We’re going to assume that there won’t be many people in attendance to see the birthday cake glow if there are 47 candles. There are many ways to remember the occasion, including a variety of ways to honor the golfer who has set numerous records and produced many highlights. We have 47 notable entries to show his brilliance. Tiger rose to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking after just 291 days. The Official World Golf Ranking is the fastest ascension to the top in OWGR history. 2. Tiger was No. For 683 weeks, Tiger has been No. The second-most is over 350 weeks behind. For 669 weeks, the next four were on the same list. 3. Woods finished as a runner up in 31 of the 31 times he was on the list. Phil Mickelson would be the runner-up five times. Vijay Singh was the third to do it three times. Ernie Els and Jim Furyk had two each, while Trevor Immelman had one each. There were then 17 players who did it each time. 4. He has only seven runners-up at majors, compared to his 15 titles – three at PGA and two at U.S. Open – proving he made the most out of his opportunities. 5. His 82 PGA TOUR wins have been spread across seven countries – two in England and Scotland respectively, one in Spain, Canada and Ireland and one in Japan. And, of course, 74 in America. He has won in 16 states, with Florida (16), California (14) and Ohio (13) being his favorites. 6. In 2007, Tiger Woods won the FedExCup for the first time. Two years later, he became the Cup’s first two-time champion. Rory McIlroy has three record titles and is the FedExCup’s only multiple winner. 7. Woods has never shot more than 279 to win majors, except for the 283 he scored to win the 2008 U.S. Open. 8. Tiger Woods is the two-time winner OF THE PLAYERS and the only man who won the tournament in March 2001 and May 2013. He won the 1994 U.S. He was an amateur at TPC Sawgrass August. 9. Woods has only 17 under par in his five Masters wins. In the middle round, he’s 54 under. What is his strategy for winning Augusta National? Start slowly, finish slow, kick the field in round 2 and 3. 10. He made only one triple-bogey, one double-bogey, and four rounds of bogey free in the 288 major championship holes comprising the Tiger Slam. 11. Jack Nicklaus holds the highest number of major wins (18), while Woods has a 4.13 average margin of victory over his 15 major victories. Jack has a 2.64 average margin of victory. 12. Woods’ 31 victories would rank him 15th in the career list if he had only played 75 tournaments between 2005-2009. 13. Between 1997 and 2009, Tiger won the Jack Nicklaus Trophy for Player of Year ten times. 14. Between 1999 and 2009, Tiger was awarded the Byron Nelson Award as Lowest Scoring Average nine times. 15. Tiger won the FedExCup with style. He shot the lowest 72-hole score (257) and won the 2007 TOUR Championship by eight strokes. After shooting 64-63-64-64 in the first round, he finished with a score of 66. 16. Woods was so dominant that he accumulated more money than Nos. 2 and 3. 2, 3 and 4 had been combined: 1999 (David Duval, Davis Love III were 2-3); 2000-Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els; and 2007 (Mickelson & Vijay Singh). 17. Woods could have won seven consecutive major championships for his age group – the U.S. Junior Amateur 1991-93, U.S. Masters 1997. Amateur 1994-96, the U.S. Masters 1997. 18. In match play, Tiger was virtually unbeatable during the summer 1994. He won the Pacific Northwest Amateur, Western Amateur, and U.S. Amateur. Amateur. He failed to win the California Amateur, but he was still able to win the tournament. 19. Tiger was able to experience the thrill of playing against PGA Tour legends when he shot 77-74% to Johnny Miller’s 77-77% in a 1992 U.S. Open qualifier at Lake Merced. However, neither player advanced. Miller was 45 years of age and still held a PGA TOUR victory, winning the 1994 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Tiger was only 16. 20. He said that one of the things he discovered upon his 1994 enrollment at Stanford was the immense circle of talented and gifted students, both academically and athletically. He said that he set the standard in high school. 21. Woods was in his fourth year as a professional when the World Golf Championships were launched. He quickly took over ownership. Woods won 16 of the 33 first WGCs, and has 18 wins all over. 22. If you only counted his victories at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge and Torrey Pines (eight each), Tiger would be equal to Gary Player’s 24 PGA Tour wins. 23. Take into account his five victories at Augusta National, five at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village and five at Cog Hill. He also won four at Doral and Woods. This is 52.4% of his total 82 career wins at eight courses. 