| TIGER
WOODS | Born | 30.12.75 |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida |
| Height/Weight | 6ft 2in / 160 lbs |
| Family | Single | | Interests | Basketball,
fishing, all sports | | Turned Pro | 1996 |
| Exempt Status | Winner, 1997 Masters
Tournament (through 2007) | | Number of Eagles | 11 |
| Number of Birdies | 281 |
| Scoring Average | 69.21 |
| Driving Distance | 296.3 |
| Driving Accuracy | 67.9 |
It
is argued that Eldrich "Tiger" Woods is the most famous amateur since
Bobby Jones. Tiger
Woods' career started very early and was guided by his father, Earl. He
appeared on the Mike Douglas show as a golf prodigy taking with him a tiger. Since
then his father and "Tiger" have become TV and media celebrities. Tiger
Woods is impressive as an immensely long hitter and won the NCAA Championship
in 1996. His presence at major tournaments has always attracted a lot of attention. He
was a three times winner of the US Junior Championship from 1991-93, and has won
the USGA championships five years in a row with three consecutive wins in the
US Amateur Championship 1994, 95 and 96. London,
1st May - The first authorised biography, "Tiger, A Biography of Tiger
Woods", comes from a writer with unparalleled access to Tiger Woods and his
family. The book is now available from bookshops. John
Strege, a golf writer and friend of Tiger Woods and his parents takes us behind
the scenes from the time Tiger picked up his first golf club at the age of nine
months, to his first hole-in-one at the age of six and follows his unprecedented
domination of junior, amateur and now high-stakes professional golf. Packed
with personal anecdotes from the Woods family as well as stories of what it's
like to play a course with Tiger from golf greats such as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold
Palmer, this book details his unshakeable relationship with his parents, the racial
issues that have flanked his ascent through the ranks of amateur golf, and the
string of almost mythical golf successes. John
Strege has covered Tiger Woods for the 'Orange County Register' since Tiger was
fourteen years old. He is also a contributor to Sports Illustrated, Golf and Golf
World. Records
set by Tiger Woods at The Masters
Low
72 holes | 270 | (Jack
Nicklaus 271 in 1965 - Raymond Floyd 271 in 1976 |
Youngest Winner | 21 years, 3 months,
14 days | (Seve Ballesteros - 23 years, 4 days
in 1980) | | | |
Widest Margin of Victory | 12 | (9
strokes by Jack Nicklaus in 1965) | | | |
Low Middle 36 holes | 131 | (132
by Nick Price in 1986) | | | |
Low First 54 holes | 201 | (ties
with Raymond Floyd in 1976) | | | |
Low Final 54 holes | 200 | (202
by Johnny Miller in 1975) | | | |
Most under par - 2nd nine | 16 | (12
under by Arnold Palmer in 1962) | | | |
Most 3s on winners card | 26 | (22
by Horton Smith in 1936 and Tom Watson in 1977) | | | |
Rounds better than the field | 2
- 66 in second round and 65 in third round | (ties
with Byron Nelson in 1937 and Jack Nicklaus in 1965) | | 
