"War veteran who was mostly African American with traces of European descent. Earl's mother Maude Carter was light skinned. Some people suggested that she had Native American and Chinese ancestry. Tiger refers to his ethnic make-up as """"Cablinasian"""" (a syllabic abbreviation he coined from Caucasian, Black, American Indian, and Asian). Woods' first name—Eldrick—was coined by his mother because it began with ""E"" (for Earl) and ended with ""K"" (for Kultida). His middle name Tont is a traditional Thai name. He was nicknamed Tiger in honor of his father's friend Col. Vuong Dang Phong, who had also been known as Tiger."
"Tiger, comes from Earl Woods' wartime friendship with Colonel Vuong Dang ""Tiger"" Phong, a courageous pilot who flew in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. In 1972, Woods was stationed at Brooklyn's Fort Hamilton, and learned to play golf, starting at age 42, at the Dyker Beach Golf Course in Dyker Heights. From his first experience with golf, Earl Woods was captivated by it, and played a great deal for the remainder of his life. He eventually became a good standard amateur golfer, often scoring in the 70s for 18 holes. Earl claimed to be playing close to scratch"
"Woods' niece, Cheyenne Woods, played for the Wake Forest University golf team and turned professional in 2012, when she made her pro debut in the LPGA Championship. Woods grew up in Orange County, California. He was a child prodigy who was introduced to golf before the age of two by his athletic father, Earl Woods. Earl was a single-digit handicap amateur golfer who also was one of the earliest African-American college baseball players at Kansas State University. Tiger's father was a member of the military and had playing privileges at the Navy golf course beside the Joint Forces Training Base"
"2016. Woods was ranked as the twelfth best golfer of all time by ""Golf Digest"" magazine just four years after he turned professional. The following season, Woods continued to dominate. His 2001 Masters Tournament win marked the only time in the modern era of the Grand Slam that any player has held all four major championship titles at the same time, a feat now known as the ""Tiger Slam"". It is not viewed as a true Grand Slam, however, because it was not achieved in a calendar year. Surprisingly, he was not a factor in the three remaining majors of"
"Tiger Woods lookalike in golfing gear, Jenkins mocks Woods' reputation in an imaginary interview with the athlete. Though the piece was clearly marked as parody, the champion golfer requested an apology from the magazine. Woods stated that the piece ""fails as parody, and is really more like a grudge-fueled piece of character assassination."" Dan Jenkins Dan Jenkins (born December 2, 1929) is an American author and sportswriter who often wrote for ""Sports Illustrated"". Jenkins was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended R. L. Paschal High School and Texas Christian University (TCU), where he played on the"
"Tiger (wrestler) Tiger (born February 12, 1987) is a Mexican ""Luchador"" ""enmascarado"", or masked professional wrestler, working for the Mexico City based professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He was previously known by the ring name Tiger Kid (sometimes spelled Tiger Kidd), but the name was shortened in June 2011. He frequently teams with his brother, ""luchador"" Puma. Tiger's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. He is part of the Casas wrestling"
"Craig Wood (golfer) Craig Ralph Wood (November 18, 1901 – May 7, 1968) was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams . Wood was the first player to lose all four major championships in extra holes. His major wins came late in his career at age 39, winning the first two of 1941, the Masters and U.S. Open. Born in Lake Placid, New York, Wood turned professional in 1920 at age 18. Despite his two major championships, he is"
"Temper Project X Flighted 7.0 Wedges: Mizuno MP T-5 (52, 56, 60) Shaft: True Temper Project X Flighted 6.5 Putter: Odyssey Versa #7 Chris Wood (golfer) Christopher James Wood (born 26 November 1987) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He was the low amateur in the 2008 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and tied for third in the following year's tournament held at Turnberry. Wood was born in Bristol, England. He went to school at Golden Valley Primary School in Nailsea between the ages of 4 and 11, before leaving to join Backwell School."
"Tiger Woods holds the record for most weeks in the World Top 10, with 860. He is followed by Ernie Els (788 weeks) and Phil Mickelson (774 weeks). Woods had a record run of 736 consecutive weeks in the top-10 from April 13, 1997 to May 15, 2011 and then had a further run of 124 consecutive weeks in the top-10 from March 25, 2012 to August 3, 2014. The first official ranking list was published prior to the Masters in April 1986, with Bernhard Langer the first world No. 1 ranked player, ahead of Seve Ballesteros, who had topped"
"Steve Sands Steve Sands is an American golf television personality. He is best known as the lead interviewer for NBC's golf coverage. He also works with NBC's cable outlet, Golf Channel, as a studio host and play-by-play announcer. He was given the nickname ""Sandsie"" by Tiger Woods. In 1990, Steve interned at CNN Sports. Steve has worked at the Golf Channel since 2001. He was also part of the NBC Olympics coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Steve served as a speed skating reporter. As part of the NBC broadcast of the 2018 TOUR Championship, Steve interviewed"
"brought up in the low socioeconomic area of Compton, but in leaked footage from the unaired television show ""Bustas"" he claimed he grew up in a ""well-to-do"" home in the Valley, where his parents drove a Range Rover. He also claimed that he attained his nickname from his mother calling him Tiger Woods. There has been speculation that his claims on the show were satirical and not to be taken seriously. Tyga responded to the video's leak on Twitter: ""When u 14 an ambitious u don't give a fuk about anything. Scripted tv isn't that what we all live for.Hahahaha."""
