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Previous Slide< PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — It’s going to be discussed every time he tees it up until he wins again, so we might as well just go ahead and address it: With a win this week, Tiger Woods would break a tie with Sam Snead and set the all-time record for PGA Tour wins with 83. […]

Jupiter, Florida – Even Super Bowl MVPs hit snap hooks. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning made that abundantly clear on the first tee at Medalist on Sunday, both smothering their opening tee shots of Capital One’s The Match: Champions for Charity into the left junk. Tone, set. This wasn’t going to be your usual Sunday […]

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Tiger Woods finished off the Genesis Invitational on Sunday with a six-over 77, his third straight over-par round after opening with a promising two-under 69 three days earlier. “I did not do much well today,” Woods said with an easy smile (more on that in just a bit). “Good news, I […]

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — For the second straight day, a rough second nine saw Tiger Woods let a solid start fade away at the Genesis Invitational. On Thursday, he still managed to get to the Riviera clubhouse with a two-under 69. On Friday, not so much–Woods posted a two-over 73 that included a double bogey from […]

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Tiger Woods began the Genesis Invitational with two perfect shots, easily reaching Riviera’s benign par-5 first hole in two. He then drained the eagle putt of 24 feet, 8 inches. Seriously. In Kobe Bryant’s city, in Woods’ first tournament since learning of his longtime buddy’s shocking death, Woods’ first putt of […]

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — It’s going to be discussed every time he tees it up until he wins again, so we might as well just go ahead and address it: With a win this week, Tiger Woods would break a tie with Sam Snead and set the all-time record for PGA Tour wins with 83. […]

Jupiter, Florida – Even Super Bowl MVPs hit snap hooks. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning made that abundantly clear on the first tee at Medalist on Sunday, both smothering their opening tee shots of Capital One’s The Match: Champions for Charity into the left junk. Tone, set. This wasn’t going to be your usual Sunday […]

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Tiger WoodsWoods at the in May 2019Personal informationFull nameEldrick Tont WoodsNicknameTigerBornDecember 30, 1975 Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)Weight185 lb (84 kg)NationalityResidenceSpouse (m.2004; div.2010)Children2CareerCollege (two years)Turned professional1996Current tour(s) (joined 1996)Professional wins110Highest (June 15, 1997) (683 weeks)Number of wins by tourPGA Tour ()European Tour ()Japan Golf TourAsian TourPGA Tour of AustralasiaOtherBest results in major championships (wins: 15)Won: , , , , Won: , , , Won: , , Won: , , Achievements and awards2021 ()19961997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 20131997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 20131997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 20131999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 20131999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2019(For a full list of awards, see )Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American . He is tied for first in and ranks second in and also holds . Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers, and one of the most famous athletes of all time. He will be inducted into the in 2021.

Following an outstanding junior, college, and amateur golf career, Woods turned professional in 1996 at the age of 20. By the end of April 1997, he had won three events in addition to his first major, the , which he won by 12 strokes in a record-breaking performance. He reached in the for the first time in June 1997, less than a year after turning pro. Throughout the first decade of the 21st century, Woods was the dominant force in golf. He was the top-ranked golfer in the world from August 1999 to September 2004 (264 weeks) and again from June 2005 to October 2010 (281 weeks). During this time, he won 13 of golf's major championships.

The next decade of Woods' career was marked by comebacks from personal problems and injuries. He took a self-imposed hiatus from professional golf from December 2009 to early April 2010 in an attempt to resolve marital issues with his then-wife, . Woods admitted to multiple infidelities, and the couple eventually divorced. Woods fell to number 58 in the world rankings in November 2011 before ascending again to the No.1 ranking between March 2013 and May 2014. However, injuries led him to undergo four between 2014 and 2017. Woods competed in only one tournament between August 2015 and January 2018, and he dropped off the list of the world's top 1,000 golfers. On his return to regular competition, Woods made steady progress to the top of the game, winning his first tournament in five years at the in September 2018 and his first major in 11 years at the .

Woods has held numerous golf records. He has been the number one player in the world for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks of any golfer in history. He has been awarded a record 11 times and has won the for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times. Woods has the record of leading the in ten different seasons. He has won 15 professional (trailing only , who leads with 18) and 82 events (tied for first all time with ). Woods leads all active golfers in career major wins and career PGA Tour wins. He is the youngest player to achieve the career , and the second golfer (after Nicklaus) to have achieved a career Grand Slam three times. Woods has won 18 . He was also part of the American winning team for the . In May 2019, Woods was awarded the , the fourth golfer to receive the honor.

Contents Background and family Woods and his father at , in 2004Woods was born in 1975 in , to and Kultida "Tida" Woods. He is their only child and has two half-brothers, Earl Jr. and Kevin, as well as a half-sister named Royce from his father's first marriage.

Kultida (nĂŠe Punsawad) is originally from , where Earl had met her when he was on a tour of duty there in 1968. She is of mixed , , and ancestry. Earl was a retired and veteran who reported , , and descent. Earl's mother Maude Carter was light skinned. Tiger describes his ethnic make-up as "" (a he coined from , , , and ).

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.

Woods has a niece, , who played for the golf team and turned professional in 2012 when she made her pro debut in the .

Early life and amateur golf career Woods grew up in , 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 players at . Tiger's father was a member of the military and had playing privileges at the Navy golf course beside the in , which allowed Tiger to play there. Tiger also played at the par 3 Heartwell golf course in , as well as some of the in Long Beach.

In 1978, Tiger putted against comedian in a television appearance on . At age three, he shot a 48 over nine holes at the Navy course. At age five, he appeared in and on 's Before turning seven, Tiger won the Under Age 10 section of the Drive, Pitch, and Putt competition, held at the Navy Golf Course in Cypress, California. In 1984 at the age of eight, he won the 9–10 boys' event, the youngest age group available, at the . He first broke 80 at age eight. He went on to win the Junior World Championships six times, including four consecutive wins from 1988 to 1991.

