Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods began playing golf at an extraordinarily young age, famously appearing on national television at just 2 years old. Throughout his junior and amateur career, Woods established himself as a prodigy. As a collegiate golfer at Stanford University, he competed in 26 tournaments and won 11 of them. Woods turned professional in 1996 at age 20 and immediately established himself as a transformative force in golf. By the end of April 1997, he had won three PGA Tour events and captured his first major championship—the 1997 Masters—in record-breaking fashion. In June 2000, Woods achieved another historic milestone with a record-breaking victory at the U.S. Open. Despite facing significant personal challenges, including a high-profile scandal in 2009 and subsequent injuries, Woods demonstrated remarkable resilience, tying Sam Snead's all-time PGA Tour record of 82 victories.