"Deer), the course is surrounded by trees and features deep rough. Many famous golfers have played tournaments at the southeastern Wisconsin course. Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Lee Trevino, and Ed Sneed have all competed here at some point in their careers. In 1996, Tiger Woods made his pro debut at the course when he played in the Greater Milwaukee Open. Despite making a hole-in-one on the 14th hole, he finished tied for 60th and took home $2,544 in earnings. Although the course no longer hosts a PGA Tour event, it remains the premiere course in the Milwaukee County Park System."
"CyberTiger CyberTiger (also known as Cyber Tiger Woods Golf) is a 1999 golf video game featuring Tiger Woods, for PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color. Woods is the main opponent in the game and is the best rated player in the game. The main objective is to play in tournaments through each circuit and defeat Cyber Tiger and other golfers to win the championship as a professional in career mode. This is the first game to feature Tiger Woods as a character in video game other than ""Tiger Woods PGA Tour"". Playing as either Tiger Woods or one of"
"from the University of St Andrews. Lee Trevino referred to Sifford as the ""Jackie Robinson"" of golf, and Tiger Woods acknowledged that Sifford paved the way for his career. Sifford was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1922. He began work as a caddy at the age of thirteen. He moved to Philadelphia when he was 17 years old, where he played against local black golfers. Sifford began golfing professionally in 1948. He competed in the golf tournaments that black golfers organized for themselves as they were excluded from the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA). Sifford won the United"
"course both beauty and playability. Taking full advantage of the land and its natural features you enjoy the natural surroundings as well as the golf (and it takes less time to play). Among over 200 new courses and 9-hole additions, to his credit are the Pines Course at International Golf Course in Bolton, Massachusetts, that is the longest course in the world when playing from the ""Tiger"" tees, so named long before Tiger Woods was born. Other notable courses include: Country Club of Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, Summerlea Golf & Country Club, Montreal, Quebec, Poquoy Brook Golf Club, Lakeville, Massachusetts,"
"Tiger Woods' extramarital affairs scandal that occurred in late 2009. In one scene, it is revealed that women have come forward admitting to never have had a sexual relationship with Tracy; After news broke of Woods's infidelities, numerous women came forward admitting to having affairs with the golfer. To re-establish his womanizing persona, Tracy holds a press conference announcing he is leaving show business to spend more time with a stripper; In December 2009, Woods announced he would take an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage after he admitted infidelity. Other women, who Tracy did not"
"in the late 1990s was spent on the Nationwide Tour. His best finish in a major was T-22 at the 1993 PGA Championship. In 1992, Twiggs and his wife decided to move from southern California to Greensboro, North Carolina, where they live today with their two daughters. ""Note: Twiggs never played in The Open Championship.""<br> ""T"" = tied Greg Twiggs Gregory Wofford Twiggs (born October 30, 1960) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Twiggs was born in Los Angeles and grew up in southern California. He attended San Diego State"
"Greg Twiggs Gregory Wofford Twiggs (born October 30, 1960) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Twiggs was born in Los Angeles and grew up in southern California. He attended San Diego State University where he was a member of the golf team, a first team All-American his senior year. He turned professional in 1984. Twiggs played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1984 until 1992, and had one official win. After 1992, he split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour; the majority of his time"
"money in golf. Soon after Tiger turned professional, Merchant was fired by Earl Woods. Woods was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998. He died from a heart attack at his home in Cypress, California in 2006 at the age of 74. He was buried at Sunset Cemetery in Manhattan, Kansas. The Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy at Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, Kansas is named in his honor. It was host to the first First Tee National Academy in 2000. On April 8, 2010, Nike released a television commercial, created by the Wieden + Kennedy ad agency, featuring"
"with only Tiger Woods having won more, and he is the first player to win each of the four World Golf Championship events. He is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, having been ranked in the top five annually from 2008 and leading in 2015. By virtue of his 2018 Sentry Tournament of Champions win, Johnson became only the third player in Tour history to win a Tour title in each of his first 11 seasons, joining Jack Nicklaus (17) and Tiger Woods (14). Johnson was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and played collegiate golf at Coastal"
"tournament not yet founded<br> NT = no tournament<br> WD = withdrew<br> DQ = disqualified<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Craig Wood (golfer) Craig Ralph Wood (November 18, 1901 – May 7, 1968) was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams . Wood was the first player to lose all four major championships in extra holes."
