Tiger Woods

Birthplace: Cypress, CA
Birth Date: December 30, 1975
Home: Jupiter, FL
College: Stanford University
Turned Pro: 1996

Eldrick (Tiger) Woods ranks among the greatest golfers of all time. Since turning professional in 1996—following a record third consecutive U.S. Amateur title—he’s won 77 PGA Tour events. His 14 major titles—four Masters Tournaments, four PGA Championships, three U.S. Open Championships and three Open Championships—rank second all-time, behind Jack Nicklaus’ 18 majors. With his victory at the Masters in 2001, Tiger became the first player ever to hold all four professional majors at the same time, an accomplishment that came to be known as the “Tiger Slam.” He is only the second player (with Nicklaus) to win the career grand slam three times, and is the career money list leader on the PGA Tour with over $100 million in winnings.

During a run of unequalled dominance from 2005-10, Tiger was ranked No. 1 in the world golf rankings for a record 281 weeks. On March 25th, 2013, Tiger reclaimed the No. 1 ranking, adding to his record of holding the world No. 1 ranking for more total weeks than any other golfer. Tiger has been named PGA Tour Player of the Year a record ten times, won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average on tour a record eight times, and led the PGA Tour money list in a record nine seasons. Tiger was the youngest Masters champion in history, winning in 1997 at the age of 21 years, three months and 14 days, and was the first man of African or Asian heritage to win a major championship. He holds or shares the record for low score in relation to par at the Masters, Open and PGA championships; he held the U.S. Open scoring record for more than a decade before it was eclipsed in 2011.

Source: http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/golf/stories/2013/nike-golf-team/tiger-woods

A 2013 redemption song perspective to consider.