| They've taken to calling Tiger Woods the | | | | Woods' early beginnings are well-chronicled |
| "chosen one" and why not? At the relatively | | | | by now. At just four months old, Woods |
| young age of 29, he has already put together | | | | guested on the Mike Douglas TV show to |
| a resume that can be compared favorably with | | | | display his golf skills and his surprisingly |
| the many all time greats of the sport . In | | | | natural golf swing. In 1984, he won his first |
| 2005, he captured his 10th major golf | | | | world golf championship -- the 9-10 Boys |
| championship, a total that puts him fourth | | | | Event of the Junior World Golf Championships |
| place in history in the most championships | | | | -- at the age of eight. He went on to win the |
| won behind Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Jones and | | | | Junior World Golf Championships six times, |
| Walter Hagen. And to think that he has | | | | including four consecutive wins from |
| probably not even reached the half-way point | | | | 1988-1991. |
| of his very incredible golf career. | | | | |
| | | | Woods continued with his incredible winning |
| Among today's crop of golf professionals, | | | | ways in the U.S.Junior Amateur Championships, |
| Tiger Woods is the only one to rank among the | | | | which he won in 1991, 1992, and 1993 and he |
| list of the top 20 major championship winners | | | | remains as the event's youngest-ever winner. |
| of all time, a strong indicator of his | | | | He then went on to become the only person to |
| dominance in today's world of golf. | | | | win the U.S. Amateur Championship three |
| Culturally, Woods is credited with creating a | | | | straight years. He won his first amateur in |
| much renewed interest and participation in | | | | 1994 fresh out of high school, thereby also |
| golf, not only in the United States but also | | | | becoming the youngest to ever win the event. |
| worldwide. | | | | Before he reached the age of 20, Woods had |
| | | | won the USGA Championships five times. Many |
| So far, his life has unfolded like a | | | | believe that he has already compiled the best |
| fairy-tale movie. Why, even if it is only his | | | | ever under-20 career in golf history. |
| life before the age of 20 that you consider, | | | | |
| the movie would already be pretty good. | | | | From there, Woods went to Stanford University |
| | | | for two years, won one NCAA individual |
| Consider the following. | | | | championship and then left college to pursue |
| | | | his professional golf career. And after that, |
| Born on December 30, 1975, Eldrick "Tiger" | | | | the rest, as they say, is history. |