Woods answered critics of his "slump" and what seemed to be wavering form by maintaining he was undergoing extensive swing changes with his coach, ], and was hoping to do better in the future.<ref name ="Truth">
{{cite web | title = The Truth about Tiger | publisher = GolfDigest | author = Jaime Diaz | url = http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?/features/gd200501tigerdiaz1.html | accessdate = 2007-05-12}}{{dead link|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?/features/gd200501tigerdiaz1.html|date=July 2007}}</ref>

====1999-2002: Domination and the Tiger Slam====

In June 1999, Woods won the ], a victory that marked the beginning of perhaps one of the greatest sustained periods of dominance in the history of men's golf. He completed his 1999 campaign by winning his last four starts, including the PGA Championship, and finished the season with eight wins — a feat not achieved in the past 25 years. He was voted ] and ] for the second time in three years.

Woods rang in the new millennium with his fifth consecutive victory and began a record-setting season, where he would win three consecutive majors, 9 PGA Tour events, and set or tie 27 Tour records. He went on to capture his sixth consecutive victory at the ] with a comeback for the ages. Trailing by seven strokes with seven holes to play, Woods finished eagle-birdie-par-birdie for a 64 and a two-stroke victory. His six consecutive wins were the most since Hogan in 1948 and only five behind Byron Nelson’s record of 11 in a row. In the 2000 ], Woods broke or tied a total of nine U.S. Open records with his 15-shot win, including ] record for the largest victory margin ever in a major championship, which had stood since 1862, and became the Tour's all-time career money leader. He led by a record 10 strokes going into the final round, and ''Sports Illustrated'' called it "the greatest performance in golf history."<ref>{{cite web |title = Open and Shut |author = John Garrity |url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/golf/specials/tiger/2005/06/09/tiger.2000usopen/index.html |publisher = Sports Illustrated |date = 2000-06-26 |accessdate = 2007-08-15}}</ref> In the 2000 ] at ], which he won by eight strokes, Woods set the record for lowest score to par (−19) in any major tournament, and he holds at least a share of that record in all four major championships. At 24 he became the youngest golfer to achieve the Career Grand Slam.<ref name ="10Years3"> {{cite web | title = 10 Years of Tiger Woods Part 3
| publisher = Golf Digest | author = Ron Sirak | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/features/tigerwoods/index?part=3 | accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref> His major championship streak was seriously threatened at the 2000 ], however, when ] went head-to-head with Woods on Sunday at ]. Woods played the last 12 holes of regulation seven under par, and won a three-hole playoff with a birdie on the first hole and pars on the next two. He joined ] (1953) as the only other player to win three professional majors in one season. Three weeks later, Woods won his third straight start on Tour at the Bell Canadian Open, becoming only the second man after ] in 1971 to win the ] (U.S., British, and Canadian Opens) in one year. Of the twenty events he entered in 2000, he finished in the top three 14 times. His adjusted scoring average of 67.79 and his actual scoring average of 68.17 were the lowest in PGA Tour history, besting his own record of 68.43 in 1999 and Byron Nelson's average of 68.33 in 1945, respectively. He was named the 2000 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year.<ref name ="SI2000">{{cite web
| title = Tunnel Vision | publisher = Sports Illustrated | author = S.L.Price
| date = 2000-04-03 | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2000/sportsman/flashbacks/woods/tunnel_vision/
| accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

The following season, Woods continued dominating. His 2001 ] win marked the only time within the era of the modern "grand slam" that any player has been the holder of all four major championship titles at the same time, a feat now known as the "Tiger Slam". It is not viewed as as a true ], however, because it was not achieved in a calendar year. Surprisingly, Woods was not a factor in the three remaining majors of the year, but finished with the most PGA Tour wins in the season, with five. In 2002, Woods started off strong, joining ] (1989-90) and Jack Nicklaus (1965-66) as the only men to have won back-to-back ]. Two months later, Woods was the only player under par at the U.S. Open, and resurrected buzz about the calendar Grand Slam, which had eluded him in 2000. All eyes were on Woods at the Open Championship, but his third round score of 81 ended ] hopes. At the PGA Woods nearly repeated his 2000 feat of winning three majors in one year but bogeys at the 13th and 14th holes in the final round cost him the championship by one stroke. Nonetheless, he took home the money title, ], and Player of the Year honors for the fourth year in a row.