Woods' father Earl wrote that Tiger first defeated him at the age of 11 years, with Earl trying his best. Earl lost to Tiger every time from then on. Woods first broke 70 on a regulation golf course at age 12.

When Woods was 13 years old, he played in the 1989 Big I, which was his first major national junior tournament. In the final round, he was paired with pro , who was then relatively unknown. The event's format placed a professional with each group of juniors who had qualified. Daly birdied three of the last four holes to beat Woods by only one stroke. As a young teenager, Woods first met in Los Angeles at the , when Nicklaus was performing a clinic for the club's members. Woods was part of the show, and he impressed Nicklaus and the crowd with his skills and potential. Earl Woods had researched in detail the career accomplishments of Nicklaus and had set his young son the goals of breaking those records.

Woods was 15 years old and a student at in Anaheim when he became the youngest champion; this was a record that stood until it was broken by Jim Liu in 2010. He was named 1991's Southern California Amateur Player of the Year (for the second consecutive year) and Golf Digest Junior Amateur Player of the Year. In 1992, he defended his title at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, becoming the tournament's first two-time winner. He also competed in his first PGA Tour event, the (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.

The following year, Woods won his third consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur Championship; he remains the event's only three-time winner. In 1994, at the in Florida, he became the youngest winner of the , a record he held until 2008 when it was broken by . He was a member of the American team at the 1994 (winning), and the 1995 (losing).

Woods graduated from Western High School at age 18 in 1994 and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" among the graduating class. He had starred for the high school's golf team under coach Don Crosby.

Woods overcame difficulties with as a boy. This was not known until he wrote a letter to a boy who contemplated suicide. Woods wrote, "I know what it's like to be different and to sometimes not fit in. I also stuttered as a child and I would talk to my dog and he would sit there and listen until he fell asleep. I also took a class for two years to help me, and I finally learned to stop."

College golf career Woods was heavily recruited by college golf powers. He chose , the 1994 champions. He enrolled at Stanford in the fall of 1994 under a golf scholarship and won his first collegiate event, the 40th Annual William H. Tucker Invitational, that September. He selected a major in economics and was nicknamed "" by college teammate . In 1995, he successfully defended his U.S. Amateur title at the in 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).

At age 19, Woods participated in his first PGA Tour major, the , and tied for 41st as the only amateur to make the cut; two years later, he would win the tournament by 12 strokes. At age 20 in 1996, he became the first golfer to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles and won the . In winning the silver medal as leading amateur at , he tied the record for an amateur aggregate score of 281. He left college after two years in order to turn professional in the golf industry. In 1996, Woods moved out of California, stating in 2013 that it was due to the state's high tax rate.

Professional career Main article: Woods in 2005Woods turned at age 20 in August 1996 and immediately signed with and that ranked as the most lucrative endorsement contracts in golf history at that time. Woods was named 's 1996 and . On April 13, 1997, he won his first , , in record-breaking fashion and became the tournament's youngest winner at age 21. Two months later, he set the record for the fastest ascent to No. 1 in the . After a lackluster 1998, Woods finished the 1999 season with eight wins, including the , a feat not achieved since did it in 1974.

Woods was severely myopic; his eyesight had a rating of 11 . In order to correct this problem, he underwent successful in 1999, and he immediately resumed winning tour events. In 2007, his vision again began to deteriorate, and he underwent laser eye surgery a second time.

In 2000, Woods won six consecutive events on the PGA Tour, which was the longest winning streak since did it in 1948. One of these was the , where he broke or tied nine tournament records in what Sports Illustrated called "the greatest performance in golf history", in which Woods won the tournament by a record 15-stroke margin and earned a check for $800,000. At age 24, he became the youngest golfer to achieve the Career . At the end of 2000, Woods had won nine of the twenty PGA Tour events he entered and had broken the record for lowest scoring average in tour history. He was named the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, the only athlete to be honored twice, and was ranked by Golf Digest magazine as the twelfth-best golfer of all time.

Woods at the When Woods won the , he became the only player to win four consecutive major professional golf titles, although not in the same calendar year. This achievement came to be known as the "Tiger Slam." Following a stellar 2001 and 2002 in which he continued to dominate the tour, Woods' career hit a slump. He did not win a major in 2003 or 2004. In September 2004, overtook Woods in the Official World Golf Rankings, ending Woods' record streak of 264 weeks at No. 1.

Woods rebounded in 2005, winning six PGA Tour events and reclaiming the top spot in July after swapping it back and forth with Singh over the first half of the year.

Woods began dominantly in 2006, winning his first two PGA tournaments but failing to capture his fifth Masters championship in April. Following the death of his father in May, Woods took some time off from the tour and appeared rusty upon his return at the U.S. Open at , where he missed the . However, he quickly returned to form and ended the year by winning six consecutive tour events. At the season's close, Woods had 54 total wins that included 12 majors; he had broken the tour records for both total wins and total majors wins over eleven seasons.

Woods at the Woods continued to excel in 2007 and the first part of 2008. In April 2008, he underwent knee surgery and missed the next two months on the tour. Woods returned for the , where he struggled the first day but ultimately claimed a dramatic sudden death victory over that followed an 18-hole playoff, after which Mediate said, "This guy does things that are just not normal by any stretch of the imagination," and Kenny Perry added, "He beat everybody on one leg." Two days later, Woods announced that he would miss the remainder of the season due to additional knee surgery, and that his knee was more severely damaged than previously revealed, prompting even greater praise for his U.S. Open performance. Woods called it "my greatest ever championship." In Woods' absence, TV ratings for the remainder of the season suffered a huge decline from 2007.

Woods competing at the third annual Earl Woods Memorial Pro-Am (July 1, 2009)Woods had a much anticipated return to golf in 2009, when he performed well. His comeback included a spectacular performance at the , but he failed to win a major, the first year since 2004 that he had not done so. After his marital infidelities came to light and received massive media coverage at the end of 2009 (see further details below), Woods announced in December that he would be taking an indefinite break from competitive golf. In February 2010, he delivered a televised apology for his behavior, saying "I was wrong and I was foolish." During this period, several companies ended their endorsement deals with Woods.

