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Ryder Cup
2002 |
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Tiger Woods
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Birthdate:
December 30, 1975
Birthplace: Cypress, Calif.
Age: 25 Ht: 6'2" Wt:
180
Home: Windermere, Fla.
College: Stanford
Turned Professional: 1996
Joined PGA Tour: 1996
Ryder Cup: Member of the 1997 and 1999 U.S. Ryder Cup teams
... record of 3-6-1 in Ryder Cup competition |
Player Notes
Winner of the 1994, 1995 and 1996 U.S. Amateurs ... Began playing
golf at six months old ... Was on numerous TV programs including,
"That's Incredible", "Mike Douglas", "Two
on the Town", "Good Morning America" and "Prime
Time Live" ... Has won every Junior Championship, including
1991, 1992 and 1993 USGA Junior ... Member of the winning U.S.
team at the 1994 World Amateur Team Championship ... Played on
the Walker Cup team in 1995 ... Member of the Ryder Cup team in
1997 and 1999 ... Member of the 1998 and 2000 Presidents Cup team
... Won 1996 NCAA Championship, making him only the sixth player
that has ever won both the NCAA and the U.S. Amateur ... Winner
of Rookie of the Year honours in 1996 ... Fastest player to reach
$1 million in earnings on the PGA Tour, which he did with a win
in just his ninth event, Mercedes Championship ... Fastest player
to reach $2 million in earnings on the PGA Tour, which he did
with a win in his 16th event, GTE Byron Nelson Classic ... Fastest
player to reach $10 million in earnings on the PGA Tour, which
he did with a win in his 69th event, 1999 Tour Championship ...
With his win in the 1997 Masters, Woods became the youngest winner
of that tournament and the youngest winner of a major since World
War II ... By the end of 1999 season, Tiger had played in 70 events
as a professional, and had 15 wins and $11,315,128 in earnings,
or $161,645 for every event entered His 2000 season was even more
remarkable, as he won the final three majors of the season to
complete career Grand Slam He also won six other Tour events and
set new single-season earnings mark of $9,188,321, pushing him
over the $20 million mark in career earnings He began the 2001
season strongly as well, winning his second Masters Tournament
before losing at the U.S. Open to end his consecutive major string
at four.
PGA Tour Wins: 28 - 1996 Las Vegas Invitational, Walt Disney
World Classic, 1997 Mercedes Championship, Masters, GTE Byron
Nelson Classic, Motorola Western Open, 1998 BellSouth, 1999 Buick
Invitational, The Memorial Tournament, Motorola Western Open,
PGA Championship, NEC Invitational, National Car Rental/Disney,
Tour Championship, American Express Championship, 2000 Mercedes
Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Bay Hill Invitational,
Memorial, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship, NEC Invitational,
Bell Canadian Open, 2001 Bay Hill Invitational, Players Championship,
Masters, Memorial Tournament.
Other Wins: - 1997 Honda Open (Thailand), 1998 Johnnie
Walker Classic (Asia), 1999 Deutsche Bank SAP Open (Eur), EMC
World Cup (with Mark O'Meara), 2000 British Open, World Cup of
Golf (with David Duval), 2001 Johnnie Walker Classic (Asia), Deutsche
Bank Open (Eur). |
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