====2003-04: The rebuilding phase====

The next phase of Woods' career saw him remain among the top competitors on the tour, but lose his dominating edge. He did not win a major in 2003 or 2004, falling to second in the PGA Tour money list in 2003 and fourth in 2004. In September 2004, Woods' record streak of 264 consecutive weeks as the world's top-ranked golfer came to an end at the ], when ] won and overtook Woods in the ]. Many commentators were puzzled by Woods' "slump," offering explanations that ranged from Woods' rift with swing coach ] to his marriage. At the same time, Woods let it be known that he was again working on changes to his swing, this time in hopes of reducing the wear and tear on his surgically-repaired left knee, which was subjected to severe stress in the 1998&ndash;2003 version of his swing.<ref name ="Truth"/><ref name ="Swing">{{cite web | title = Woods is starting to own his swing | publisher = PGATour | author = Dave Shedloski | date 2006-07-27
| url = http://www.pgatour.com/story/9574086/ | accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> Again, Woods anticipated that once the adjustments were complete, he would return to his previous form.

====2005-07: Back on top====

In the 2005 PGA Tour season, Woods quickly returned to his winning ways. He won the Buick Invitational in January and in March he outplayed ] to win the ] and temporarily return to the ] number one position (Singh displaced him once again two weeks later).<ref name ="Doral05"/> In April Woods finally broke his "drought" in the majors by winning the 2005 Masters in a playoff (after holing a ), which regained him the number one spot in the World Rankings. Singh and Woods swapped the number 1 position several times over the next couple of months, but by early July, Woods had established an advantage, propelled further by a victory in ], a win that gave him his 10th major. Woods went on to win six official money events on the PGA Tour in 2005, topping the money list for the sixth time in his career. Woods' 2005 wins also included two at the ].
]
For Woods, the year ] was markedly different from ]. While he began just as dominantly (winning the first two tournaments he entered on the year) and was in the hunt for his fifth Masters championship in April, Woods never mounted a Sunday charge to defend his title, allowing ] to claim the green jacket. Shortly thereafter (], ]), Woods' father/mentor/inspiration, ], died after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. Woods took a nine-week-long hiatus from the PGA Tour to be with his family. When he returned for the 2006 U.S. Open, the rust was evident — he missed the cut at ], the first time he had missed the cut at a major as a professional, and ending his record-tying streak of 39 consecutive cuts made at majors. A tie for second at the ] just three weeks later showed him poised to defend his Open crown at ].

At the ], Woods staged a tour de force in course management, putting, and accuracy with irons. Using almost exclusively long irons off the tee (he hit driver only one time the entire week — the 16th hole of the first round), Woods missed just four fairways all week (hitting the fairway 92 percent of the time), and his score of −18 to par (three eagles, 19 birdies, 43 pars, and seven bogeys) was just one off of his major championship record −19, set at St Andrews in 2000. The victory was an emotional one for Woods, who dedicated his play to his father's memory. Four weeks later, at the ], Woods again won in dominating fashion making only three bogeys, tying the record for fewest in a major. He finished the tournament at 18 under par equaling the to-par record in the PGA that he shares with Bob May. In August 2006 he won his 50th professional tournament at the ], and at 30 years and 7 months old, he became the youngest to do so. He ended the year by winning his last six PGA Tour events, and won the 3 most prestigious awards given by the PGA Tour (Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Byron Nelson Awards) in the same year for a record seventh time. At the close of his first eleven seasons, Tiger's 54 wins and 12 major wins had eclipsed the all time eleven-season PGA Tour total win record of 52 (set by Byron Nelson) and total majors record of 11 (set by Jack Nicklaus). He was named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for a record-tying fourth time.<ref name ="Assoc06"> {{cite web | title = Man of the Year
| publisher = PGA | author = Associated Press
| url = http://www.pga.com/news/tours/pga-tour/woods122506.cfm
| accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref>

Woods and tennis star ], who share a major sponsor, have developed a friendship and first met at the 2006 ] final. Since then, they have attended each other's events and have voiced their mutual appreciation for each other's talents. <ref name ="Fed1">{{cite web | title = Fast Friendship Blossoms for World No. 1s | author = Steven Wine | date = 2007-03-22 | publisher = The Gazette, Canada | url = http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=aa653c66-7c13-40e2-8a7f-c93b2a13c977&k=79783 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="Fed2">{{cite web | title = Dream pairing: Woods, Federer to play in Miami | author = Steven Wine | date = 2007-03-20 | publisher = USA Today | url = http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2007-03-20-3347014744_x.htm | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="AP2006">{{cite web | title = Tiger Woods named AP male athlete of year | author = Associated Press | date = 2006-12-25 | publisher = CBC Sports | url = http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2006/12/25/woods-topathlete.html | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="Fed3">{{cite web | title = Federer pays Woods a visit during CA practice round | author = Associated Press | date = 2007-03-21 | publisher = ESPN/Golf Digest
| url = http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2807191 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