Woods returned to competition in April at the , where he finished tied for fourth place. He followed the Masters with poor showings at the Quail Hollow Championship and the Players Championship, where he withdrew in the fourth round, citing injury. Shortly afterward, , Woods' coach since 2003, resigned the position. In August, Woods hired as Haney's replacement. The rest of the season went badly for Woods, who failed to win a single event for the first time since turning professional, while nevertheless finishing the season ranked No. 2 in the world.

Woods at a charity event (2011)In 2011, Woods' performance continued to suffer; this took its toll on his ranking. After falling to No. 7 in March, he rebounded to No. 5 with a strong showing at the , where he tied for fourth place. Due to leg injuries incurred at the Masters, he missed several summer stops on the PGA Tour. In July, he fired his longtime caddy (who was shocked by the dismissal), and replaced him on an interim basis with friend Bryon Bell until he hired Joe LaCava. After returning to tournament play in August, Woods continued to falter, and his ranking gradually fell to a low of #58. He rose to No. 50 in mid-November after a third-place finish at the , and broke his winless streak with a victory at December's .

Woods began his 2012 season with two tournaments (the and the ) where he started off well but struggled on the final rounds. Following the , where he was knocked out in the second round by missing a 5-foot putt, Woods revised his putting technique and tied for second at the , with the lowest final round score in his PGA Tour career. After a short time off due to another leg injury, Woods won the , his first win on the PGA Tour since the in September 2009. Following several dismal performances, Woods notched his 73rd PGA Tour win at the in June, tying in second place for most PGA Tour victories; a month later, Woods surpassed Nicklaus with a win at the , to trail only , who accumulated 82 PGA tour wins.

The year 2013 would bring a return of Woods' dominating play. In January, he won the by four shots for his 75th PGA Tour win. It was the seventh time he had won the event. In March, he won the , also for the seventh time, giving him his 17th WGC title and first since 2009. Two weeks later, he won the , winning the event for a record-tying 8th time. The win moved him back to the top of the world rankings. To commemorate that achievement, Nike was quick to launch an ad with the tagline "winning takes care of everything".

During the , Woods faced disqualification after unwittingly admitting in a post-round interview with that he had taken an illegal drop on the par-5 15th hole when his third shot had bounced off the pin and into the water. After further , Woods was assessed a two-stroke penalty for the drop but was not disqualified. He finished tied for fourth in the event. Woods won in May 2013, his second career win at the event, notching his fourth win of the 2013 season. It was the quickest he had gotten to four wins in any season in his professional career.

Woods practicing in a bunker prior to the start of the 2014 Woods had a poor showing at the as a result of an elbow injury that he sustained at . In finishing at 13-over-par, he recorded his worst score as a professional and finished 12 strokes behind winner . After a prolonged break because of the injury, during which he missed the and his own , he returned at the at . Despite being in contention all week and beginning the final round only two strokes behind , he struggled with the speed of the greens and could only manage a 3-over-par 74 that left him tied for 6th place, five strokes behind eventual winner . Two weeks later, Woods returned to form at the , recording his 5th win of the season and 8th win at the event in its 15-year history. His second round 61 matched his record score on the PGA Tour and could easily have been a 59 were it not for some short missed birdie putts on the closing holes. This gave him a seven-stroke lead that he held onto for the rest of the tournament. Woods would never contend at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club and would come short of winning a major for the 5th full season, only contending in two of the four majors in 2013.

After a slow start to 2014, Woods sustained an injury during the final round of the and was unable to finish the tournament. He withdrew after the 13th hole, citing back pain. He subsequently competed in the but was visibly in pain during much of the last round. He was forced to skip the at the end of March 2014, and after undergoing , he announced on April 1 that he would miss the for the first time since 1994. Woods returned at the in June, however he stated that his expectations for the week were low. He would struggle with nearly every aspect of his game and miss the cut. He next played at , contested at Hoylake, where Woods had won eight years prior. Woods fired a brilliant 69 in the first round to put himself in contention, but shot 77 on Friday and would eventually finish 69th. Despite his back pain, he played at the where he failed to make the cut. On August 25, 2014, Woods and his swing coach Sean Foley parted ways. In the four years under Foley, he won eight times but no majors. He had previously won eight majors with Harmon and six with Haney. Woods said there is currently no timetable to find a replacement swing coach.

On February 5, 2015, Woods withdrew from the after another back injury. Woods stated on his website that it was unrelated to his previous surgery and he would take a break from golf until his back healed. He returned for the , finishing in a tie for 17th. In the final round, Woods injured his wrist after his club hit a tree root. He later stated that a bone popped out of his wrist, but he adjusted it back into place and finished the round. Woods then missed the cut at the 2015 and , the first time Woods missed the cut at consecutive majors, finishing near the bottom of the leaderboard both times. He finished tied for 18th at the on August 2. In late August 2015, Woods played quite well at the Wyndham Championship finishing the tournament at 13-under, only four strokes behind the winner, and tied for 10th place. Woods offered only a brief comment on the speculation that he was still recovering from , saying it was "just my hip" but offering no specifics.

Woods practicing a at the Woods had back surgery on September 16, 2015. In late March 2016, he announced that he would miss the while he recovered from the surgery; he had also missed the 2014 Masters due to a back problem. "I'm absolutely making progress, and I'm really happy with how far I've come," he explained in a statement. "But I still have no timetable to return to competitive golf." However, he did attend the Masters Champions Dinner on April 5, 2016. For the first time in his career, he missed all four majors in one year due to problems with his back. In October 2016, he told Charlie Rose on PBS that he still wanted to break Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 major titles. Woods underwent back surgery in December 2016 and spent the next 15 months off the Tour. He made his return to competitive golf in the .

