Hello everyone today I am going to talk to you about the G.O.A.T of golf. I am going to give you some facts about him.
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods was born on December
30, 1975.
His father, Earl Woods, was a retired lieutenant colonel and
Vietnam War veteran
Woods got his nickname 'Tiger' in honor of his father's
friend Col. Vuong Dang Phong, who had also been known as Tiger
When he was five, he appeared in Golf Digest and on ABC's
"That's Incredible"
Before turning seven, Tiger won the Under Age 10 section of
the Drive, Pitch, and Putt competition at the Cypress Navy course, California.
Tiger won the Junior World Championships six times,
including four consecutive wins from 1988 to 1991.
At the age of 15, Woods became the youngest ever U.S. Junior
Amateur champion (a record which stood until it was broken by Jim Liu in 2010).
He enrolled at Stanford in 1994 under a golf scholarship.
Tiger wrote a book entitled "How I Play Golf"
(2001). It sold more than 1.5 million copies
Woods has won a total of 137 tour titles, which include 14
majors.
Forbes also estimated his net worth to be $600 million,
making him the second richest "African American" behind only Oprah
Winfrey in 2009.
His favorite food is McDonalds cheese burgers and Taco Bell.
He believes in the teachings of Buddhism.
He lives in Jupiter Florida
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