Woods started 2007 with a two-stroke victory at the ] for his third straight win at the event and his seventh consecutive win on the PGA Tour. The victory marked the fifth time he has won his first tournament of the season. With this win, he became the third man (after Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead) to win at least five times in three different events on the PGA Tour (his two other events are the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and WGC-CA Championship). Woods earned his second victory of the year at the ] for his third consecutive and sixth win overall at the event. With this victory, he became the first player to have three consecutive victories in five different events. At the 2007 Masters Tournament, Woods was in the final group on the last day of a major for the thirteenth time in his career, but unlike the previous twelve occasions, he was unable to win. He finished tied for second two strokes behind winner ]. Woods earned his third victory of the season by two strokes at the ], the 24th different PGA Tour tournament Woods has won. He has collected at least three wins in a season nine times in his 12-year career. At the U.S. Open, Tiger was in the final group for the fourth consecutive major championship, but began the day two strokes back and finished tied for second once again. His dubious streak of never having come from behind to win on the final day of a major continued. In search of a record-tying third consecutive Open Championship, Woods fell out of contention with a second round 74, and never mounted a charge over the weekend. Although his putting was solid (he sank a 90-footer in the first round), his iron play held him back. "I wasn't hitting the ball as close as I needed to all week," Woods said, after he finished tied for twelfth, five strokes off the pace.<ref>Associated Press (2007). . Retrieved on ]-]. </ref> In early August, Woods won his record 14th ] event at the ] by 8 strokes for his third consecutive and sixth victory overall at the event. He became the first golfer to win the same event three straight times on two different occasions (1999-2001) and (2005-2007). The following week, Woods won his 2nd straight ] by defeating ] by two strokes. He became the first golfer to win the PGA Championship in back-to-back seasons on two different occasions: 1999-2000 and 2006-2007. He became the second golfer, after ], to have won at least five events on the PGA Tour in eight different seasons.

Woods revealed he had Lasik laser surgery for the second time the Monday after the 2007 Masters. Before the first procedure in 1999, he said he would be considered legally blind without glasses or contacts.<ref name ="Eyes">
{{cite web
| title = Woods has second laser eye surgery
| publisher = Golf.com
| author = Associated Press
| date = 2007-05-15
| url = http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1621439,00.html
| accessdate = 2007-05-17}}</ref>.

==Playing style==
When Woods first joined the professional tour in 1996, his long drives had a large impact on the world of golf .<ref>{{cite web |title = Woods threatens all records at the Masters |author = Associated Press |url = http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamGolf97Masters/apr12_mastersthird.html |date = 1997-04-12 | accessdate=2007-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamGolf97Masters/apr13_tig.html |author = Associated Press |title= Tiger had more than just length at Augusta |date = 1997-04-13 |accessdate = 2007-08-06}}</ref> However, when he did not upgrade his equipment in the following years (insisting upon the use of True Temper Dynamic Gold steel-shafted ] and smaller steel clubheads that promoted accuracy over distance),<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.golftransactions.com/equipment/truetemper070903.html |author = Cara Polinski |publisher = The Wire |title = True Temper Wins Again! |date =2003-07-08 |accessdate = 2007-08-06}}</ref> many opponents caught up to him. ] even made a joke in 2003 about Woods' using "inferior equipment" (meaning outdated technology), which did not sit well with either Nike or Woods.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/story?id=1507979 |title = Woods, Mickelson clear the air, put spat behind them |publisher = ESPN |date = 2003-02-13 |accessdate = 2007-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news03/mickelson1.html |title = Phil Mickelson clarifies Tiger comments |accessdate = 2007-08-06}}</ref> During 2004, Woods finally upgraded his driver technology to a larger clubhead and ] shaft, which coupled with his prodigious clubhead speed to make him one of the Tour's lengthier players off the tee once again.

