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Woods debuted as a professional at the Greater Milwaukee Open on September 1, 1996. He did not earn money before then due to his amateur status. Highest finishing amateur at The Open Championship. This was also the last event Woods played in as an amateur. Turned professional in August 1996.
Woods' victory in the Buick Invitational in January 2007 placed him 2nd for the longest PGA Tour win streak at 7 (consecutive wins in PGA events entered), trailing only Nelson's streak of 11 wins in 1945. Woods became the first golfer to win five PGA Tour events five or more times at the 2009 BMW Championship.
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. [4] Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and is one of the most famous athletes in modern history. [4]
Tiger Woods and amateur Neal Shipley walk across the third hole during the final round of the 2024 Masters. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images) (Andrew Redington via Getty Images) AUGUSTA, Ga.
Many of the leading figures in the history of golf have been U.S. Amateur champions, including Bobby Jones five times, Jerome Travers four times, Jack Nicklaus twice and Tiger Woods three times (all consecutive; the only player to win three in a row). Woods' first win, as an 18-year-old in 1994, made him the youngest winner of the event ...
Nick Dunlap capped a big summer with his biggest title yet, winning the U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills on Sunday to join Tiger Woods as the only players to win the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur.
Tiger Woods, world No. 1 for four years and counting, had never before surrendered a major after starting the final round atop the leaderboard – 14 leads, 14 wins.
Only two players have won the championship multiple times: Tiger Woods won the tournament for three consecutive years beginning in 1991; Jordan Spieth won in 2009 and 2011. [1] In 2010, Jim Liu , at 14 years, 11 months, became the youngest champion ever, breaking Woods' mark of 15 years and 220 days.