Tiger Woods: Quick Facts

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Nov. 12, 2026

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Facts

Also Known As	Eldrick Woods
Born	December 30, 1975 (age 50) • California
Awards And Honors	Presidential Medal of Freedom (2019) • Masters Tournament (2019) • U.S. Open (2008) • PGA Championship (2007) • British Open (2006) • PGA Championship (2006) • British Open (2005) • Masters Tournament (2005) • U.S. Open (2002) • Masters Tournament (2002) • Masters Tournament (2001) • British Open (2000) • PGA Championship (2000) • U.S. Open (2000) • PGA Championship (1999) • Masters Tournament (1997) • United States Amateur Championship (1996) • United States Amateur Championship (1995) • United States Amateur Championship (1994) • FedEx Cup (2009) • FedEx Cup (2007)
Education	Stanford University
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Year Turned Pro	1996
Place Of Residence	Jupiter, Florida, United States
Professional Wins	PGA Grand Slam of Golf (2002) • PGA Grand Slam of Golf (1999) • Bay Hill Invitational (2003) • Memorial Tournament (2001) • World Golf Championships-American Express Championship (2002) • World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational (1999) • World Golf Championships-American Express Championship (1999) • Buick Invitational (2008) • World Cup (1999) • Masters Tournament (2005) • Asian Honda Classic (1997) • World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship (2004) • World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational (2009) • AT&T National (2012) • Arnold Palmer Invitational (2009) • Western Open (2003) • Masters Tournament (2001) • Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic (1996) • Dubai Desert Classic (2008) • PGA Championship (2007) • Players Championship (2001) • World Golf Championships-American Express Championship (2005) • Buick Invitational (2006) • Arnold Palmer Invitational (2012) • Bay Hill Invitational (2002) • U.S. Open (2000) • AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (2000) • Memorial Tournament (2000) • Buick Invitational (2003) • Arnold Palmer Invitational (2013) • World Golf Championships-EMC World Cup (2000; with David Duval) • BMW Championship (2009) • World Golf Championships-CA Championship (2007) • AT&T National (2009) • Memorial Tournament (2012) • Dubai Desert Classic (2006) • PGA Grand Slam of Golf (2001) • Wachovia Championship (2007) • World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational (2005) • World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational (2006) • Masters Tournament (1997) • Buick Invitational (2007) • Chevron World Challenge (2011) • World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship (2013) • World Golf Championships-American Express Championship (2003) • Buick Open (2009) • Ford Championship at Doral (2005) • Dunlop Phoenix (2004) • Bay Hill Invitational (2000) • Target World Challenge (2004) • Buick Open (2006) • BellSouth Classic (1998) • Masters Tournament (2019) • Tour Championship (2007) • Johnnie Walker Classic (1998) • Mercedes Championships (2000) • Masters Tournament (2002) • PGA Grand Slam of Golf (2006) • Motorola Western Open (1999) • World Cup (1999; with Mark O'Meara) • World Golf Championships-American Express Championship (2006) • Australian Masters (2009) • Williams World Challenge (2001) • Target World Challenge (2006) • Target World Challenge (2007) • PGA Grand Slam of Golf (2000) • PGA Championship (2000) • Buick Invitational (2005) • Players Championship (2013) • PGA Grand Slam of Golf (1998) • Zozo Championship (2019) • Buick Open (2002) • Las Vegas Invitational (1996) • World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational (2001) • PGA Championship (2006) • Deutsche Bank Championship (2006) • Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe (1999) • Tour Championship (2018) • Bay Hill Invitational (2001) • British Open (2005) • Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe (2002) • U.S. Open (2008) • PGA Grand Slam of Golf (2005) • Memorial Tournament (2009) • Arnold Palmer Invitational (2008) • Memorial Tournament (1999) • Ford Championship at Doral (2006) • Canadian Open (2000) • Buick Invitational (1999) • National Car Rental Golf Classic (1999) • World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational (2013) • Dunlop Phoenix (2005) • British Open (2006) • World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship (2003) • U.S. Open (2002) • Johnnie Walker Classic (2000) • Mercedes Championships (1997) • World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship (2008) • Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe (2001) • World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational (2000) • British Open (2000) • Farmers Insurance Open (2013) • Motorola Western Open (1997) • Tour Championship (1999) • BMW Championship (2007) • World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational (2007) • GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic (1997) • PGA Championship (1999)
Twitter Handle	@TigerWoods
Instagram Username	tigerwoods

Did You Know?

In 2001 Woods became the first player to win consecutively the four major tournaments of golf—the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship.