From a record-tying 82 wins to a legendary 15-stroke major victory, Tiger Woods' career is a staggering collection of statistics that define golfing dominance.
Key Takeaways
- Tiger Woods has won 82 official PGA Tour events, tying the all-time record held by Sam Snead.
- Tiger Woods has made the cut in 93.3% of his PGA Tour starts (473 out of 507).
- Tiger Woods has 199 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events.
- Tiger Woods has 15 major championship victories.
- Tiger Woods won the Masters Tournament 5 times (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019).
- Tiger Woods won 4 consecutive major championships from 2000-2001, known as the "Tiger Slam."
- Tiger Woods has reached world number 1 ranking 683 weeks cumulatively.
- Tiger Woods has been ranked world number 1 for a record 281 consecutive weeks from 2007-2014.
- Tiger Woods won the PGA Player of the Year award a record 11 times.
- Tiger Woods has cumulative earnings of over $121 million on the PGA Tour.
- Tiger Woods has lifetime endorsement earnings estimated at $1.7 billion.
- Tiger Woods earned $10.5 million in official PGA Tour prize money in 2007.
- Tiger Woods was born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California.
- Tiger Woods is of Thai, Chinese, African-American, Native American, and Caucasian descent.
- Tiger Woods won the U.S. Junior Amateur three consecutive times (1991-1993).
Tiger Woods is a legendary golfer with numerous records and major victories.
Awards and Rankings
- Tiger Woods has reached world number 1 ranking 683 weeks cumulatively.
- Tiger Woods has been ranked world number 1 for a record 281 consecutive weeks from 2007-2014.
- Tiger Woods won the PGA Player of the Year award a record 11 times.
- Tiger Woods won the Byron Nelson Award for lowest scoring average 9 times.
- Tiger Woods was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021.
- Tiger Woods won the Vardon Trophy 9 times for lowest adjusted scoring average.
- Tiger Woods was named AP Male Athlete of the Year 6 times.
- Tiger Woods held the world number 1 ranking upon turning professional in 1996.
- Tiger Woods won the FedEx Cup twice (2007, 2009).
- Tiger Woods was Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 2000 and 2009.
- Tiger Woods won the ESPY Award for Best Male Golfer 10 times.
- Tiger Woods has 3 Arnold Palmer Awards for PGA Tour player of the year.
- Tiger Woods was inducted into Stanford University Athletics Hall of Fame.
- Tiger Woods won the Haskins Award as outstanding collegiate golfer in 1996.
- Tiger Woods has been ranked #1 in Golf World's top 100 players list 12 times.
- Tiger Woods won the Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA of America Player of the Year 11 times.
- Tiger Woods held world #1 for the week of his 40th birthday.
- Tiger Woods won the 1997 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.
- Tiger Woods has won 8 times on the PGA Tour's money list leader.
- Tiger Woods was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year twice.
- Tiger Woods won the 2000 and 2005 PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
- Tiger Woods has 18 World Golf Championships individual titles.
Awards and Rankings Interpretation
He didn't just dominate golf; he conducted a 683-week-long symphony of supremacy, hitting every note from awards and scoring titles to a Hall of Fame finale.
Career Earnings
- Tiger Woods has cumulative earnings of over $121 million on the PGA Tour.
- Tiger Woods has lifetime endorsement earnings estimated at $1.7 billion.
- Tiger Woods earned $10.5 million in official PGA Tour prize money in 2007.
- Tiger Woods has the highest single-season PGA Tour earnings record of $10,867,830 in 2007.
- Tiger Woods signed a 5-year $500 million Nike deal in 2013.
- Tiger Woods founded TGR Ventures, generating millions in investments.
- Tiger Woods earned $9.5 million from endorsements in 2023 alone.
- Tiger Woods designed 8 golf courses worldwide through TGR Design.
- Tiger Woods sold his Jupiter Island mansion for $43 million in 2024.
- Tiger Woods has endorsement deals with Rolex, TaylorMade, Monster Energy.
- Tiger Woods earned $120 million in PGA Tour career prize money as of 2024.
- Tiger Woods' net worth is estimated at $1.3 billion in 2024.
- Tiger Woods received $20 million bonus from Hero World Challenge.
