| Eldrick "Tiger" Woods was born December 30, 1975. | | | | African-American and Asian-American descent. |
| Currently the world's #1 American professional golfer | | | | Woods went on to win three PGA Tour events that |
| is ranked among the most successful golfers of all | | | | same year. |
| time. He is also the highest paid athlete | | | | The following season Woods continued dominating |
| estimated worth $122 million in winnings and | | | | throughout all of the tournaments. Wood's six |
| endorsements. It is also believed that he will be the | | | | professional major championships and three U.S |
| first American athlete to surpass the $1 billion dollar | | | | amateur championship titles totaled nine major |
| earning estimate. | | | | championships through age 25. He achieved No. 1 on |
| Tiger Woods began to play golf at the age of two. | | | | the Official World Golf Ranking for the most rapid |
| A "natural" for the game of golf, he went on to win | | | | progression to that position ever recorded. |
| the Junior World Championships six times- an | | | | Throughout his career, Wood's has established |
| unprecedented accomplishment for such a young | | | | several charitable and youth projects which include; |
| boy. | | | | The Tiger Woods Foundation, In The City Golf Clinics |
| In 1996 he became a professional golfer and signed | | | | and Festivals, The Tiger Woods Learning |
| with Nike Inc. - an endorsement worth $40 million and | | | | Center, The Tiger World Challenge and Tiger Woods |
| with Titleist Inc. worth $20 million. Woods | | | | Foundation National Junior Golf Team. In |
| was named Sports Illustrated 1996 Sportsman of the | | | | 2001 Wood's wrote a-best selling golf instruction |
| Year and PGA Rookie of the Year. Woods went on | | | | book "How I Play Golf" and has written a golf |
| to win his first tournament The Masters in April, | | | | instruction column for Golf Digest Magazine since |
| becoming the youngest Masters winner of | | | | 1997. |