Tiger Woods
Rose seizes 2-shot lead at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Mar 21, 2013 20:35 EDT
Justin Rose, thriving in the spotlight that comes with playing alongside Tiger Woods, fired a seven-under 65 to seize a two-shot lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Woods scrambles to 69, trails Rose by four
Mar 21, 2013 19:41 EDT
Tiger Woods, chasing Rory McIlroy for golf's world No. 1 ranking, scrambled to a 69 on Thursday that left him four shots off the first-round lead of Justin Rose at Bay Hill.
Tiger tries to dethrone No. 1 McIlroy
Mar 20, 2013 16:25 EDT
Tiger Woods, who can overtake Rory McIlroy for World No. 1 by defending his title this week at Bay Hill, says he and ski star Lindsey Vonn went public as a couple to combat "stalker-azzi."
Donald gains confidence ahead of Masters
Mar 19, 2013 10:05 EDT
Luke Donald said Tuesday that losing golf's number one ranking had a silver lining, by allowing him to prepare for the coming Masters championship free from the glare of the top-rank spotlight.
Woods and Vonn reveal love interest
Mar 19, 2013 03:28 EDT
Tiger Woods, the 14-time major golf champion whose infamous sex scandal with multiple mistresses led to a 2010 divorce, is dating ski star Lindsey Vonn, the two US sports icons announced.
Woods and Vonn reveal love interest
Mar 18, 2013 20:31 EDT
Tiger Woods, the 14-time major golf champion whose infamous sex scandal with multiple mistresses led to a 2010 divorce, is dating ski star Lindsey Vonn, the two US sports icons announced.
Chinese golf prodigy dreams of legendary 'grand slam'
Mar 18, 2013 06:48 EDT
China's 14-year-old prodigy Guan Tianlang has set his sights sky-high by aiming to become the first player to claim golf's legendary 'grand slam': winning all four majors in the same year.
Chinese prodigy undaunted by US Masters
Mar 17, 2013 23:30 EDT
Fourteen-year-old Chinese prodigy Guan Tianlang told AFP he's not worried about missing the cut at Augusta next month when he becomes the youngest player ever to compete at the US Masters.
Tiger playing like his major magic is back
Mar 11, 2013 15:48 EDT
Tiger Woods is playing like he does when he wins major golf titles and, with the Masters only a month away, looks ready to close the major win-record gap on Jack Nicklaus for the first time since 2008.
Woods claims WGC-Cadillac Championship golf
Mar 10, 2013 22:14 EDT
Tiger Woods captured the WGC-Cadillac Championship at the Blue Monster course with a closing round of one-under 71 for a two-shot victory over fellow American Steve Stricker.
Woods claims WGC-Cadillac Championship
Mar 10, 2013 19:17 EDT
Tiger Woods captured the WGC-Cadillac Championship at the Blue Monster course Sunday with a closing round of one-under 71 for a two-shot victory over runner-up Steve Stricker.
Career-best birdie binge brings Tiger four-stroke lead
Mar 09, 2013 20:00 EST
Tiger Woods fired seven birdies, the last of them a 16-footer at the final hole, on his way to seizing a four-stroke lead after 54 holes Saturday at the World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship.
Sizzling Tiger opens four-stroke WGC lead at Doral
Mar 09, 2013 18:49 EST
Tiger Woods fired seven birdies, the last of them a 16-footer at the final hole, on his way to seizing a four-stroke lead after 54 holes Saturday at the World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship.
Tiger reaches birdie milestone to seize lead at Doral
Mar 08, 2013 19:04 EST
Tiger Woods fired eight birdies on Friday to complete a personal-best PGA run of 17 birdies in his first 36 holes and seize a two-stroke lead at the World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship.
Tiger grabs share of lead at Doral, McIlroy struggles
Mar 07, 2013 21:35 EST
World No. 2 Tiger Woods fired a six-under-par 66 to seize a share of the lead as Rory McIlroy struggled again in the first round of the $8.5 million World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship.
Tiger grabs share of lead at Doral
Mar 07, 2013 18:10 EST
World No. 2 Tiger Woods fired a six-under par 66 to seize a share of the lead on Thursday with four other players after the first round of the $8.5 million World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship.
Tiger grabs clubhouse lead at Doral
Mar 07, 2013 16:36 EST
World No. 2 Tiger Woods fired a six-under par 66 to seize the clubhouse lead on Thursday during the first round of the $8.5 million World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship.
Apologetic McIlroy vows not to repeat walkoff blunder
Mar 06, 2013 14:33 EST
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy apologized Wednesday for walking off the course in the middle of his second round at last week's PGA Honda Classic, saying he learned from the error and will not do it again.
Jack says Tiger 'better get with it' to win 19 majors
Mar 04, 2013 04:34 EST
Jack Nicklaus, who has won a record 18 major golf titles, said Sunday that 14-time major champion Tiger Woods "better get with it" if he is going to break his record.
'Tough at number one' - Tseng's sympathy for McIlroy
Mar 04, 2013 01:28 EST
Taiwan golf sensation Tseng Yani admitted she would almost be glad to be toppled from the "very lonely" spot of world number one and held out sympathy for her besieged men's counterpart Rory McIlroy.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Tiger Woods | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Eldrick Tont Woods |
| Nickname | Tiger |
| Born | December 30, 1975 Cypress, California |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Windermere, Florida |
| Spouse | Elin Nordegren (m.2004) |
| Children | Sam Alexis (b. 2007) Charlie Axel (b. 2009) |
| Career | |
| College | Stanford University (two years) |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Retired | December 11, 2009 (break) |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (joined 1996) |
| Professional wins | 97[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 71 (3rd all time) |
| European Tour | 38 (3rd all time)[2][3] |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Other | 15 |
| Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 14) | |
| The Masters | Won: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 2000, 2002, 2008 |
| Open Championship | Won: 2000, 2005, 2006 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Player of the Year | 10 times |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year | 10 times |
| PGA Tour Money Leader | 9 times |
| Vardon Trophy | 8 times |
| Byron Nelson Award | 9 times |
| FedEx Cup Champion | 2007, 2009 |
| (For a full list of awards, see here) | |
