Tiger Woods

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Eldrick (Tiger) Woods, now 33 years of age, has had an unprecedented career since becoming a professional golfer in the late summer of 1996. He has won 92 tournaments, 71 of those on the PGA Tour, including the 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005 Masters Tournaments; 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007 PGA Championships; 2000, 2002, and 2008 U.S. Open Championships, and 2000, 2005 and 2006 Open Championships. With his second Masters victory in 2001, Tiger became the first player to hold all four professional major championships at the same time. He is the career victories leader among active players on the PGA Tour, and is also the career money list leader. In 2000, Woods matched the record of Ben Hogan in 1953, winning three professional major championships in the same year; the Masters, U.S. Open and The Open Championship. Tiger also became the first since Denny Shute in 1936-37, to win the PGA Championship in consecutive years. In winning The Open Championship, Woods became the youngest to complete the career Grand Slam of professional major championships, and only the fifth ever to do so, following Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger also was the youngest Masters champion in history, winning at the age of 21 years, three months and 14 days, and was the first major championship winner of African or Asian heritage. Tiger was taught to play golf by his late father, Earl, whom Tiger refers to as his "best friend and greatest role model." The Tiger Woods Foundation has helped over 10 million youth worldwide. He is the host of the AT&T National, and a leading golf course designer around the world. He and his wife Elin have two children.