Woods' back problems continued to hinder him in 2017. He missed the cut at the in January and pulled out of a European Tour event in on February 3. On March 31, Woods announced on his website that he would not be playing in the despite being cleared to play by his doctors. Woods said that although he was happy with his rehabilitation, he did not feel "tournament ready." Woods subsequently told friends, “I’m done”. On April 20, Woods announced that he had undergone his fourth back surgery since 2014 to alleviate back and leg pain. Recovery time required up to six months, meaning that Woods would spend the rest of the year without playing any professional golf. Woods returned to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. He shot rounds of 69-68-75-68 and finished tied for 9th place. His world ranking went from 1,199th to 668th, which was the biggest jump in the world rankings in his career.

On March 11, 2018, he finished one-shot back and tied for second at the Valspar Championship in Florida, his first top-five finish on the PGA Tour since 2013. He then tied for sixth with a score of five under par at the . At the last major of the year Woods finished second at the , two shots behind the winner . It was his best result in a major since 2009 (second at the ) and moved up to 26th in the world rankings. His final round of 64 was his best ever final round in a major.

Woods returned to the winner's circle for the 80th time in his PGA Tour career on September 23, 2018, when he won the season-ending at East Lake Golf Club for the second time and that tournament for the third time. He shot rounds of 65-68-65-71 to win by two strokes over .

On April 14, 2019, Woods won the , which was his first major championship win in eleven years and his 15th major overall. He finished 13 under par to win by one stroke over , and . At age 43, he became the second oldest golfer ever to win the Masters, after who was 46 when he triumphed in 1986. In August 2019, Woods announced via social media that he underwent a knee surgery to repair minor cartilage damage and that he had an arthroscopic procedure during the Tour Championship. In his statement, Woods also confirmed that he was walking and intends on traveling and playing in Japan in October.

Woods played in his first event at the in October 2019, which was the first-ever PGA Tour event played in . Woods, who played a highly publicized earlier in the week at the same course as the Championship, held at least a share of the lead after every round of the rain-delayed tournament, giving him a three stroke victory over . The win was Woods's 82nd on Tour, tying him with for the most victories all time on the PGA Tour.

Honors Woods checking his drive in 2007 Woods receiving the from President in May 2019On August 20, 2007, California Governor and his wife announced that Woods would be inducted into the . He was inducted December 5, 2007 at in Sacramento.

In December 2009, Woods was named "Athlete of the Decade" by the Associated Press. He was named a record-tying four times, and is one of only two people to be named 's more than once.

Since his record-breaking win at the , Woods has been the biggest name in golf and his presence in tournaments has drawn a huge fan following. Some sources have credited him for dramatically increasing prize money in golf, generating interest in new PGA tournament audiences, and for drawing the largest TV ratings in golf history.

In May 2019, following his win, Woods was awarded the by President .

Endorsements During the first decade of his professional career, Woods was the world's most marketable athlete. Shortly after his 21st birthday in 1996, he signed endorsement deals with numerous companies, including , , , , , and In 2000, he signed a 5-year, $105 million contract extension with Nike, which was the largest endorsement package signed by a professional athlete at that time. Woods' endorsement has been credited with playing a significant role in taking the Nike Golf brand from a "start-up" golf company earlier in the previous decade to becoming the leading golf apparel company in the world and a major player in the equipment and golf ball market. Nike Golf is one of the fastest growing brands in the sport, with an estimated $600 million in sales. Woods has been described as the "ultimate endorser" for Nike Golf, frequently seen wearing Nike gear during tournaments, and even in advertisements for other products. Woods receives a percentage from the sales of Nike Golf apparel, footwear, golf equipment, golf balls, and has a building named after him at Nike's headquarters campus in , Oregon.

Woods visiting aircraft carrier in the before participating in the 2004 In 2002, Woods was involved in every aspect of the launch of 's . A company spokesman stated that Buick was happy with the value of Woods' endorsement, pointing out that more than 130,000 Rendezvous vehicles were sold in 2002 and 2003. "That exceeded our forecasts," he was quoted as saying, "It has to be in recognition of Tiger." In February 2004, Buick renewed Woods' endorsement contract for another five years, in a deal reportedly worth $40 million.

Woods collaborated closely with to develop the world's first professional golf watch, which was released in April 2005. The lightweight, -construction watch, designed to be worn while playing the game, incorporates numerous innovative design features to accommodate golf play. It is capable of absorbing up to 5,000 of shock, far in excess of the forces generated by a normal golf swing. In 2006, the TAG Heuer Professional Golf Watch won the prestigious in the Leisure/Lifestyle category.

Woods preparing for a photo shoot in 2006Woods also endorsed the series of video games; he has done so since 1999. In 2006, he signed a six-year contract with , the series' publisher.

In February 2007, Woods, and became ambassadors for the " Champions" marketing campaign. Gillette did not disclose financial terms, though an expert estimated the deal could total between $10 million and $20 million.

In October 2007, announced that Woods would have his own brand of sports drink starting in March 2008. "Gatorade Tiger" was his first U.S. deal with a beverage company and his first licensing agreement. Although no figures were officially disclosed, Golfweek magazine reported that it was for five years and could pay him as much as $100 million. The company decided in early fall 2009 to discontinue the drink due to weak sales.

In October 2012, it was announced that Woods had signed an exclusive endorsement deal with Fuse Science, Inc, a firm.

In 1997, Woods and fellow golfer initiated a civil case against Bruce Matthews (the owner of Gotta Have It Golf, Inc.) and others in the effort to stop the unauthorized sale of their images and alleged signatures in the memorabilia market. Matthews and associated parties counterclaimed that Woods and his company, ETW Corporation, committed several acts including breach of contract, breach of implied duty of good faith, and violations of Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Palmer also was named in the counter-suit, accused of violating the same licensing agreement in conjunction with his company Arnold Palmer Enterprises.

On March 12, 2014, a Florida jury ruled in favor of Gotta Have It on its breach of contract and other related claims, rejected ETW's counterclaims, and awarded Gotta Have It $668,346 in damages. The award may end up exceeding $1 million once interest has been factored in, though the ruling may be appealed.

