Born: December 30, 1975

Birthplace: Cypress, California

Lives: Orlando, Florida

Height: 6ft 2in

Weight: 11st 6lbs

Interests: basketball, fishing, all sport

Amateur record: 3-time US Junior champion, 3-time US Amateur champion, 1995 Walker Cup

Turned pro: 1996

Victories: 44

Majors: 1997 Masters, 1999 US PGA, 2000 US Open, 2000 Open, 2000 US PGA, 2001 Masters, 2002 Masters, 2002 US Open

Ryder Cup: 1997-99

Career earnings: 37million US Dollars

Major record:

Masters US Open Open US PGA

1995 41(am) WD(am) 68(am) -

1996 MC(am) 82(am) 22(am) -

1997 1 19 24 29

1998 8 18 3 10

1999 18 3 7 1

2000 5 1 1 1

2001 1 12 25 29

2002 1 1 - -

Key: am=amateur, WD=withdrawn, MC=missed cut

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Tiger Woods' eight major wins:

1997 Masters 70-66-65-69=270(-18). Won by 12

1999 USPGA 70-67-68-72=277(-11). Won by 1

2000 US Open 65-69-71-67=272(-12). Won by 15; Open 67-66-67-69=269(-19). Won by 8; USPGA 66-67-70-67=270(-18). Won in play-off

2001 Masters 70-66-68-68=272(-16). Won by 2

2002 Masters 70-69-66-71=276 (-12). Won by 3; US Open 67-68-70-72=277 (-3). Won by 3

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Tiger Woods' major records:

Biggest win - 15 shots (2000 US Open)

Most under par - 19 under (2000 Open)

Lowest Masters total - 270

Biggest Masters win - 12

Youngest Masters winner - 21

Most under par Masters - 18 under

Most under par US Open - 12 under

Lowest US Open total - 272 (tied with Jack Nicklaus and Lee Janzen)

Most under par Open - 19 under

Most under par USPGA - 18 under (tied with Bob May)

Youngest player to win career Grand Slam - 24

Most majors in a season - 3 (tied with Ben Hogan)