Despite his power advantage, Woods has always focused on developing an excellent all-around game. Although in recent years he has typically been near the bottom of the Tour rankings in driving accuracy, his iron play is generally as accurate as any player ever to play (including Jack Nicklaus), his recovery and bunker play is often brilliant (for example, his {{ft to m|30|abbr=yes}} chip-in at Augusta's 16th during the 2005 Masters), and his putting (especially under pressure) is possibly his greatest asset. He is largely responsible for a shift to higher standards of athleticism amongst professional golfers, and is known for putting in more hours of practice than most.<ref name="linkageinc"> {{cite web | title = CASE STUDY: Tiger Woods | publisher = Linkage Incorporated | url = http://www.linkageinc.com/company/news_events/link_learn_enewsletter/archive/2002/03_02_case_study_tiger_woods.aspx
| accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref><ref name="par"> {{cite web | title = When Par isn't good enough
| url = http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:XkXY0D7wsSEJ:www.apmp.org/fv-63.aspx+tiger+woods+long+hours+of+practice&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=18&gl=us
| accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref><ref name ="CBS">{{cite web | title = Tiger Woods Up Close And Personal
| publisher = CBS News | author = Ed Bradley | date = 2006-09-03
| url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/23/60minutes/main1433767_page5.shtml | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

Early in his professional career, Woods worked almost exclusively with leading swing coach ], but since March 2004, he has been coached by ]. In June 2004, Woods was involved in a media spat with Harmon, who works as a golf broadcaster, when Harmon suggested that he was in "denial" about the problems in his game, but they publicly patched up their differences.<ref name ="Harmon">{{cite web | title = Woods says relationship with Harmon 'much better' after call
| publisher = USA Today | author = Mike Dodd | date 2004-06-30 | url = http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2004-06-30-woods-harmon_x.htm | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

While he is considered one of the most charismatic figures in golf's history, Woods' approach is, at its core, cautious. He aims for consistency. Although he is better than any other Tour player when he is in top form, his dominance comes not from regularly posting extremely low rounds, but instead from avoiding bad rounds. Woods plays fewer tournaments than most professionals (15–21 per year, compared to the typical 25–30), and focuses his efforts on preparing for (and peaking at) the Majors and the most prestigious of the other tournaments. Woods' manner off of the course is cautious as well, as he carries himself in interviews and public appearances with a carefully controlled demeanor reminiscent of the corporate athlete persona developed between Nike and ].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.fairwaysgreens.com/article.asp?articleID=323 |author = Vic Williams |title = Long Daly's Night |date = 2005-Feb |accessdate = 2007-08-06}}</ref>

Though he is known to be extremely focused and almost machine-like during tournaments, many golfers have mentioned how Woods is easy to get along with and has a good sense of humor.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} ] mentioned in his autobiography that "Tiger Woods is one of my favorite golfers to play with. The kid is an absolute riot and is just hysterical. Everyone who thinks he is just robotic during tournaments needs to walk 18 holes with him to realize how funny and genuine of a guy he really is."{{Fact|date=August 2007}}

==Career achievements==
{{main|List of career achievements by Tiger Woods}}

As of August 2007, Woods has won 59 official money ] events, has 20 other individual professional titles, owns two team titles in the two-man ], and leads the ] points standings. He has successfully defended a title 20 times on the PGA Tour, has finished runner-up 22 times, third place 17 times, and has won 28% (59 out of 213) of his professional starts on the PGA Tour. He has a 29-6 record when leading after 36 holes in Tour events, and a 40–3 record when leading after 54 holes. Woods is 13-0 when going into the final round of major with at least a share of the lead, and he has never lost any tournament when leading by more than one shot after 54 holes. He has been heralded as "the greatest closer in history" by multiple golf experts.<ref>{{cite web |title = Tiger is greatest closer ever|url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14002254/ |author=Mike Celizic |publisher = MSNBC |date = 2006-07-24 |accessdate=2007-08-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Goliath will surely fall one day. Or will he?|url =http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2007/news/pga_maginnes_081207.html |author =John Maginnes |publisher =The PGA Tour|date =2007-08-12 |accessdate = 2007-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Cabrera wins devilish battle at U.S. Open|url =http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/usopen07/news/story?id=2907111 |author =Associated Press |publisher = ESPN |date = 2007-06-20|accessdate =2007-08-12}}</ref> He owns the lowest career scoring average and the most career earnings of any player in PGA Tour history. He has been the ] seven times, trailing Jack Nicklaus by one, the ] a record eight times, the ] winner a record six times, and the ] winner a record seven times. Woods is one of five players (along with ], ], ], and ]) to have won all four professional major championships in his career, known as the "Career Grand Slam", and was the youngest to do so. ] won all four of what were in his era considered major championships. Woods's win at the 2005 Open Championship made him only the second golfer (after Nicklaus) to have won all four majors more than once. Woods holds at least a share of the scoring record in relation to par in all four majors, and also holds the margin of victory record in two majors, The Masters and the U.S. Open. With his victory at the 2006 ], he became the first player in PGA Tour history to win at least eight times in three seasons. His victory in the ] in January 2007 placed him 2nd for the ] at 7 straight. Only ]'s streak of 11 wins in 1945 is longer. At the 2003 Tour Championship, Woods set the all-time record for most consecutive ], starting in 1998, with 114 (passing ]'s previous record of 113) and extended this mark to 142 before it ended on ], ] at the ]. Many consider this to be one of the most remarkable golf accomplishments of all time, given the margin by which he broke the old record (and against stronger fields in terms of depth than those in Nelson's day) and given that during the streak, the next longest streak by any other player was usually only in the 10s or 20s.<ref name ="Streak1">{{cite web | title = Tiger Woods fails to make the cut | publisher = The Hindi | author = Associated Press | date 2005-05-15
| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/05/15/stories/2005051504331800.htm | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="Streak2">
{{cite web | title = A streak for the ages comes to an end | publisher = GolfWorld | author = Tim Rosaforte | date 2005-05-13
| url = http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtour/index.ssf?/newsandtour/insider/20050513insider.html | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}{{dead link|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtour/index.ssf?/newsandtour/insider/20050513insider.html|date=July 2007}}</ref><ref name ="Nelson">{{cite web | title= Nelson target in sight for title-hungry Tiger | publisher = Tiscali Sport | author = Mark Lamport-Stokes | date = 1997-04-23 | url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2006/10/04/sport/nelson-target-in-sight-for-title-hungry-tiger.html&template=/sport/feeds/story_template.html
| accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref><ref name ="Nelson2">{{cite web | title = 'Lord Byron' leaves remarkable legacy | publisher = ESPN/GolfDigest | author = Mike Meserole | date 2006-10-03 | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2603730 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

