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| Woods has an excellent all-around game. He is one of the longer drivers on the tour, routinely hitting the ball over 300 yards. His iron play is excellent, as evidenced by the fact that he is usually among the tour leaders in Greens in Regulation. His putting is usually top-notch, although it can sometimes desert him. | Woods has an excellent all-around game. He is one of the longer drivers on the tour, routinely hitting the ball over 300 yards. His iron play is excellent, as evidenced by the fact that he is usually among the tour leaders in Greens in Regulation. His putting is usually top-notch, although it can sometimes desert him. | ||
| Woods is credited with prompting a major surge of interest in the game of golf, especially among minorities and younger people in the United States. | Woods, who has ], ], ], and ] ancestors, is credited with prompting a major surge of interest in the game of golf, especially among minorities and younger people in the United States. | ||
| Woods has fallen under some criticism from various groups, usually for not speaking out more on social issues. | Woods has fallen under some criticism from various groups, usually for not speaking out more on social issues. | ||
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Eldrick 'Tiger' Woods (born December 30, 1975) is one of the greatest golfers of all-time. As of July 2002, at only 26 years of age, Woods had already won 8 grand slam events on the PGA Tour. He is the only player in the history of golf to hold the championships to all four major tournaments at once, although this did not occur in a calendar year, and is subsequently not recognized by all as a true "Grand Slam". Before joining the PGA Tour, Woods won three consecutive United States amateur titles, and one NCAA championship while studying at Stanford University.
Woods' Grand Slam tournament victories are as follows:
- The Masters (1997, 2001, 2002)
- US Open (2000, 2002)
- British Open (2000)
- PGA Championship (1999, 2000)
Woods has an excellent all-around game. He is one of the longer drivers on the tour, routinely hitting the ball over 300 yards. His iron play is excellent, as evidenced by the fact that he is usually among the tour leaders in Greens in Regulation. His putting is usually top-notch, although it can sometimes desert him.
Woods, who has African-American, Asian, Native American, and Caucasian ancestors, is credited with prompting a major surge of interest in the game of golf, especially among minorities and younger people in the United States.
Woods has fallen under some criticism from various groups, usually for not speaking out more on social issues.