A presentation on the life of Tiger Woods.

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Tiger Woods

• A presentation on the life of Tiger Woods.
• By Adam Dost

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Background

• Eldrick T. Woods
• December 30, 1975
• Cypress California
• Began hitting golf balls at 6 months
• Appeared on the Mike Douglas Show at age 2

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Background

• Appears in Golf Digest at age 5
• Wins Optimist Junior International Championship
  at age 8.
• Repeats the victory at ages 9, 12, 13, 14, and
  15

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Teen Years

• Wins U.S Junior Championship 3 years in a row
  (first ever to do so)
• Competes in first PGA event (Nissan Open) at age
  16
• Enrolls at Stanford University, Wins U.S. Amateur
  (first college player ever)

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Professional Career

• Age 19 First Masters appearance. Ties for 41st.
  Only amateur to make the cut.
• At 20 Turns pro. Immediately signs deal worth
  40 Million with Nike 20 Million with
  Titleist.
• 1996 First full year on the tour, voted Sports
  Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

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1997-2000

• Wins Masters by largest margin ever (12 Strokes)
  in 1997
• Number 1 World Ranking
• Voted PGA Player of the Year and AP Athlete of
  the Year
• 1999 Most money ever made on tour 6.6 M
• 2000 Wins US open, breaking 9 records on way to
  victory. Wins career Grand Slam

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Recently

• 2004 First player to pass 40 M in earnings
• Lost 1 world ranking at Deustche Bank
  Championship in Norton Ma. (Later regains it)
• Wins Masters for 4th time in 2005
• Married to Swedish Supermodel Elin Nordegren.

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Past Year

• Father, Earl Woods dies of cancer at 74
• Misses first cut in a major after returning from
  fathers funeral
• Wins British Open for a third time
• Total of 12 Major Victories

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Major Championships