When Woods turned pro, ] was his caddie until March 8, 1999.<ref name ="Fluff">{{cite web
| title = Woods Dismisses His Caddie Cowan | publisher = The New York Times | date 1999-03-09
| url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E1DA113FF93AA35750C0A96F958260 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref> He was replaced by ], who has become a close friend of Woods and is often credited with helping Woods with key shots and putts.<ref name ="Caddie">{{cite web | title = Tiger's Caddie Reflects on "Defining" Moment at Medinah | publisher = The Golf Channel | author = Associated Press | date 2006-08-08
| url = http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15101&select=20332 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

*''']'''
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*''']'''

===Major Championships===
====Wins (13)====

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|-
|width="35"|'''Year
|width="165"|'''Championship
|width="85"|'''54 Holes
|width="145"|'''Winning Score
|width="80"|'''Margin
|width="245"|'''Runner(s) Up
|-bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| ] ||] ||9 shot lead ||-18 (70-66-65-69=270) ||12 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-bgcolor="#D8BFD8"
| ] ||] ||Tied for lead ||-11 (70-67-68-72=277)
||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|ESP}} ]
|-bgcolor="#FBCEB1"
| ] ||] ||10 shot lead ||-12 (65-69-71-67=272) ||15 strokes ||{{flagicon|RSA}} ], {{flagicon|ESP}} ]
|-bgcolor="#ABCDEF"
| ] ||] ||6 shot lead ||-19 (67-66-67-69=269) ||8 strokes ||] ], {{flagicon|RSA}} Ernie Els
|-bgcolor="#D8BFD8"
| ] ||] <small> (2)||1 shot lead ||-18 (66-67-70-67=270) ||Playoff <sup>1</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| ] ||] <small> (2)||1 shot lead ||-16 (70-66-68-68=272) ||2 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| ] ||] <small> (3)||Tied for lead ||-12 (70-69-66-71=276) ||3 strokes ||{{flagicon|RSA}} ]
|-bgcolor="#FBCEB1"
| ] ||] <small> (2)||4 shot lead ||-3 (67-68-70-72=277) ||3 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| ] ||] <small> (4)||3 shot lead ||-12 (74-66-65-71=276) ||Playoff <sup>2</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-bgcolor="#ABCDEF"
| ] ||] <small> (2)||2 shot lead ||-14 (66-67-71-70=274) ||5 strokes ||] ]
|-bgcolor="#ABCDEF"
| ] ||] <small> (3)||1 shot lead ||-18 (67-65-71-67=270) ||2 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-bgcolor="#D8BFD8"
| ] ||] <small> (3)||Tied for lead ||-18 (69-68-65-68=270) ||5 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-bgcolor="#D8BFD8"
| ] ||] <small> (4)|| 3 shot lead || -8 (71-63-69-69=272) ||2 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|}

