tiger woods

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Definition of tiger woods in English English dictionary

(born 1975) American professional golfer who was the youngest to win the U.S. Amateur Championship

In 2001 he won the US Masters to complete a grand slam of holding all four major titles at the same time (1975- ) a US golfer who, in 1997, became the youngest person ever to win the US Masters Tournament. In 2000 he won the US Open and The Open (in Britain). This made him the youngest player to have won all four Majors (=the two Opens, the US Masters, and the PGA). orig. Eldrick Woods born Dec. 30, 1975, Cypress, Calif., U.S. U.S. golfer. The child of a Thai mother and an African American father, Woods was a golf prodigy and won the first of three consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur Championships (1991-93) when he was 15 years old. In 1994 (at age 18) he became the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur competition, which he also won in 1995 and 1996. In 1997 Woods (age 21) became the youngest player and the first of African or Asian descent ever to win the Masters Tournament, winning by a record margin of 12 strokes. Winner of five other PGA tournaments in 1997, Woods became the youngest player ever ranked first in world golf competition. On July 23, 2000, Woods became the fifth player after Gene Sarazen, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, and Gary Player in golf history, and the youngest, to complete the career grand slam of the four major championships. (The modern grand slam comprises the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship.)

Hyphenation

ti·ger Woods

Turkish pronunciation

taygır wûdz

Pronunciation

/ˈtīgər ˈwo͝odz/ /ˈtaɪɡɜr ˈwʊdz/