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Personal

• Nicknamed "Tiger" after a Vietnamese soldier who was a friend of his father's in Vietnam.

• Putted against Bob Hope on the "Mike Douglas Show" at age 2, shot 48 for nine holes at age 3 and was featured in Golf Digest at age 5

• Eighth athlete to be named Wheaties permanent ep, following Bob Richards (1958), Bruce Jenner (1977), Mary Lou Retton (1984), Pete Rose (1985), Walter Payton (1986), Chris Evert (1987) and Michael Jordan (1988)

• Since 1996, the Tiger Woods Foundation has reached more than 10 million young people by delivering unique experiences and innovative educational opportunities for youth worldwide.

• Programs of the Foundation include the Tiger Woods Learning Center, a one-of-a-kind educational facility custom built for the underserved youth of Southern California; Tiger's Action Plan, a nationwide character development program based on Earl D.

• Woods' book entitled "Start Something"; and the Earl Woods Scholarship program. More information on the Tiger Woods Foundation and its programs can be found at tigerwoodsfoundation.org.

• Serves as the official host of the AT&T National held near Philadelphia and the Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, CA. Proceeds from both tournaments benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation...

• Announced the creation of Tiger Woods Design, a golf-course design company, in 2006.

• The first course, to be located in Dubai, U.A.E., is called Al Ruwaya.

• The first U.S. course, a walkable mountain course, is called The Cliffs at High Carolina and will be located east of Asheville, NC.

• A third course, Punta Brava, will be in Ensenada, Mexico and is an ocean-front course. Web site is tigerwoods.com.

PGA TOUR Victories

• 1996 Las Vegas Invitational, Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic.

• 1997 Mercedes Championships, Masters Tournament, GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Motorola Western Open.

• 1998 BellSouth Classic.

• 1999 Buick Invitational, Memorial Tournament, Motorola Western Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, National Car Rental Golf Classic/Disney, THE TOUR Championship, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship.

• 2000 Mercedes Championships, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Bay Hill Invitational, Memorial Tournament, U.S. Open Championship, British Open Championship, PGA Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, Bell Canadian Open.

• 2001 Bay Hill Invitational, THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, Memorial Tournament, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. 2002 Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open Championship, Buick Open, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship.

• 2003 Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires, 100th Western Open presented by Golf Digest, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship.

• 2004 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.

2005 Buick Invitational, Ford Championship at Doral, Masters Tournament, British Open Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship.

• 2006 Buick Invitational, Ford Championship at Doral, British Open Championship, Buick Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, Deutsche Bank Championship, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship.

• 2007 Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-CA Championship, Wachovia Championship, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, PGA Championship, BMW Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.

• 2008 Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, U.S. Open Championship.

• 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, the Memorial Tournament, AT&T National, Buick Open, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, BMW Championship.

International Victories

• (12): 1997 Asian Honda Classic.

• 1998 Johnnie Walker Classic [Asia].

• 1999 Deutsche Bank Open-TPC of Europe [Eur], World Cup of Golf [indiv].

• 2000 Johnnie Walker Classic. 2001 Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe. 2002 Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe. 2004 Dunlop Phoenix [Jpn]. 2005 Dunlop Phoenix [Jpn].

• 2006 Dubai Desert Classic [Eur]. 2008 Dubai Desert Classic [Eur]. 2009 JBWere Australian Masters [Aus].

Other Victories

• (13): 1998 PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

• 1999 World Cup [with Mark O'Meara], PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

• 2000 EMC World Cup [with David Duval]. PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

• 2001 Williams World Challenge, PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

• 2002 PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

• 2004 Target World Challenge.

• 2005 PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 2006 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Target World Challenge. 2007 Target World Challenge.