<sup>1</sup> Defeated Bob May in three-hole playoff by 1 stroke: Woods (3-4-5=12), May (4-4-5=13) <br>
<sup>2</sup> Defeated Chris DiMarco with birdie on first extra hole

====Results timeline====
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!align="left"|Tournament !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999
|-
|]
|align="center"|T41 <font size="1">LA</font>
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T8
|align="center"|T18
|-
|]
|align="center"|WD
|align="center"|T82
|align="center"|T19
|align="center"|T18
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3
|-
|]
|align="center"|T68<ref>{{cite web | title = Open - Past Results - Results for 1995, St Andrews | publisher = The Open Championship Official Website | author = The Open Championship Official Website | date = unknown | url = http://www.opengolf.com/history/past_results.sps?tourn=1995025&pageno=-1 | accessdate = 2007-06-16}} The official Open website shows T66 but does not count amateur finishes correctly.</ref>
|align="center"|T22 <font size="1">LA</font>
|align="center"|T24
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|3
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7
|-
|]
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T29
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!align="left"|Tournament !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007
|-
|]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|5
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center"|T15
|align="center"|T22
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T2
|-
|]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center"|T12
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center"|T20
|align="center"|T17
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T2
|-
|]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center"|T25
|align="center"|T28
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T9
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center"|T12
|-
|]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center"|T29
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2
|align="center"|T39
|align="center"|T24
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1'''
|}

<font size="1">LA</font> = Low Amateur<br>
DNP = did not play<br>
WD = withdrew<br>
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied <br>
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.<br>

===PGA Tour career summary===
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! Year !! Wins (Majors) !! Earnings ($) !! Money list rank
|-
|align="center"|1996
|align="center"|2
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|1997
|align="center"|4 (1)
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|1998
|align="center"|1
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|1999
|align="center"|8 (1)
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2000
|align="center"|9 (3)
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2001
|align="center"|5 (1)
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2002
|align="center"|5 (2)
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2003
|align="center"|5
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2004
|align="center"|1
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2005
|align="center"|6 (2)
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2006
|align="center"|8 (2)
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|2007*
|align="center"|5 (1)
|align="right"|
|align="center"|
|-
|align="center"|'''Career*'''
|align="center"|'''59 (13)'''
|align="right"|''''''
|align="center"|''''''
|}

:<nowiki>*</nowiki> Complete through ] on August 12, 2007.

==Other ventures==
===Charity and youth projects===

Woods has established several charitable and youth projects.

*''']''': The Tiger Woods Foundation was established in 1996 by Woods and his father Earl. It focuses on projects for children. Initially these comprised golf clinics (aimed especially at disadvantaged children), and a grant program. Further activities added since then include university scholarships, an association with Target House at St. Jude Hospital in ]; the Start Something character development program, which had had over one million participants by 2003; and the Tiger Woods Learning Center. The Tiger Woods Foundation recently has teamed up with the PGA Tour to create a new PGA tour event that will take place in the nation's capital (Washington, D.C.) beginning in July, 2007. Tiger believes being a good role model is even more important than golf and that golf is a way he can positively influence others. The main focus of this foundation is to help disadvantaged youngsters become better people.
*'''In The City Golf Clinics and Festivals''': Since 1997, the Tiger Woods Foundation has conducted junior golf clinics across the country. The Foundation began the “In the City” golf clinic program in 2003. The first three clinics were held in Indio, Calif., Wilkinsburg, Pa., and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and were targeted to all youth, ages 7-17, and their families. Each three-day event features golf lessons on Thursday and Friday of clinic week and a free community festival on Saturday. Cities are selected to participate in the clinics through a formal bid process. Winning cities invite 15 junior golfers to participate and receive instruction from local PGA professionals. Top junior golfers from each In The City Clinic are participate in the annual Tiger Woods Foundation Youth Clinic. This three-day junior golf event includes tickets to Disney Resorts; a pitch, putt and drive skills tournament; a junior golf clinic; and an exhibition by Tiger Woods. As part of the junior golf clinics, TWF works with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to bring at least one Make-A-Wish child to each clinic. These children are given the opportunity to meet Tiger, take some photos with him and talk to him about anything they choose.
*''']''': This is a {{convert|35000|sqft|sqm|-2|sing=on}} educational facility in ] which opened in February 2006.<ref name ="Centre">{{cite web | title = With Clinton at his side, Woods opens his learning center
| author = Associated Press | date = 2006-02-10 | publisher = PGA Tour | url = http://www.pgatour.com/story/9223725/
| accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref> It is expected to be used by several thousand students each year, with a day program for grades 4 to 6 and an after school program for grades 7 to 12. There will also be summer programs, weekend and community outreach programs and online learning programs. The centre will feature extensive multi-media facilities and an outdoor golf teaching area.
*'''Tiger Jam''': An annual fundraising concert which has raised over $10 million for the Tiger Woods Foundation. 2006's Tiger Jam IX was headlined by ] and ] is headlining Tiger Jam X.
*''']''': An annual off-season charity golf tournament. The event also carries generous prize money, but Woods donates his winnings to his foundation.
*'''Tiger Woods Foundation National Junior Golf Team''': An eighteen member team which competes in the annual ].

