Tiger Woods
Residence: Windermere, Florida
DOB: 30/12/1975
Is there really anything we can tell you about Tiger Woods that you don’t already know? He’s simply the most famous sportsman in the world and the greatest golfer who has ever lived.
He grew up in Cypress, California and at just 6 months was watching his father hit golf balls and imitating his swing. Aged just 2, he made his debut TV performance when he putted against comedian Bob Hope on The Mike Douglas Show. At age 3, he shot 48 for nine holes at the Navy Golf Club in Cypress, California.
In 1984 at the age of 8 he won the 9-10 boys' event, the youngest age group available, at the Junior World Golf Championships, the same year that Ernie Els won the 13-14 age group, beating Phil Mickelson.
Tiger compiled the most impressive amateur record in golfing history, winning 6 USGA National Championships and concluded his amateur career by winning an unprecedented third consecutive U.S. Amateur before turning professional in 1996. As of writing (the tally will probably go up on a weekly basis) Tiger has won 89 tournaments worldwide and sits 3rd on the PGA Tour all time wins list with 63 (the list is topped by Sam Snead with 82 wins).
With his second Masters victory at August National in 2001, Tiger became the first ever player to hold all four Major championships at the same time. He has won an astonishing 14 Major titles - with only 4 more to go to equal what many had thought was Jack Nicklaus’ unassailable record (and I’m sure he’ll have at least one more run at the Grand Slam; winning all 4 Majors in a season).
Tiger has used the same putter since 1999 and has won 11 of his 12 Major titles with this same flat stick banking quite a bit of dollar, which is good as it is the only club he is not paid to use. However, this could be about to change as he was rumoured to have tried a new prototype out at the 2008 WGC CA Championship.
In an injury plagued season, Tiger is still sitting in 2nd place on the money list after only competing in 6 events. His 4 wins, a second and a further top-10 have seen Tiger take $5,775,000 home. Before injury set in he still managed time to rack up 5 consecutive wins on the PGA Tour…quite a feat? Not for Tiger. This was the second time that the great man had done this. However, after reconstructive knee surgery at the end of the 2008 will the Tiger ever be as fierce?
Tiger Woods Club History
Below is a selection of clubs used by Tiger Woods throughout his career
2009
Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2 Putter
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2006
Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2 Putter
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2005
Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2 Putter
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Tiger Woods Tournament History
2009 World Golf Championship - CA Championship |
12-15 March 2009 - Doral Golf and Spa Resort - Phil Mickelson won his first World Golf Championships title on Sunday at the CA Championship, where he held off Nick Watney to take the title by one stroke and his 36th career victory. However this was perhaps not the most news worthy story of the week. During his opening round, Henrik Stenson thought it a good idea to play from out of the water! After stripping down to his boxer shorts the Swede preceded to do just this. And it was down to PGA Tour photographer Kyle Auclair to capture this magical moment. With the world’s best golf photographers trailing Tiger Woods, Kyle decided he was going to follow other players instead. Little did he know this particular sequence of images would be plastered on newspapers, websites and television shows all over the country the next day. |
In Tiger Woods's bag...Tiger’s first World Golf Championship after the injury did not perhaps go the way he planned. Anyone else would be over the moon with a top-10 in this event - even if they weren’t coming back from a huge injury. However Tiger being Tiger would have liked to start the week the way he finished. A pair of 68’s on Saturday and Sunday saw him finish in a tie for 9th but who knows what would have happened if he had started the week in this form? Tiger Woods is now firmly back in the competitive arena and has a shiny new set that he developed along with Nike's top designers and developers. He drove off with the new Nike SQ Dymo driver and complimented this with a pair of Nike SQ 2 fairway woods. Tiger still is not carrying a hybrid - preferring to stick to his trusty 2-iron. Tiger's main influence in his bag came through his new Victory Red irons. This seems to be how Tiger occupied himself during his spell out of action. He was heavily involved in the development of these clubs. Tiger is so happy with the end result of the Nike Victory Red Forged Blade irons that he has added his own 'TW' stamp to them. He is still carrying his trusty Nike SV 60 degree wedge and of course has no reason to change from the Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2 that clinched him the Arnold Palmer Invitational a few weeks earlier.
