Tiger Woods fact file

Born:December 30, 1975
Birthplace: Cypress, California
Lives: Orlando, Florida
Height: 6ft 2in
Weight: 11st 6lb
Interests: Basketball, fishing, all sports

Amateur record: Three-time US Junior champion, 3-time US Amateur champion, 1995 Walker Cup

Turned pro: 1996

Victories: 27

Majors: 1997 Masters, 1999 US PGA, 2000 US Open, 2000 Open

Ryder Cup: 1997-99

Career earnings: 20 million dollars

Year-by-year pro record:
1996: 11 tournaments, 2 wins, 1 2nd, 3 3rds, 8 top 10s
1997: 25 tournaments, 5 wins, 2 2nds, 2 3rds, 13 top 10s
1998: 26 tournaments, 3 wins, 4 2nds, 3 3rds, 18 top 10s
1999: 25 tournaments, 11 wins, 1 2nd, 2 3rds, 20 top 10s
2000: 15 tournaments, 6 wins, 3 2nds, 1 3rd, 13 top 10s
Total: 102 tournaments, 27 wins, 11 2nds, 11 3rds, 72 top 10s

Prize money:
1996: 940,000 dollars
1997: 2.44 million dollars
1998: 2.92 million dollars
1999: 7.68 dollars
2000: 6 million dollars

Record in the past 14 months
1999: Deutsche Bank Open - 1st; Memorial - 1st; US Open - 3rd; Western Open - 1st; Open championship - 7th; US PGA - 1st; Sprint International - 37th; NEC World Championship - 1st; NCR Classic - 1st; Tour Championship - 1st; American Express World Championship - 1st; Johnnie Walker Classic - 6th; World Cup - 1st (individual and team); PGA Grand Slam - 1st
2000: Williams World Challenge - 10th; Mercedes Championship - 1st; Pebble Beach Pro-am - 1st; Buick Invitational - 2nd; Nissan Open - 18th; World Match Play - 2nd; Bay Hill - 1st; Players championship - 2nd; Masters - 5th; Byron Nelson Classic - 4th; Deutsche Bank Open - 3rd; Memorial - 1st; US Open - 1st; Western Open - 23rd; British Open - 1st

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