In August 2016, Woods announced that he would be seeking a new golf equipment partner after the news of Nike's exit from the equipment industry. It was announced on January 25, 2017, that he would be signing a new club deal with . He added the 2016 M2 driver along with the 2017 M1 fairway woods, with irons to be custom made at a later date. He also added his Newport 2 GSS, a club he used to win 13 of his 15 majors. Also, in late 2016, he would add as his primary bag sponsor, replacing MusclePharm.

Accumulated wealth Woods has appeared on . According to Golf Digest, Woods made $769,440,709 from 1996 to 2007, and the magazine predicted that Woods would pass a billion dollars in earnings by 2010. In 2009, confirmed that Woods was indeed the world's first professional athlete to earn over a billion dollars in his career, after accounting for the $10 million bonus Woods received for the title. The same year, Forbes estimated his net worth to be $600 million, making him the second richest in the United States, behind only . In 2015, Woods ranked ninth in , being the top among Asian Americans or the fourth among African Americans. As of 2017, Woods was considered to be the highest-paid golfer in the world.

Tiger-proofing Early in Woods' career, a small number of golf industry analysts expressed concern about his impact on the competitiveness of the game and the public appeal of professional golf. Sportswriter Bill Lyon of asked in a column, "Isn't Tiger Woods actually bad for golf?" (though Lyon ultimately concluded that he was not). 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.

A related effect was measured by economist Jennifer Brown, who found that other golfers scored higher when competing against Woods than when he was not in the tournament. The scores of highly skilled golfers are nearly one stroke better when playing against Woods. This effect was larger when he was on winning streaks and disappeared during his well-publicized slump in 2003–04. Brown explains the results by noting that competitors of similar skill can hope to win by increasing their level of effort, but that, when facing a "superstar" competitor, extra exertion does not significantly raise one's level of winning while increasing risk of injury or exhaustion, leading to reduced effort.

Many courses in the PGA Tour rotation (including major championship sites like ) have added yardage to their tees in an effort to reduce the advantage of long hitters like Woods, in 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.

Career achievements Main article: Woods has won 82 official events, including 15 . 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 also marked a win in his 300th start. He also won golf tournaments in his (in 2000) and (in 2006) tour starts.

Woods has spent the most consecutive and cumulative weeks atop the world rankings. He is one of five players (along with , , , and ) to have won all four major championships in his career, known as the Career Grand Slam, and was the youngest to do so. Woods is the only player to have won all four major championships in a row, accomplishing the feat in the 2000–2001 seasons.

Major championships Wins (15) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up9 shot lead−18 (70-66-65-69=270)12 strokesTied for lead−11 (70-67-68-72=277)1 stroke10 shot lead−12 (65-69-71-67=272)15 strokes , 6 shot lead−19 (67-66-67-69=269)8 strokes , (2)1 shot lead −18 (66-67-70-67=270)Playoff1 (2)1 shot lead−16 (70-66-68-68=272)2 strokes (3)Tied for lead−12 (70-69-66-71=276)3 strokes (2)4 shot lead−3 (67-68-70-72=277)3 strokes (4)3 shot lead−12 (74-66-65-71=276)Playoff2 (2)2 shot lead−14 (66-67-71-70=274)5 strokes (3)1 shot lead−18 (67-65-71-67=270)2 strokes (3)Tied for lead−18 (69-68-65-68=270)5 strokes (4)3 shot lead−8 (71-63-69-69=272)2 strokes (3)1 shot lead−1 (72-68-70-73=283)Playoff3 (5)2 shot deficit−13 (70-68-67-70=275)1 stroke , , 1Defeated May in three-hole playoff by 1 stroke: Woods (3-4-5=12), May (4-4-5=13) 2Defeated DiMarco in a sudden-death playoff: Woods (3), DiMarco (4). 3Defeated Mediate with a par on 1st sudden death hole after 18-hole playoff was tied at even par. This was the final time an 18-hole playoff was used in competition.

Results timeline Tournament19951996199719981999T41LACUT1T8T18WDT82T19T18T3T68T22LAT243T7T29T101Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008200951 1T15T221T3T22T61T121T20T172CUTT21T61T25T28T4T911T12CUT1T292T39T24T4112Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018T4T4T40T4T17 T32T4T21T32CUTCUTT23T3T669CUTT6T28CUTT11T40CUTCUT2Tournament20191CUTT21CUTWinTop 10Did not playLA = Low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made52112141822214308911201632178152117302610152118Totals15743341598472The Players Championship Wins (2) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up2 shot deficit−14 (72-69-66-67=274)1 stroke (2)Tied for lead−13 (67-67-71-70=275)2 strokes , , Results timeline Tournament1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009T31T35T1021T14T11T16T53T22T378Tournament2010201120122013201420152016 201720182019WDWDT401T69T11T30Tournament2020WinTop 10Did not playWD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place.

World Golf Championships Wins (18) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up5 shot lead−10 (66-71-62-71=270)1 stroke1 shot deficit–6 (71-69-70-68=278) Playoff (2)9 shot lead−21 (64-61-67-67=259)11 strokes , (3)2 shot deficit−12 (66-67-66-69=268)Playoff (2)5 shot lead−25 (65-65-67-66=263)1 stroken/a2 & 1n/a (3)2 shot lead−6 (67-66-69-72=274)2 strokes , , (2)n/a3 & 2n/a (4)Tied for lead−6 (66-70-67-71=274)1 stroke (4)2 shot deficit−10 (67-68-68-67=270)Playoff (5)1 shot deficit−10 (67-64-71-68=270)Playoff (5)6 shot lead−23 (63-64-67-67=261)8 strokes , (6)4 shot lead−10 (71-66-68-73=278)2 strokes (6)1 shot deficit−8 (68-70-69-65=272)8 strokes , (3)n/a8 & 7n/a (7)3 shot deficit−12 (68-70-65-65=268)4 strokes , (7)4 shot lead−19 (66-65-67-71=269)2 strokes (8)7 shot lead−15 (66-61-68-70=265)7 strokes , Results timeline Tournament199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019T5NT195T9T10WDT25T10GF2R64R32R16R16 R32R64R32R64QF4T4T2T78T37T8WDT31T6T61Cancelled due to

