| Tiger Woods is arguably the greatest golfer in the | | | | 28.63. |
| world and one of the greatest who ever played. | | | | In the FedEx Cup in 2007, he finished the season |
| A cursory glance at his playing statistics only | | | | 1st with a record-breaking 123,033 points and |
| endorses this. | | | | took home $10,867,052 in prize money. In 2008 |
| Currently weighing 185 pounds (84.kg/13.2 stone) | | | | he was ranked 1st on the PGA Tour 4 times, |
| and measuring 6ft 1in Tiger Woods was born in | | | | another fine achievement. Amongst his best |
| Cypress, California on 30 December 1975. He was | | | | finishes are winning the Buick Invitational, the |
| educated at Stanford University and won 11 | | | | World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play |
| amateur titles before turning professional in 1996. | | | | Championship, and the Arnold Palmer Invitational |
| He currently lives in Windermere, Florida, is | | | | presented by MasterCard all in 2008. Any golfer - |
| married to Swedish ex-model Elin Nordegren with | | | | professional or amateur - can admire these other |
| whom he had a 1 year-old child, Sam Alexis. | | | | stats for Tiger Woods: eagles (holes per): 60.0 |
| The stats for Tiger Woods are bolstered by wins | | | | birdie average: 4.10, scoring average: 67.65, sand |
| in 14 major tournaments including 4 Masters in | | | | save percentage: 48.39% and total driving: 1,998. |
| 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005, 3 Opens in 2000, | | | | His regular season FedEx Cup Points total 22,695. |
| 2005 and 2006, 4 PGAs in 1999, 2000, 2006 and | | | | In 2008, he is ranked 2nd behind Vijay Singh in |
| 2007 and 3 US Opens in 2000, 2002 and 2008. He | | | | the PGA Tour Money Leaders with $5,775,000. |
| won his first Masters by a record 12 strokes. Of | | | | His par breakers are 24.44% and his GIR Pict. - |
| the 236 PGA events he has played he has made | | | | Fairway Bunker is 80.0%. In 2008 so far, Woods |
| the cut 222 times, coming 1st in 65 of them and | | | | is ranked 1st with a score of 19.92 in the Official |
| 2nd in 24 of them. He has also won 7 European | | | | World Golf Rankings. |
| Tour championships and 7 other championships. | | | | With astonishing stats like these, Tiger Woods |
| So far in his career he has earned a whopping | | | | looks set to continue his magnificent career, |
| $82,354,376. The stats for Tiger Woods also look | | | | winning even more trophies and honors, and |
| good from a technique point of view. His average | | | | breaking new records relating to technique and |
| driving distance is an excellent 287.7 yards, his | | | | virtuosity. With his kind and charismatic public |
| driving accuracy percentage is 58.93%, his greens | | | | persona, he is respected throughout the golf |
| in regulation percentage is 73.26%, his scrambling | | | | world and beyond for his popularizing of the sport |
| average is 74.03% and his putts per round are | | | | beyond its usual constituency. |