"Tigre Blanco Sergio Guzmán Silva (date of birth unknown) is a Mexican ""Luchador"", or professional wrestler, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) for most of his professional career. Guzmán works under the ring name Tigre Blanco and initially worked as Kid Guzmán but changed identities in 1999. Guzmán’s real name was not a matter of public record until he lost his ""Tigre Blanco"" mask on September 18, 2009, and announced his real name as a result. ""Tigre Blanco"" is Spanish for ""White Tiger"", a name that is reflected by his mask,"
"In his first major championship as a professional, Tiger Woods becomes the youngest-ever Masters Champion at 21 years 3 months, while setting a 72-hole scoring record of 270 (18 under par), and winning by a record margin (12 shots). He also becomes the first golfer of either Asian or African descent to win a men's major title. Woods wins three other tournaments in 1997 to top the U.S. Money list in what is effectively his rookie season. Even though Woods becomes the first player to earn more than $2m in a season, however, his earnings are surpassed by the leading"
"a short-term deal. Rhodes rejoined Grays Athletic in January 2010, but was released at the end of the 2009–10 season. Alex Rhodes was born on 23 January 1982 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. He first attended a football game at his hometown side Cambridge United but grew up as a Liverpool fan. As well as football, he played cricket as a youngster. Rhodes is nicknamed ""Tiger"", because of his likeness to golfer Tiger Woods. Rhodes had a tattoo of a 142-word quotation inked onto his leg in November 2008; the passage was originally written by peace activist Marian Williamson. It took five"
"award. Elin Nordegren Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren (; formerly Woods; born January 1, 1980) is a Swedish former model and the ex-wife of professional golfer Tiger Woods. Nordegren was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her mother, Barbro Holmberg, is a politician and the former Swedish migration and asylum policy minister, and the former Governor of Gävleborg County. Her father, Thomas Nordegren, is a radio journalist who served as a bureau chief in Washington, D.C. She has an older brother, Axel, and a twin sister, Josefin. Nordegren and her sister had odd summer jobs and as cashiers in supermarkets to finance their"
"Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer. Many observers regard him as the greatest golfer of all time. During a span of more than 25 years, he won a record 18 major championships while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes. Nicklaus focused on the major championships—Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship—and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) and Tiger Woods (80). Nicklaus won the U.S. Amateur"
"Tiger Woods on the course after Tiger recorded his 80th career PGA Tour win, his first in over five years. Steve Sands grew up in and around Washington D.C. and remains a Washington D.C. sports fan. He graduated from Woodward High in Montgomery County Maryland and then from Colorado State University in 1991, earning a bachelor’s degree in technical journalism. He was inducted into the Greater Washington Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. The Sands family owns and operates Calvert Woodley Wines and Spirits, which is also home to La Cheeserie, a cheese merchant. Steve is a regular guest"
"Jordan Spieth Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion. In April 2016, ""Time"" magazine named Spieth to its list of the ""100 Most Influential People"", noting that he ""exemplifies everything that's great about sports."" Spieth's first major win came in the 2015 Masters Tournament, when he shot a 270 (−18) and pocketed $1.8 million. He tied the 72-hole record set by Tiger Woods in 1997 and became the"
"jointly held by Phil Mickelson and Luke Donald. The back tees at Spyglass Hill were called ""Tiger tees"" when it opened, long before the birth of Tiger Woods. Originally called Pebble Beach Pines Golf Club, the course was renamed to Spyglass Hill by Samuel F. B. Morse (1885–1969), the founder of Pebble Beach Company, after the place in the 1883 novel ""Treasure Island"" by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) who had spent time in the Monterey area in 1879. All the holes at Spyglass Hill were named by Bob Hanna after characters and places from the novel. The first hole is"
"from sunrise till the first reservations at 7:30 a.m. The course is named for the Torrey Pine, a rare tree that grows in the wild only along this local stretch of the coastline in San Diego County and on Santa Rosa Island. The logo (illustrated: right) features a salt pruned representation of the tree. Tiger Woods won this U.S. Open over Rocco Mediate in a 19-hole Monday playoff. After completing the 18-hole playoff on the South Course tied at even par 71, they went to sudden-death on the 91st hole, played on the par-4 7th hole. Mediate had trouble off"
"advantage of long hitters like Woods, a strategy that became known as ""Tiger-Proofing"". Woods said he welcomed the change, in that adding yardage to courses did not affect his ability to win. Woods has won 80 official PGA Tour events, including 14 majors. He is 14–1 when going into the final round of a major with at least a share of the lead. Multiple golf experts have heralded Woods as ""the greatest closer in history"". He owns the lowest career scoring average and the most career earnings of any player in PGA Tour history. Woods' victory at the 2013 Players"
"Chris Wood (golfer) Christopher James Wood (born 26 November 1987) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He was the low amateur in the 2008 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and tied for third in the following year's tournament held at Turnberry. Wood was born in Bristol, England. He went to school at Golden Valley Primary School in Nailsea between the ages of 4 and 11, before leaving to join Backwell School. He began playing golf at a young age. He was a keen footballer with aspirations to play for Bristol City Football Club but"
"Tiger Woods' 15 stroke victory at the 2000 U.S. Open and Ernie Els' 13 stroke win at the 2005 BMW Asian Open. After the win, García dedicated it to the late Seve Ballesteros, stating ""That was for Seve."" The following week, García won the Andalucía Masters, played at the Club de Golf Valderrama, arguably regarded as one of the toughest golf courses on the European Tour. He edged out fellow countryman Miguel Ángel Jiménez by one shot after a tense final round. Following his back-to-back wins, García moved back into the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. In"