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Subscribe Today!A son of a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel and a Thai, Eldrick “Tiger” Woods was born in December 30, 1975 in Cypress, California.

Tiger started to play golf at age 2. In 1978, he putted in a television appearance The Mike Douglas Show. In 1984, at the age of 8, he won the 9-10 boys’ event, the youngest age group available at the Junior World Golf Championships. He went to win the Junior World Golf Championships for another six times, including 4 consecutive wins from 1988 to 1991. At the age of 15, he became the youngest ever U.S. Junior Amateur Champion.

Tiger Woods became professional in August of 1996. He signed endorsements for Nike and Titleist worth $40 million and $20 million correspondingly. In April of 1997, he won his first golf major, The Masters.

In 2003, Woods saw himself losing his dominating edge in his golfing career as he lost against Vijay Singh in the Official World Golf Rankings. Since then, Woods made some swing adjustments to lessen the stress to his surgically repaired left knee with hopes of having his edge again.

In 2005, Woods finally got back his edge. Winning the Buick Invitational and Ford Championship at Doral he now had the chance to get back to the Official World Golf Rankings.

Woods is also credited for popularizing golf among ethnic minorities and people of all ages. Jennifer Mills of Cable-TV explained the depth of the Tiger Woods Phenomenon. A Time review  of the 25 most influential people of 1997 reported, “Woods doesn’t simply take his money and play. He conducts clinics for inner-city kids, and he … will create opportunities for youngsters who would otherwise never get a chance.”