21 Things You Didn’t Know About Tiger Woods
Matthew Cannon 
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| Full name | Eldrick Tont Woods |
| Date of birth | December 30 1975 |
| Born | Cypress, California |
| Nickname | Tiger |
| Height | 6ft,1in |
| Resides | Jupiter, Florida |
| Spouse | Erica Herman |
| College | Stanford University |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| PGA Tour wins | 82 |
| Major wins | 15 |
| Career high world ranking | 1st |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Caddie | Joe LaCava |
| Sponsors | Nike, TaylorMade, Monster, Rolex, GOLFTV, Bridgestone, Vantelin Kowa, Hero, Upper Deck, Full Swing Simulators, Popstroke, Centinel Spine |
| @TigerWoods | |
| @tigerwoods |
Most of us know that Tiger Woods has claimed 15 Major Championship titles in his esteemed career, and also that he's recorded 82 PGA Tour titles – tied for the most all-time with Sam Snead. But there's so much more to find out.
In this video and article, we look at 21 things you might not know about the five-time Masters Champion and arguably the greatest golfers to set foot on this planet...
21 Things You Didn't Know About Tiger Woods
1. His real name is Eldrick Tont Woods - Eldrick because it has his father's initial at the start (Earl) and his mother's first initial (Kutilda) at the end. What's more, Tont is a traditional Thai name.
2. His father was in the army and named his son Tiger because his fellow solider and friend Col. Vuong Dang Phong was also known as Tiger.
3. Tiger was born in Cypress, in the state of California.
4. His mother Kultida is Thai and his father Earl was African-American.
5. His father Earl got Tiger into the game at a very young age. Tiger would watch his father hit balls in the garage from his high chair from the age of six months.
6. He first began playing at the Navy Golf Course, which his dad had access to through his job. At the age of three, he shot 48 for nine holes.
7. At the age of eight, Tiger broke 80 for the first time. Four years later, at the age of 12, he broke 70.
8. He had a glittering amateur career, winning the US Amateur Championship three years in a row from 1994-1996. He is the only man to do that.
9. His '96 US Amateur win coincided with his NCAA Championship Division 1 victory. He is one of five men to have won both in the same year. Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and Ryan Moore are the others.
10. He enjoys all sports, including basketball, soccer and diving.
11. He opened his first golf course in 2016 – Bluejack National in Montgomery, Texas.
12. Aged 24, he became the youngest golfer to win the Career Grand Slam. At the 2019 ZOZO Championship, he tied Sam Snead for the most PGA Tour wins ever with 82.
13. The Tiger Woods Foundation helps children worldwide with education and has reached 10 million.
14. He and ex-wife Elin Nordegren have a daughter named Sam and a son named Charlie.
15. He is 3rd in the DP World Tour all-time wins list with 41 victories despite never playing a full season on the DP World Tour.
16. Tiger attended Stanford University. He did not graduate and left to turn professional before the end of his degree.
17. He became the first billion dollar sportsman.
18. He is a buddhist.
19. He has spent 683 weeks as number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, more than double Greg Norman, who has spent the second-longest amount of time as World No.1
20. He had a stutter as a child and overcame it by taking classes at school and talking to his dog at nights.
21. His current girlfriend is Erica Herman, they met when she was managing one of Tiger's restaurants. They have been dating since 2017. His past caddies have included Steve Williams and Joe LaCava, who is now working with Patrick Cantlay. We're not sure which caddie Woods will use when he plays on the PGA Tour in 2024.
Also take a look at his specific clubs with our Tiger Woods what's in the bag post.
