Jackson Creek Middle School
American Heroes: Eldrick "Tiger" Woods
Golf Life
By the time Tiger was
only ten months old, he was already able to putt and when he was
two years old, he could chip shots, tee off, and putt.
Tiger started
tournaments when he was only four years old. He had his first
major golf victory when he was only eight years old. By the time
Tiger was twelve years old he already had over two-hundred
trophies.
When Tiger was in junior
high, he was traveling to places like France, Mexico, Canada, and
Thailand to play golf.
In 1989, Tiger was invited
to play in the Youth Golf Classic National. In this tournament,
amateurs get to compete against professional golfers. Tiger
managed to beat eight of the professionals in this tournament.
In 1990, when Tiger was
fourteen, he won the Optimist International Golf Junior
Championship for the fifth time. Tiger was the youngest person to
ever win the Insurance Youth Golf Classic National.
In 1991, when Tiger was
fifteen, he was selected as the American Junior Golf
Association's Player of the Year. As a junior golfer, Tiger set a
new world record by winning six Junior World Amateur titles.
When Tiger was sixteen
years old, he was invited to play in a professional tournament
called the Nissan Open. He was the youngest player ever to play
in this tournament.
Tiger did golf and
track in high school.
Tiger traveled to
Thailand in 1994 to compete in the Johnny Walker Asian Classic.
As a freshman in college,
Tiger got invited to play in The Masters. He placed forty-first.
The same year that Tiger was invited to play in The Masters, he
was also invited to play in the U.S. Open and the British Open.
In 1995, Tiger won the
U.S. Amateur Championship for the second year in a row.
Tiger and his parents
decided that if Tiger won the NCAA Championship and his third
U.S. Amateur Championship in 1996, he would turn professional. He
ended up winning the NCAA Championship and the U.S. Amateur
Championship in 1996. He decided to turn professional.
In 1996, Tiger played in
the U.S. Open and the British Open for the second time. He ended
up in twenty-second place at the British Open.
By: Kaity
S.
Updated: 12-10-01