Woods has also participated in charity work for his current caddy, ]. On ] ] Woods won an ] event that benefited the Steve Williams Foundation to raise funds to provide sporting careers for disadvantaged youth.<ref name ="Char">{{cite web | title = Golf: Woods shows off his driving skills
| author = Associated Press | date = 2006-05-25 | publisher = International Herald Tribune | url = http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/04/24/sports/GOLf.php | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

===Golf course design===

Woods announced on ] ] that he will develop his first golf course in ] through his golf course design company, ]. The ] will feature a 7700 ] (7040.9]), par-72 course named Al Ruwaya (meaning "serenity"), a {{convert|60000|sqft|sqm|-3|sing=on}} clubhouse, a golf academy, 320 exclusive villas and a boutique hotel with 80 suites. Tiger Woods Dubai is a joint venture between himself and ], a member of the government-affiliated Dubai Holding. Woods chose Dubai because he was excited about the "challenge of transforming a desert terrain into a world-class golf course." The development is scheduled to be finished in late 2009 at ], the region's largest tourism and leisure project.<ref name="dubai1">], , ''GolfWeb Wire Services, PGATour.com'', ], Retrieved on ].</ref>

On ] 2007, Woods announced his first course to be designed in the US, ]. The private course will sit at about 4,000 feet in the ] near ]<ref name='espn'>{{cite web | title = Tiger to design his first U.S. course | publisher = ESPN.com | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2974491 | accessdate = 2007-08-15}}</ref>

===Endorsements===

]
Shortly after his 21st birthday, Woods began signing numerous endorsement deals with companies including ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Woods' 5-year, $100 million contract with Nike was the largest endorsing deal ever signed by an athlete at that time. Famous Nike advertising campaigns featuring Woods include the "I am Tiger Woods" spots, in which children claim they are the golf superstar. Another featured Woods doing a trick with a golf ball in which he bounces a ball on a club several times then hits it baseball style, a routine that Woods often performs during golf exhibitions.

On Father's Day after the passing of his father, Nike released a commercial featuring home movie clips from Tiger's childhood, showing Tiger receiving training and support from his father. The commercial was dedicated to Earl Woods and "fathers everywhere." His talent, looks, youth appeal, and personality have made him a bankable celebrity and the highest valued athletic spokesperson numerous years in a row.{{Fact|date=July 2007}}

Woods also endorses the ']' series of video games; he has done so from 1999 up to 2007 and it is likely that he will continue to do so.

Woods collaborated with ] to develop the world's first professional golf watch, released in April 2005.<ref>Krakow, Gary., , ''].com'', ], Retrieved on ].</ref>

==Controversy==
'''Cut streak'''

In both Nelson's and Woods' eras, "making the cut" has been defined as receiving a paycheck. However, in Nelson's day only players who placed in the top 20 in an event won a paycheck whereas in Woods's day only players who reach a low enough score within the first 36 holes win a paycheck.<ref name ="Mag">{{cite web | title = Maginnes remembers Nelson | publisher = The PGA Tour
| author = John Maginnes | date = 2006-09-27 | url = http://www.pgatour.com/story/9689507/ | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref> Several golf analysts argue that Woods did not actually surpass Nelson's consecutive cuts mark, reasoning that 31 of the tournaments in which Woods competed were "no-cut" events, meaning all the players in the field were guaranteed to compete throughout the entire event regardless of their scores through 36 holes (and hence all "made the cut," meaning that they all received a paycheck). These analysts argue that this would leave Woods's final consecutive cuts made at 111, and Nelson's at 113.<ref name ="Streak4">{{cite web | title = Controversy Surrounds Tiger’s Cut Streak | publisher = GolfTodayMagazine | author = Ron Salsig | url = http://www.golftodaymagazine.com/0507Jul/tigercut.htm | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

