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Tiger Woods
| full name: |
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods |
| bio: |
Tiger is considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time. He is the winner of 14 Majors (as of dec 09). |
| also known as: |
Tiger. He was nicknamed "Tiger" after a Vietnamese soldier who was a friend of his father’s in Vietnam. |
| born: |
December 30, 1975 in Cypress, California |
| family: |
- parents are Earl and Kultida Woods. Tiger is their only child
- His father Earl died in 2006.
- Tiger has two half-brothers, Earl Jr.(1955), Kevin (1957), and one half-sister Royce (1958) from the 18 year marriage of Earl Woods and his first wife, Barbara Woods Gary.
- Tiger is married to Elin Nordegren, a Swedish model. They married on October 5, 2004, and they have two children
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| physical profile: |
height: 6'2"
weight: approx. 180 lbs |
| sport: |
Golf |
| achievements: |
- won U.S. Junior Amateur three times also (1991, 92, 93)
- won the U.S. Amateur three times (1994, 95, and 96)
- Masters 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005
- U.S. Open 2000, 2002, 2008
- British Open 2000, 2005, 2006
- U.S. PGA 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
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| other interests: |
Tiger Woods Foundation, created to provide minority participation in golf and related activities. |
| what you may not know: |
- His father Earl Woods was half black, one-quarter American Indian and one-quarter Chinese. His mother Kultida is half Thai, one-quarter Chinese and one-quarter white. He refers to his ethnic make-up as Cablinasian (a portmanteau of Caucasian, Black, American-Indian, and Asian), a term he made up himself.
- Tiger putted against Bob Hope on the "Mike Douglas Show" at age 2, shot 48 for nine holes at age 3 and was featured in Golf Digest at age 5.
- Eldrick attended Western High School.
- He was a student at Stanford University, but dropped out to become a professional golfer in his junior year
- He turned pro in 1996
- His first tournament as a pro was on August 29, 1996 at the Greater Milwaukee Open, in which he tied for 60th place.
- His first win was the Los Vegas Invitational in which he defeated Davis Love III in sudden death.
- Tiger is a Buddhist.
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