WinTop 10Did not playQF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play WD = withdrew NT = No tournament "T" = tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary SeasonStartsCuts madeWins (majors)2nd3rdTop 10Top 25Earnings ()Money list rank19921000000––19933000000––19943000000––19954300000––1996111020258790,59424199721204 (1)119142,066,8331199820191221317 1,841,1174199921218 (1)1216186,616,5851200020209 (3)4117209,188,3211200119195 (1)019185,687,7771200218185 (2)2213166,912,62512003 181852012166,673,41322004191913314185,365,4724200521196 (2)42131710,628,0241200615148 (2)1111139,941,5631200716167 (1)301215 10,867,05212008664 (1)10665,775,000220091716630141610,508,163120101211000271,294,7656820119700023660,238128201219173129136,133,158 2201316165108108,553,439120147500001108,275201201511600013448,598162201600000000n/a201710000000n/a201818161207125,443,841720191291 (1)00473,199,615242020*22100221,936,8759Career*36032782 (15)3119199270120,459,4681*As of February 2, 2020

Playing style Woods practicing before at in , MichiganWhen Woods first joined the in 1996, his long drives had a large impact on the world of golf, but he did not upgrade his equipment in the following years. He insisted upon the use of True Temper Dynamic Gold steel-shafted clubs and smaller steel clubheads that promoted accuracy over distance. Many opponents caught up to him, and Phil Mickelson even made a joke in 2003 about Woods using "inferior equipment", which did not sit well with , or Woods. During 2004, Woods finally upgraded his driver technology to a larger clubhead and shaft, which, coupled with his clubhead speed, again made him one of the tour's longest players off the .

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 accurate, his recovery and bunker play is very strong, 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 utilizing more hours of practice than most.

From mid-1993 (while he was still an amateur) until 2004, Woods worked almost exclusively with leading swing coach . From mid-1997, Harmon and Woods fashioned a major redevelopment of Woods' full swing, achieving greater consistency, better distance control, and better . The changes began to pay off in 1999. Woods and Harmon eventually parted ways. From March 2004 to 2010, Woods was coached by , who worked on flattening his swing plane. Woods continued to win tournaments with Haney, but his driving accuracy dropped significantly. Haney resigned under questionable circumstances in May 2010 and was replaced by .

served as Woods' from the start of his professional career until Woods dismissed him in March 1999. He was replaced by , who became a close friend of Woods and is often credited with helping him with key shots and putts. In June 2011, Woods dismissed Williams after he caddied for in the U.S. Open and replaced him with friend Bryon Bell on an interim basis. Joe LaCava, a former caddie of both and , was hired by Woods shortly after and has remained Woods' caddie since then.

Equipment As of 2019 WGC Dell Technologies Match Play:

Other ventures TGR Foundation The was established in 1996 by Woods and his father Earl as the Tiger Woods Foundation, with the primary goal of promoting golf among inner-city children. The foundation has conducted junior golf clinics across the country, and sponsors the Tiger Woods Foundation National Junior Golf Team in the Junior World Golf Championships. As of December 2010, TWF employed approximately 55 people.

The foundation operates the , a $50-million, 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) facility in , providing college-access programs for underserved youth. The TWLC opened in 2006 and features seven classrooms, extensive multi-media facilities and an outdoor golf teaching area. The center has since expanded to four additional campuses: two in ; one in ; and one in .

Woods giving a speech at (January 2009)The foundation benefits from the annual and golf tournaments hosted by Woods. In October 2011, the foundation hosted the first Tiger Woods Invitational at Pebble Beach. Other annual fundraisers have included the concert events Block Party, last held in 2009 in Anaheim, and Tiger Jam, last held in 2011 in after a one-year hiatus.

Tiger Woods Design In November 2006, Woods announced his intention to begin designing golf courses around the world through a new company, . A month later, he announced that the company's first course would be in as part of a 25.3-million-square-foot development, . The Al Ruwaya Golf Course was initially expected to finish construction in 2009. As of February 2010, only seven holes had been completed; in April 2011, The New York Times reported that the project had been shelved permanently. In 2013, the partnership between Tiger Woods Design and Dubai Holding was dissolved.

Tiger Woods Design has taken on two other courses, neither of which has materialized. In August 2007, Woods announced The Cliffs at High Carolina, a private course in the near . After a groundbreaking in November 2008, the project suffered cash flow problems and suspended construction. A third course, in , , was announced in October 2008, but incurred delays due to issues with permits and an . Construction on the Punta Brava course has not yet begun.

These projects have encountered problems that have been attributed to factors that include overly optimistic estimates of their value, declines throughout the global economy (particularly the ), and the decreased appeal and marketability of Woods following his 2009 infidelity scandal.

Writings Woods wrote a golf instruction column for magazine from 1997 to February 2011. In 2001 he wrote a best-selling golf instruction book, How I Play Golf, which had the largest print run of any golf book for its first edition, 1.5 million copies. In March 2017, he published a memoir, The 1997 Masters: My Story, co-authored by , which focuses on his first Masters win.

Personal life Woods after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019. From left to right: girlfriend Erica Herman, mother Kultida Woods, daughter Sam Woods, son Charlie Woods and Tiger WoodsMarriage and children In November 2003, Woods became engaged to , a Swedish former model and daughter of former minister of migration and radio journalist . They were introduced during The Open Championship in 2001 by Swedish golfer , who had employed her as an . They married on October 5, 2004, at the in , and lived at , a community in , a suburb of . In 2006, they purchased a $39-million estate in , and began constructing a 10,000-square-foot home; Woods moved there in 2010 following the couple's divorce.

Woods and Nordegren's first child was a girl born in 2007, whom they named Sam Alexis Woods. Woods chose the name because his own father had always called him Sam. Their son, Charlie Axel Woods, was born in 2009.



