A lot is talked about sports like cricket, football, basketball, badminton, wrestling, and other sports. But apart from these sports, there is one sport people love watching and playing. It also comes as one of the sports.
And when it comes to golf, then who can forget the champ, Tiger Woods. He holds a net worth of $900 million today. Per year, this famous golfer earns more than 50 million through several sources.
During the 90s, his earnings reached around $1.5 billion. Tiger Woods is known to be the golfer with maximum earnings. During his lifetime, he earned many accolades. To name a few include the 81 PGA Tour.
Owing to his stupendous sports skills, he bagged the top position ranking for weeks in comparison to other sports stars. Tiger earned the reputation of PGA Player of the year due to his victories more than 10 times.
He holds the status of the greatest player of all time in the field of golf. Besides being a golf champ, Tiger is also counted among the top athletes. In the current year, 2021, his name would be roped in for the prestigious honorary stature, World Golf Hall of Fame.
Seeing his gigantic stature in sports, it is obvious to feel inquisitive in exploring more about his life, career, earnings, etc. So join me in this article and know more interesting facts about the popular golfer Tiger Woods.
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Personal Details
| Full Name: | Eldrick Tont Woods |
| Stage Name: | Tiger Woods |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthday: | 30th December 1975 |
| Place Of Origin: | Cypress, California, United States |
| Age: | 45 years old |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sexual orientation: | Straight |
| Status: | Divorced |
| Spouse: | Elin Nordegren |
| Profession: | Golfer, Athlete, Writer |
| Total Net Worth: | $900 million |
Early Life
Tiger was born in California on 30th December. He is the only child of his parents. Although, he did share his siblinghood with half brothers and sisters, who were born from his father’s first marriage. His mother is from Thailand. Tiger considers his ethnic background as Cablinasian which is a blend of different races.
The name Tiger did not come as a personal choice of his father, but by the honorary dedication to his friend, who shared a similar name. His upbringing was done in California. Tiger’s first exposure to the golf sport came when he was merely 2 years old.
And the person who introduced him was none other than his golfer father. He was among those players of baseball at a reputed American university. Tiger even appeared on a popular American television show, The Mike Douglas Show, where he was pitted against a noted actor of humor.
It seems remarkable that at a very minor age of 3, Tiger proved his prowess by hitting nine shots into the hole. Then at the age of five years, he made another appearance in a monthly golf magazine, and another television show on ABC network, That’s Incredible!.
The golfer took part in competitions at the age of six. He tasted victory at the Junior golf championships more than five times in 3 years.
Defeating Father
It says a father feels proud when he faces defeat from his son. And it all happened when at the age of eleven years, Tiger defeated his father. And don’t think his father Earl just let his son win easily to make him happy. No, it was not that. He tried his best to make Tiger lose but instead got defeated by his son every time.
Becoming Junior Golf Champion
During his school days, Tiger became the junior champion in the Golf sports in the United States, a record that remained till 2010. He earned the recognition of Southern California Amateur Player of the year during the 90s. Tiger earned more other victories later.
The world-renowned golfer played his debut PGA Tour event at Nissan Los Angeles Open. Tiger bagged further prestigious sports honors including ‘’Golfweek’’ National Amateur of the year.
He is the first golfer with continuous winning of United States Amateur titles (around 3). Tiger also became the winner of the NCAA Individual golf championship. Tiger did not continue college and left it to focus his career in Golf.
Personal Life
Tiger Wood was married to Elin in 2004 and became the father of two kids (daughter & son). But their relationship did not work and ended in divorce in 2010.
The infidelity on Tiger’s part became the main reason for the separation. The golfer did confess to his cheating on women as he got so much drenched with fame and money.
Career
After winning accolades in winning championships during his school and college days, Tiger made golf his professional career. He tasted success in getting a silver medal. By the end of 2000, Tiger registered his victory at 9/20 PGA Tour events. He became the first sportsman in golf who won 4 big titles in 2001.
The following years (2003 – 2004) did not prove luckier in his golf career, but he bounced back with fifty-four victories at PGA Tour money events. Then in the later years, Tiger took a break when his case of infidelity came in. After that, he again made a comeback victory at PGA tours. Because of his injuries during 2015 – 2016, Tiger could not continue in big events.
In short, he has grabbed victories including Masters Tournament (4 wins), and every 3 victories at PGA Championship, U.S Open, and The Open Championship.
Accolades
He has earned major Tour victories, including 2 of Japan golf, 21 Amateur, 1 PGA in Australia, and 40 European.
Net Worth of Tiger Woods
Currently, $900 million is supposed to be the estimated net worth of golf champion Tiger Woods. Apart from his sports career, his other source of income came from endorsement deals. He sponsored major firms like Nike Inc, Hero, and others.
Ending Note
No doubt, Tiger Woods has made a big name of himself in the field of golf. He is regarded as one of the top-notch golfers in the sport’s history. But he could have earned it more had his back injuries not been spoilsport in his sports career.
What we can learn from him is never allow fame and money to overpower your mind and put a dent on your image.