At least ten of the tournaments in which Nelson played did not have modern day cuts; that is, all of the players in these events were guaranteed to compete past 36 holes. The Masters, for example, did not institute a 36 hole cut until 1957 (which was well after Nelson retired), the PGA Championship was match play until 1958 and it is unclear whether or not three other events in which Nelson competed had 36 hole cuts.<ref name ="Masters">{{cite web | title = History of the Masters | publisher = The Masters Tournament | url = http://www.masters.org/en_US/history/records/cutinfo.html | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref><ref name ="PGAHist">{{cite web | title = PGA Championship History | publisher = The Professionals Golfers' Association
| url = http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2005/history_overview.html | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref> Therefore, these analysts remove "no 36 hole cut" events from both cut streak measures, leaving Nelson's consecutive cuts made at 103 (or possibly less) and Woods's at 111.<ref name ="Streak5">{{cite web | title = Woods & Nelson's cut streaks examined | publisher = GolfToday | url = http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news05/woods21.html | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

However, in the tournaments in which Nelson competed that did not have 36 hole cuts (that is: the Masters, PGA Championship and the possible 3 other tournaments) only the top 20 players received a paycheck even though all players in these events were guaranteed to compete past 36 holes.<ref name ="Mag"/> Hence in these no 36 hole cut events, Nelson still placed in the top 20, so Nelson's 113 cuts made is reflective of his 113 top 20 finishes. Woods achieved a top 20 finish 21 consecutive times (from July 2000 to July 2001) and, in the 31 no-cut events in which he played, he won 10 and finished out of the top 10 five times. Others, including Woods himself, argue that the two streaks cannot be compared, because the variation of tournament structures in the two eras is too great for any meaningful comparison to be made.<ref name ="Streak5"/><ref name ="Streak4"/>

'''Tiger-proofing'''

Early in Woods' career, a small number of golf experts expressed concern about his impact on the competitiveness of the game and the public appeal of professional golf. Sports writer Bill Lyon of ] asked in a column, "Isn't Tiger Woods actually bad for golf?" (though Lyon ultimately concluded that he was not).<ref name ="Bad">{{cite web | title = Woods bad for golf? There's an unplayable lie | publisher = The Philadelphia Inquirer
| author = Bill Lyon | date = 2000-08-16 | url = http://www.texnews.com/tiger/bad0816.html
| accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref> At first, some pundits feared that Woods would drive the spirit of competition out of the game of golf by making existing courses obsolete and relegating opponents to simply competing for second place each week.

Many courses in the PGA Tour rotation (including Major Championship sites like ]) began to add yardage to their tees in an effort to slow down long hitters like Woods, a strategy that became known as "Tiger-Proofing". Woods himself welcomed the change as he believes adding yardage to the course does not affect his ability to win.<ref name ="Open2005">
{{cite web | title = Tiger Woods Press Conference:The Open Championship | publisher = TigerWoods.com
| author = ASAP Sports | date = 2005-07-12 | url = http://www.tigerwoods.com/defaultflash.sps?page=fullstorynews&iNewsID=199184&categoryID=&pagenumber=1&cat=0 | accessdate = 2007-05-13}}</ref>

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==Sources==
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* Earl Woods (1999). ''Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life'', G.K. Hall - ISBN 0783886225
* Tiger Woods (2001). ''How I Play Golf'', Warner Books - ISBN 0446529311
* Lawrence J. Londino (2005). ''Tiger Woods: A Biography'', Greenwood Press - ISBN 0313331219
* {{cite book | author = John Andrisani | title = ''The Tiger Woods Way: An Analysis of Tiger Woods' Power-Swing Technique'' | publisher = Three Rivers Press | year = 1999 | id = ISBN 0-609-80139-2 (Paperback)}}
* {{cite book | author = John Feinstein | title = ''The Majors: In Pursuit of Golf's Holy Grail'' | publisher = Little, Brown | year = 1999 | id = ISBN 0-316-27971-4 (hardcover)}}
* {{cite book | author = Tim Rosaforte | title = ''Raising the Bar: The Championship Years of Tiger Woods'' | publisher = St Martins Press | year = 2000 | id = ISBN 0-312-27212-X (hardcover)}}
* {{cite book | author = Jack Clary | title = ''Tiger Woods'' | publisher = Tiger Books International | year = 1997 | id = ISBN 1-85501-954-X (hardcover)}}
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==External links==
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* Official Site
* Profile on PGA Tour site
* Foundation
* Learning Center
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* Official World Golf Rankings site
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he is gay lol