Infidelity scandal and fallout In November 2009, the published a story claiming that Woods had had an with New York City nightclub manager , who denied the claim. Two days later, around 2:30 a.m. on November 27, Woods was driving from his Florida mansion in his SUV when he collided with a fire hydrant, a tree, and several hedges near his home. He was treated for minor facial lacerations and received a ticket for careless driving. Following intense media speculation about the cause of the accident, Woods released a statement on his website and took sole responsibility for the accident, calling it a "private matter" and crediting his wife for helping him from the car. On November 30, Woods announced that he would not be appearing at his own charity golf tournament (the ) or any other tournaments in 2009 due to his injuries.

On December 2, following 's previous day reporting of a purported mistress and subsequent release of a voicemail message allegedly left by Woods for the woman, Woods released a further statement. He admitted transgressions and apologized to "all of those who have supported [him] over the years", while reiterating his and his family's right to privacy. Over the next few days, more than a dozen women claimed in various media outlets to have had affairs with Woods. On December 11, he released a third statement admitting to infidelity and he apologized again. He also announced that he would be taking "an indefinite break from professional golf."

In the days and months following Woods' admission of multiple infidelities, several companies re-evaluated their relationships with him. , , and completely ended their sponsorship deals, while suspended advertising featuring Woods. dropped Woods from advertising in December 2009 and officially ended their deal when his contract expired in August 2011. suspended Woods' monthly column beginning with the February 2010 issue. In contrast, continued to support Woods, as did , which was working with Woods on the game . A December 2009 study estimated the shareholder loss caused by Woods' affairs to be between $5 billion and $12 billion.

On February 19, 2010, Woods gave a televised statement in which he said he had undertaken a 45-day therapy program that began at the end of December. He again apologized for his actions. "I thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to," he said. "I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them. I was wrong. I was foolish." He said he did not know yet when he would be returning to golf. On March 16, he announced that he would play in the .

After seven years of marriage, Woods and Elin divorced on August 23, 2010.

2017 arrest On May 29, 2017, Woods was arrested near his , home by the Jupiter Police Department at about 3:00 am. EDT for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He was asleep in his car, which was stationary in a traffic lane with its engine running. He later stated that he had taken prescription drugs and did not realize how they might interact together. On July 3, 2017, Woods tweeted that he had completed an out-of-state intensive program to tackle an unspecified issue. At his August 9, 2017 arraignment, Woods had his attorney Douglas Duncan submit a not guilty plea for him and agreed to take part in a first-time DUI offender program and attend another arraignment on October 25.

At a hearing on October 27, 2017, Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving. He received a year of probation, was fined $250, and ordered to undergo 50 hours of along with regular drug tests. He was not allowed to drink alcohol during the probation, and if he violated the probation he would be sentenced to 90 days in jail with an additional $500 fine.

Other pursuits United States President and Woods meet in the , April 2009 Woods fires a handgun at a shooting range outside San Diego.Woods was raised as a , and he actively practiced his faith from childhood until well into his adult, professional golf career. In a 2000 article, Woods was quoted as saying that he "believes in Buddhism... not every aspect, but most of it." He has attributed his deviations and infidelity to his losing track of Buddhism. He said, "Buddhism teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint. Obviously I lost track of what I was taught."

Woods is registered as an voter. In January 2009, Woods delivered a speech commemorating the military at the . In April 2009, Woods visited the while promoting the golf tournament he hosts, the . In December 2016 and again in November 2017, Woods played golf with President at the in .

On March 18, 2013, Woods announced that he and Olympic gold medal skier were dating. They split up in May 2015. From November 2016 to August 2017, Woods was in a relationship with stylist Kristin Smith. Woods announced in November 2017 that he was in a relationship with restaurant manager Erica Herman, following speculation about their relationship that began the month prior.

See also Notes References Further reading External links Tiger Woodsat Wikipedia's Golf achievementsOther venturesFilms and televisionFamilyCaddiesCoachesTiger Woods in the † indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won era era† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire † indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur champions† indicates the event was won in a playoff† indicates the event was won in a playoffTiger Woods in the – Lost: 13.5 – 14.5 – Won: 14.5 – 13.5 – Lost: 12.5 – 15.5 – Lost: 9.5 – 18.5 – Lost: 9.5 – 18.5 – Lost: 13.5 – 14.5 – Lost: 13.5 – 14.5 – Lost: 10½ – 17½Tiger Woods in the – Lost: 11.5 – 20.5 – Won: 21.5 – 10.5 – Tied: 17 – 17 – Won: 18.5 – 15.5 – Won: 19.5 – 14.5 – Won: 19.5 – 14.5 – Won: 19 – 15 – Won: 18.5 – 15.5 – Won: 16 – 14Tiger Woods Player in italics denotes current number one

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2000Succeeded by [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1]Retrieved from "": Hidden categories: Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson match with NFL stars could raise $10M ... By Updated: May 30, 2019 1:42 PM ET | Originally published: May 16, 2019 Tiger Woods is having quite a year in 2019 — and it’s far from over. He scored an amazing career comeback with a , and was honored with the a few weeks later.

Tiger Woods is playing in the Jack Nicklaus’s , followed by the at California’s historic Pebble Beach, from June 13-16.

Tiger Woods won his at the age of 21, and he had his , with earnings estimated at around $115 million per year. But it’s arguable that Tiger Woods has never had more attention paid to him than right now — long after he burst onto the scene as a superstar prodigy, and years after his golf career seemed to have fizzled in the wake of injuries and a notorious cheating scandal.

What may seem surprising, given all that has already taken place and been chronicled in his career and private life, is that Tiger Woods is only 43 years old. That’s not even that old for professional golf, a sport that’s seen many players and early 50s.

Since he turned pro in 1996 at age 20, Tiger Woods has won . His total career earnings are estimated at a staggering , and Tiger Woods’ net worth is currently about $800 million.