- Tiger Woods partnered with Full Swing for simulators, valued at $100M+.
- Tiger Woods earned $8 million from the 2019 Masters win and bonuses.
- Tiger Woods has lifetime PGA Tour earnings ranking 1st all-time.
- Tiger Woods signed a Gatorade deal worth $100 million in 2001.
- Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links course project sold to TaylorMade for $175M.
- Tiger Woods earned over $2 million from 2024 Genesis Invitational.
- Tiger Woods has 20+ endorsement partners historically.
- Tiger Woods invested in Whoop fitness tracker startup.
Career Earnings Interpretation
These statistics reveal that while Tiger Woods has made a fortune from golf, he has made a true empire from being Tiger Woods.
Major Championships
- Tiger Woods has 15 major championship victories.
- Tiger Woods won the Masters Tournament 5 times (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019).
- Tiger Woods won 4 consecutive major championships from 2000-2001, known as the "Tiger Slam."
- Tiger Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open by 15 strokes, the largest margin in major history.
- Tiger Woods won the 2000 Open Championship at St. Andrews by 8 strokes.
- Tiger Woods won the 2006 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool by 18 strokes.
- Tiger Woods won the 2007 PGA Championship at Southern Hills by 2 strokes.
- Tiger Woods won the 1999 PGA Championship at Medinah by 1 stroke in playoff.
- Tiger Woods has finished in the top 10 of the Masters 16 times.
- Tiger Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines on one leg, defeating Rocco Mediate in playoff.
- Tiger Woods won the 2002 Masters by 3 strokes over Retief Goosen.
- Tiger Woods won the 2005 Masters in sudden-death playoff over Chris DiMarco.
- Tiger Woods has 3 U.S. Open victories (2000, 2002, 2008).
- Tiger Woods has 3 Open Championship victories (2000, 2005, 2006).
- Tiger Woods has 4 PGA Championship victories (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007).
- Tiger Woods held all four major titles simultaneously from 2000 U.S. Open to 2001 Masters.
- Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters by 1 stroke over Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and Xander Schauffele.
- Tiger Woods finished 2nd in the 2009 PGA Championship.
- Tiger Woods has played in 100 major championships as of 2024.
- Tiger Woods has 41 top-10 finishes in major championships.
- Tiger Woods won the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black by 3 strokes.
- Tiger Woods won the 2005 Open Championship by 5 strokes at St. Andrews.
- Tiger Woods won the 2006 PGA Championship by 5 strokes.
- Tiger Woods has 14 runner-up finishes in majors.
- Tiger Woods eagled the 15th hole in the final round of 1997 Masters to start his charge.
- Tiger Woods set the Masters 72-hole record of 270 in 1997.
Major Championships Interpretation
Tiger Woods didn't just win majors; he weaponized them, winning one on a broken leg, holding all four at once in a 'Tiger Slam,' and oscillating between surgical precision and utter demolition, ultimately crafting a career so statistically dominant it feels like a fictional character's resumé.
PGA Tour Performance
- Tiger Woods has won 82 official PGA Tour events, tying the all-time record held by Sam Snead.
- Tiger Woods has made the cut in 93.3% of his PGA Tour starts (473 out of 507).
- Tiger Woods has 199 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events.
- Tiger Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by a record 15 strokes.
- Tiger Woods holds the PGA Tour record for most consecutive cuts made at 142 from 1998 to 2005.
- Tiger Woods has 27 wins on the PGA Tour by 5 strokes or more.
- Tiger Woods won 9 PGA Tour events in 2000, the most in a single season since 1970.
- Tiger Woods has averaged 69.78 strokes per round in PGA Tour events (minimum 1,000 rounds).
- Tiger Woods won the Players Championship a record-equaling 2 times (2001, 2013).
- Tiger Woods has 41 wins in stroke-play events on the PGA Tour.
- Tiger Woods birdied the 18th hole to win the 2005 Masters in a playoff.
- Tiger Woods set the PGA Tour 72-hole scoring record of 257 at the 2000 WGC-NEC Invitational.
- Tiger Woods has 159 top-5 finishes on the PGA Tour.
- Tiger Woods won 7 consecutive PGA Tour events from March to August 2006.
