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Tiger Woods by Jake G.

By mrst

  • when born

    when born
    born on Dec 30 1975

  • 1979

    1979
    Shoots a 48 over nine holes at the Navy Golf Club in Cypress, Calif.

  • 1981 age 5

    Appears in Golf Digest magazine and on ABC's That's Incredible

  • 1984 age 8

    1984 age 8
    Wins the Optimist International Junior Championship. He would repeat this win at age 9, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

  • 1991 age 15

    1991 age 15
    Becomes the youngest U.S. Junior Amateur Champion in golf history. Voted Southern California Amateur Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. Also voted Golf Digest Amateur Player of the Year.

  • 1991 age16

    1991 age16
    Successfully defends title at the U.S. Junior National Championships, becoming the first golfer to win the title more than once (he would win the following year as well). Competes in his first PGA Tour event, the Nissan Los Angeles Open.

  • 1994 age 16

    Wins the U.S. Amateur Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass, becoming the youngest winner ever. Enrolls at Stanford University and wins first collegiate event, the William Tucker Invitational.