Tiger Woods
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About
Champion golfer who won over 100 Tour events and became the youngest player to complete the PGA Career Grand Slam. He has won 15 majors, including 5 Masters Tournaments.
Before Fame
He started playing golf before the age of two under the tutelage of his father Earl Woods, who was one of Kansas State University's first African-American college baseball players.
Trivia
He was named after Col. Vuong Dang Phong, who was a friend of his father and was also called Tiger.
Family Life
He was born to Earl and Kultida Woods. He had two children, Sam and Charlie, with Elin Nordegren, whom he married in 2004 and divorced in 2010. He then dated Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn from 2013 to 2015.
Associated With
Phil Mickelson developed a reputation for finishing second to Woods, but he eventually won his share of major tournaments.
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