All of those figures are only bound to grow. Here’s more about what we know about Tiger Woods’ money and career.

Tiger Woods’ Career — and How He Makes Money and both estimate Tiger Woods’ net worth at $800 million. He did not amass this insane total overnight.

Long before he began making millions as a professional golfer, Tiger Woods was a child prodigy. In 1981, a 5-year-old Eldrick “Tiger” Woods appeared on and chatted shyly with Bryant Gumbel in between clips of his amazingly advanced skills on the golf course.

As a college golfer at was a two-time All-American, and NCAA champion in 1996. Woods went pro after two years in college. At the age of 20 he signed a and began winning tournaments, including a 12-stroke victory at the Masters in 1997, when he became the ever, as well as the to win the tournament.

That same year, published a Tiger Woods profile that made some waves because it catalogued a few off-color jokes the 21-year-old Woods told while flirting with some young women. Woods also weighed in at the time with a few thoughts about money — and why tournament win earnings were so important to him.

“You know, the prize money, that’s the paycheck. That’s the money I earned for myself,” . “All the other stuff, my Nike contract and Titleist and now the All Star Cafe, to me, that’s a bank account, but it doesn’t really make me as happy as what I earn through blood, sweat and tears on the golf course. That money, I have the sole responsibility for earning that. Just me, alone. All the other stuff can depend on how good your agent is.”

If that’s true, Tiger Woods appears to have had a very good agent. He regularly made far more money from endorsement deals than he did with wins on the golf course. A published in early 2014 estimated that 88% of what Tiger Woods made as a pro golfer — a total of $1.3 billion at that point — came from sponsorships. In 2013, for example, Tiger Woods made $71 million from endorsement deals, compared to $12 million on the golf course, the . In 2018, Forbes ranked Tiger Woods as the world’s , with $42 million out of his $43.3 million total earnings coming from endorsements.

Tiger Woods’ career earnings total is now up to around .

In addition to his usual stream of revenues, Tiger Woods owns a restaurant called , in Jupiter, Florida. The establishment gained some notoriety in May after the family of a former employee filed a and the manager. The restaurant allegedly overserved the employee, who had a history of alcohol abuse and died in a car crash after leaving late one night.

Another of the golf star’s ventures, , is involved in the creation of design of high-end .

The lion’s share of Tiger Woods’ money comes from like Nike, TaylorMade, Monster Energy, and Bridgestone Golf — all of which are his current partners. For years, Woods also made millions from brands like , which with Tiger Woods around the time he was exposed for cheating on his wife in 2009.

Tiger Woods Cheating Scandal, Divorce, and DUI Tiger Woods was the highest-paid athlete in the world for about a decade straight starting in 2001, and he made somewhere between $115 million and $120 million annually in 2008 and . It was toward the end of this peak-earning period that Tiger Woods became engulfed in scandal.

Up until the Tiger Woods cheating scandal broke, the golf star “was basically thought of as a god by fans while sports media couldn’t slobber over him enough,” writer Jimmy Traina summed up. “He had the PERFECT image at the time. But then it all came crashing down in truly spectacular fashion.”

2004 Ryder Cup - Opening Ceremonies - September 16, 2004 [https://moneydotcomvip.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/tiger-woods-elin-nordegren-96159283.jpg] Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, at the opening ceremonies at the 2004 Ryder Cup in Detroit, Michigan. The two were married later that year, and divorced in 2010. Al Messerschmidt—WireImage On Thanksgiving night 2009, Woods crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant outside his home inside the gated community of , near Windermere, Florida. As the , the car crash occurred after Elin Nordegren — Woods’ wife, a model he married in 2004 and had two children with — caught him cheating and chased him out of the house while swinging a golf club.

Nordegren reportedly first discovered that her husband was cheating on her with a woman named Rachel Uchitel, but it soon became apparent that Tiger Woods had been having affairs with .

After reportedly seeking and staying out of the public eye for a few weeks, Woods appeared in February 2010 to issue a . “I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated,” Woods said. “What I did was not acceptable.”

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren divorced in 2010, and though the initial reports indicated that the settlement would be for a whopping , it was later revealed Woods would be paying his ex-wife “only” . Elin Nordegren had bought a in late 2009 that she kept in the divorce, and she also received custody of their two children.

Tiger Woods Appears In Florida Court For DUI Hearing [https://moneydotcomvip.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/tiger-woods-dui-867167656.jpg] Golfer Tiger Woods leaves Palm Beach County court October 27, 2017, after pleading guilty to a second-degree misdemeanor reckless driving charge. Pool—Getty Images Tiger Woods’ career took a nosedive after the cheating scandal and his divorce. He lost sponsors, was hampered by , and was in 2017. He did until triumphing at the Masters in 2019.

Tiger Woods’ Homes, Cars, Yacht, and Private Jet Tiger Woods’ infamous Thanksgiving 2009 night car crash happened just outside his inside the Isleworth community in Florida.

Tiger Woods Boat Docked In Palm Beach County [https://moneydotcomvip.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/tiger-woods-yacht-privacy-94445333.jpg] Tiger Woods' yacht "Privacy" on December 14, 2009, in North Palm Beach, Florida. Carlos Marino—FilmMagic At the time, Woods also owned a 10-acre oceanfront estate in Jupiter, Florida, which he in 2006, as well as a parcel of land on a golf course in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, worth . After the divorce, Woods took out a to build his dream home on the property in Jupiter Island — a mega-mansion with a .

Tiger Woods owns a yacht and private jet as well. The jet is a . The yacht, a 155-footer named , was purchased by Woods in 2004 for $20 million. Woods has stayed on Privacy when competing in previous U.S. Opens, and the boat was docked near the tournament’s Long Island setting again in May 2019, at a .

Besides golf, one of Tiger Woods’ passions is diving. When Woods won the 2019 Masters he was wearing a very special diving watch — a . Tiger Woods has been sponsored by Rolex for years, so he probably didn’t have to pay for the fancy watch — which is listed for .

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