December 31,2009
TIGER WOODS
Tiger Woods, born in 1975, American professional golfer, who has staked a claim as one of the greatest players in the sport’s history. Woods has dominated professional golf since the late 1990s, winning each of the game’s four major championships at least twice before the age of 30.
Eldrick Woods was born in Cypress, California, to an African American father and Thai mother. His father, Earl Woods, nicknamed him Tiger after a soldier Earl had served with during the Vietnam War (1959-1975). Young Woods began playing golf as soon as he could walk, and he was soon touted as a golf prodigy and featured on several television shows. His father coached him on form, stance, and swing. The elder Woods also focused on developing his son’s concentration, and soon young Tiger had learned to block out distractions during his shots. By age 6 he had recorded two holes in one. At age 15 he became the youngest player ever to win the United States Golf Association (USGA) Junior National Championship.
(25)In 1993 Woods won his third consecutive junior national title and had become one of the top players on the amateur circuit. In 1994 he played for the American team at the World Amateur Championships in Versailles, France, and enrolled at Stanford University in California. At Stanford Woods was named Pacific-10 Conference player of the year in 1995 and won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) individual championship in 1996. Woods also captured three consecutive U.S. Amateur Championships (1994-1996). After the third of these he turned professional, winning two tournaments as a rookie on the 1996 Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour.
In the late 1990s Woods became one of the top professional players in the world. His first major victory came at the 1997 Masters, when he set tournament records for youngest champion (21 years of age), lowest score for 72 holes (18 under par at 270), and widest margin of victory (12 strokes). Both scoring records had been set by Jack Nicklaus (271 and 9 strokes) in 1965. Woods also became the first African American and first Asian American golfer to win the prestigious event.
In 1999 Woods won his second major tournament, the PGA Championship. The following year he won nine tournaments, including three straight major titles: the United States Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship. He followed this with a victory in the 2001 Masters, becoming the first golfer to hold all four major professional titles at the same time.
In 2002 Woods repeated as Masters champion, making him just the third player to win the tournament in back-to-back years. He captured his eighth major championship at the 2002 U.S. Open, and many observers predicted that Woods would easily break Nicklaus’s record of 18 major pro titles before his career ended. By the end of 2002 Woods had won 34 tournaments on the PGA Tour.
Eldrick Woods was born in Cypress, California, to an African American father and Thai mother. His father, Earl Woods, nicknamed him Tiger after a soldier Earl had served with during the Vietnam War (1959-1975). Young Woods began playing golf as soon as he could walk, and he was soon touted as a golf prodigy and featured on several television shows. His father coached him on form, stance, and swing. The elder Woods also focused on developing his son’s concentration, and soon young Tiger had learned to block out distractions during his shots. By age 6 he had recorded two holes in one. At age 15 he became the youngest player ever to win the United States Golf Association (USGA) Junior National Championship.
(25)In 1993 Woods won his third consecutive junior national title and had become one of the top players on the amateur circuit. In 1994 he played for the American team at the World Amateur Championships in Versailles, France, and enrolled at Stanford University in California. At Stanford Woods was named Pacific-10 Conference player of the year in 1995 and won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) individual championship in 1996. Woods also captured three consecutive U.S. Amateur Championships (1994-1996). After the third of these he turned professional, winning two tournaments as a rookie on the 1996 Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour.
In the late 1990s Woods became one of the top professional players in the world. His first major victory came at the 1997 Masters, when he set tournament records for youngest champion (21 years of age), lowest score for 72 holes (18 under par at 270), and widest margin of victory (12 strokes). Both scoring records had been set by Jack Nicklaus (271 and 9 strokes) in 1965. Woods also became the first African American and first Asian American golfer to win the prestigious event.
In 1999 Woods won his second major tournament, the PGA Championship. The following year he won nine tournaments, including three straight major titles: the United States Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship. He followed this with a victory in the 2001 Masters, becoming the first golfer to hold all four major professional titles at the same time.
In 2002 Woods repeated as Masters champion, making him just the third player to win the tournament in back-to-back years. He captured his eighth major championship at the 2002 U.S. Open, and many observers predicted that Woods would easily break Nicklaus’s record of 18 major pro titles before his career ended. By the end of 2002 Woods had won 34 tournaments on the PGA Tour.
A Piece of Advice
WASH YOUR HANDS CAREFULLY EVERYTIME AND IN
EVERY CIRCUMSTANCES TO PROTECT YOURSELF UP
FROM THE H1N1 VIRUS (AKA SWINE FLU)
Prepared by : Ibrahim T. Ibrahim
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