- Tiger Woods’ actual name is Eldrick Tont Woods. His father added the word Tiger to his name in remembrance of a veteran whom he met in the Vietnam War.
- Tiger Woods was born on 30th December 1975 in Cypress, California.
- Tiger’s father is a golf player as well.
- Tiger was a child prodigy who started playing golf at a very young age.
- Tiger has won the US Amateur Championship three times in a row in the years 1994, 1995, and 1996.
- Tiger Woods is the highest paid golfer of all times followed by Phil Mickelson.
- He is the first African American golfer to win the US Masters.
- Tiger studied at Stanford University in California.
- He studied economics at Stanford’s.
- However, he didn’t graduate after attending two years of college.
- Apart from golf, he also loves to play basketball, and soccer.
- Woods married his girlfriend Elin Nordegren in 2004.
- Woods has a daughter named Sam and son Charlie.
- Tiger’s father passed away in 2006 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
- After this, Tiger won the PGA Championship and British Open.
- He runs the TIger Woods Foundation.
- The Foundation funds for the education of children worldwide.
- Tiger opened his own golf course, Bluejack National in Montgomery, Texas.
- After a bitter incident in his personal life, Tiger announced that he wouldn’t be playing in any of the tournaments in 2009.
- After not being in great form for almost four years, Tiger won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March 2012.
- Tiger Woods is the first billionaire sportsman in the world.
- TIger endorse brands such as Nike, Rolex, and TaylorMade.
- The Woods Jupiter is Tiger’s flagship restaurant.
- Tiger Woods is currently dating Eric Herman.
- He owns a private jet worth $54 million.
- TIger loves to eat fast food.
- Tiger plays a lot of video games.
- Tiger owns a 150 foot yacht named Privacy.
- Nike has named a building in the name of Tiger Woods.
- Tag Heuer collaborated with Tiger Woods to create the world’s first golf watch.