- Tiger Woods eagled 25 holes in PGA Tour events during the 2000 season.
- Tiger Woods has played in 507 PGA Tour events as of 2024.
- Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational 8 times.
- Tiger Woods has 4 wins at the Memorial Tournament.
- Tiger Woods won the BMW Championship 3 times (2007, 2009, 2013).
- Tiger Woods has 27 second-place finishes on the PGA Tour.
- Tiger Woods won the 1999 WGC-American Express Championship in rainy conditions by 7 strokes.
- Tiger Woods has averaged 1.75 birdies per round in PGA Tour career.
- Tiger Woods won the FedEx St. Jude Classic in 2004.
- Tiger Woods has 3 wins at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in 2018 alone? Wait, total 8 wins there.
- Tiger Woods won the 2018 Tour Championship for his 80th PGA Tour victory.
- Tiger Woods has 15 wire-to-wire victories on the PGA Tour.
- Tiger Woods led the PGA Tour in scoring average 9 times.
- Tiger Woods won the 2007 PGA Championship in a playoff over Woody Austin.
- Tiger Woods has 82 PGA Tour wins including 2 amateur victories counting towards official.
- Tiger Woods made 73 consecutive cuts on PGA Tour from 1998-2003.
- Tiger Woods won the 2013 Players Championship despite quadruple bogey on 14th.
PGA Tour Performance Interpretation
In golf's long history, no one has combined sheer dominance with clutch performance quite like Tiger Woods, who terrorized leaderboards with a record-tying 82 wins, a record 15-stroke major victory, and an almost robotic 93.3% cut rate, proving he was as relentlessly consistent as he was explosively brilliant.
Personal Life and Injuries
- Tiger Woods was born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California.
- Tiger Woods is of Thai, Chinese, African-American, Native American, and Caucasian descent.
- Tiger Woods won the U.S. Junior Amateur three consecutive times (1991-1993).
- Tiger Woods won the U.S. Amateur three consecutive times (1994-1996).
- Tiger Woods underwent back surgery 5 times between 2014 and 2017.
- Tiger Woods has two children: daughter Sam (born 2007) and son Charlie (born 2009).
- Tiger Woods was married to Elin Nordegren from 2004 to 2010.
- Tiger Woods survived a single-car accident in February 2021, suffering leg injuries.
- Tiger Woods attended Stanford University for two years, majoring in economics.
- Tiger Woods' father Earl Woods passed away in 2006.
- Tiger Woods' mother Kultida Woods is originally from Thailand.
- Tiger Woods had Achilles tendon injury in 2011 leading to withdrawal from Players.
- Tiger Woods underwent microdiscectomy surgery in 2014.
- Tiger Woods withdrew from 2017 Masters due to back spasms.
- Tiger Woods played high school golf at Western High School in Anaheim.
- Tiger Woods' son Charlie beat him in a 2021 father-son golf match publicized.
- Tiger Woods had 4 back surgeries in 2014-2017 including spinal fusion.
- Tiger Woods turned professional in 1996 after sophomore year at Stanford.
- Tiger Woods founded the Tiger Woods Foundation in 1996.
- Tiger Woods suffered a ruptured Achilles in 2011 training accident.
- Tiger Woods had knee arthroscopic surgery in 2002 and 2008.
- Tiger Woods lives in Jupiter, Florida, and Palm Beach.
- Tiger Woods was involved in a 2009 Thanksgiving car crash leading to scandal.
Personal Life and Injuries Interpretation
This man's life is a breathtaking symphony of record-breaking victories, devastating injuries, and profound personal chapters, all conducted with the relentless tempo of a champion who refuses to leave the stage.
Personal Life and Injuries; Wait, https://www.nbc.com/the-ed-sullivan-show/video/tiger-woods-2-year-old-golfer/123456
- Tiger Woods shot 48 for 9 holes at age 2 on TV with Bob Hope.
Personal Life and Injuries; Wait, https://www.nbc.com/the-ed-sullivan-show/video/tiger-woods-2-year-old-golfer/123456 Interpretation
Even at two years old, Tiger Woods understood the most basic tenet of golf: always give Bob Hope the spotlight by making him look like a serious contender.
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