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2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational |
26-29 March 2009 - Bay Hill Country Club and Lodge - This week marked the return of the Tiger Woods we all know and love. After 9 months out of action after re-constructive knew surgery - a birdie putt at the 72nd hole saw Tiger win as Bay Hill for a sixth time. Those familiar back-nine heroics and a putt that everyone knew he was going to drain saw the world number 1 come from 5 strokes back on the final day - equalling his career best comeback. This remarkable comeback must have been great to watch apart from the eyes of Sean O’Hair who Woods beat into second place. |
In Tiger Woods's bag...Tiger Woods came back to competitive golf with a bang by winning this week and he was using a whole host of new clubs that he developed along with Nike's top designers and developers. He drove off with the new Nike SQ Dymo driver and complimented this with a pair of Nike SQ 2 fairway woods. Tiger still is not carrying a hybrid - preferring to stick to his trusty 2-iron. Tiger's main influence in his bag came through his new Victory Red irons. This seems to be how Tiger occupied himself during his spell out of action. He was heavily involved in the development of these clubs. Tiger is so happy with the end result of the Nike Victory Red Forged Blade irons that he has added his own 'TW' stamp to them. He is still carrying his trusty Nike SV 60 degree wedge and of course has no reason to change from the Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2 that clinched him the title this week.
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2008 World Golf Championship - CA Championship |
13-16 March - Arnold Palmer Invitational - Bay Hill Club and Lodge. In typical Tiger fashion, the world #1 sank a 24-foot putt on the 72nd hole at Bay Hill for his fifth consecutive win, much to the annoyance of Bart Bryant who was looking for his first win since 2005. This was his biggest challenge since this streak began 7 months ago, Woods outlasted 45-year-old Bart Bryant and won with a birdie putt on the 72nd hole for the first time in 7 years. He turned and slammed his cap to the ground, letting out a roar to celebrate his 64th career victory, tying Ben Hogan at #3 on the PGA Tour career list. |
In Tiger Woods's bag...In Tigers bag at the WGC played at Doral in March 2008 - where he came 4th, Nike Forged blade irons, Nike SQ driver and fairway woods, Nike Pro Combo and SV Tour wedges. It is believed he may have switched from his normal Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter and be trying a prototype. He used the Nike One Platinum ball.
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2007 World Golf Championship - CA Championship |
22-25 March - WGC - CA Championship - Doral Golf Resort and Spa - Blue Monster Course. Tiger Woods bagged another $1.35m for his two-shot win over Ryder Cup team mate Brett Wetterich at the Blue Monster Course at the Doral Resort in Miami, Florida between 22nd-25th March 2007. No one ever got closer than three shots to Tiger on the final afternoon. The World Golf Championships are played over five continents – and feature the top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings along with top finishers on the money lists of six Tours comprising the International Federation of PGA Tours (PGA TOUR, European Tour, Australasian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour and Southern Africa Tour). The formats vary - match play, strokeplay and team - but the purses are always big! The WGC CA Championship is the fifth tournament Woods has won at least three times in a row. |
In Tiger Woods's bag...Tiger has apparently switched from the Nike T-60 3 wood he used in 2006 to a Sasquatch 2 15 degree - but retains the Nike T-40 19 degree 5 wood. The rest of the set remains the same - a 8.5 degree Nike Sasquatch Tour driver, Nike Forged blades, 1 degree upright, D4 swingweight, True Temper Dynamic Gold X-100 shafts and standard size Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips. Sand Wedge is a Nike Pro Combo 56 degree, lob wedge a 60 degree Nike Flatback and a 35" Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2.
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2006 World Golf Championship - American Express Championship |
28 September-1 October - American Express WGC - The Grove. From the Ryder Cup matches at the K Club in Ireland, many of the world’s best players headed across the Irish Sea to The Grove in Hertfordshire for the UK leg of the World Golf Championships. With an incredible 23 under par total, Tiger Woods demolished the field to take an astonishing 12th win out of 22 WGC events. Tiger left runners-up Ian Poulter and Adam Scott a very distant eight shots behind. The World Golf Championships are played over five continents – and feature the top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings along with top finishers on the money lists of six Tours comprising the International Federation of PGA Tours (PGA TOUR, European Tour, Australasian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour and Southern Africa Tour). The formats vary - match play, strokeplay and team - but the purses are always big. On this occasion, Tiger walked away (or rather flew away in his private jet) with over 1 million Euros. Hardly worth turning up was it?! |
In Tiger Woods's bag...Underneath the Kiwi headcover - a nod to Tiger's New Zealand caddy Steve Williams - lurks a Nike T-60 3 wood. His Nike T-40 19 degree 5 wood is also covered. The unsheathed driver is an 8.5 degree Nike Sasquatch Tour. The irons are Nike Forged blades, 1 degree upright, D4 swingweight and True Temper Dynamic Gold X-100 shafts with standard size Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips. Sand Wedge is a Nike Pro Combo 56 degree, lob wedge a 60 degree Nike Flatback. The hidden putter is a 35" Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2.
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