24. Woods was already sharing the stage with three Hall of Famers at age 6. Woods shared the stage with Bob Hope, a member of World Golf Hall of Fame, on the Mike Douglas Show in 1978. He also appeared on “That’s Incredible,” in 1981 with Fran Tarkenton (Pro Football Hall of Fame); and he played two holes against Sam Snead in 1982 at the end of Snead’s outing. 25. Woods won five times over four courses during his trip to San Diego for Junior World Golf Championship. Woods won the Presidio 10-and-under in 1984, the Mission Bay 11-12 in 1988 and Mission Bay 11-12 in 1988, and the Balboa Park 13-14 in 1989 and 1990. He also won the Torrey Pines 15-17 division. 26. Tiger Woods won the 2001 PLAYERS just weeks after he won his Masters to complete the Tiger Slam. He now holds five of the most prestigious titles in golf. 27. The Johnnie Walker Classic, which was held in January 1998, is a great indicator of what was to come. Tiger finished 18th, eight behind 54-hole leader Ernie Els, in 65. He then tied Els (73) and won in a playoff. 28. Tiger participated in 142 tournaments consecutively, from the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines (February 1998) to the Wells Fargo Championship in Quail Hollow in Mai 2006 without missing a cut. He wasn’t just sneaking under the cutline Friday afternoon, he won 37 out of 142 tournaments, which is 26%. 29. From the May 12th round of the Byron Nelson Classic to the end of 2000, Tiger was at par or better in 47 rounds. He finished this stretch at 185 under par and scored a score average of 67.51. 30. The 1999-2003 stretch was epic. He won 32 out of 101 tournaments with a winning percentage 31.7 and took home seven majors. Five of six majors he won from 1999 PGA to 2001 Masters – the only non-win was a fifth place finish at Augusta 2000. From the 1999 PGA to 2002 U.S. Open, he won seven of the 11 majors. Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead won seven majors during their careers. 31. The 2005-2009 season was also not bad: 31 wins from 75 starts, an average of 41.3%, and six majors. 32. Tiger had seven tournaments without a win in those 10 seasons (1999-2003 and 2005-09). Three tournaments were his longest droughts between 2000 and 2009. 33. Few people witnessed one of the most memorable days in Tiger’s career. It was the opening day of the 1996 Pac-10 Championship at Big Canyon. Woods won the match with a score of 61-65. Randy Lein, Arizona State’s head coach, said that everyone was “shell-shocked”. Woods’ round broke the course record by breaking it twice (66). The player in second said, “So far I am low amateur.” The lowest score by any player that week was not Tiger’s was 68. 34. Nick O’Hern is the answer. The question is: Which lefthander can stop a winning streak? Woods had won seven tournaments consecutively (last six in 2006, first in 2007), when O’Hern beat Woods in Round 3. The match was at Dove Mountain, Arizona, where O’Hern, an unknown Australian, defeated Woods in 20 holes. Tiger is one five-time winner of the career Grand Slam. However, he achieved it faster (15 major starts as a professional) then Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan and Gary Player. 36. Three times has Jack and Tiger won the career Grand Slam. 37. These numbers were produced by the epic four-year run of major wins, from the 2000 U.S. Open through the 2001 Masters: 67.7 average scoring for 16 rounds, 65 below par combined and 15 rounds of his 16 rounds were all under par (and he was level in one). 38. Tiger had a strong two-year college resume. He won 11 tournaments and was the NCAA individual champion in 1996. He steamrolled the field so well that he won with an 80. Rory Sabbatini was four points behind him. 39. Prelude to “Tiger Slam”: Tiger plays Nos. 7 and 6 in the first seven holes. 12-18 in 5 under (including a hole-out eagle at the par-4 15th), Tiger shoots 31 on his back and 64 in Round 4. This stuns Matt Gogel, who won the 2000 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for the sixth consecutive time. “I was quite surprised, to be honest. Gogel stated, “I will never be amazed again.” 40. “Tiger Slam, Act I:” Tiger wins again at Pebble with 67, a 15-shot victory in the 2000 U.S. Open. Ernie Els said, “My words can’t possibly describe it, so i’m not even going try,” 41. “Tiger Slam II: Tiger wins The Open by eight on the Old Course. He completes his career Grand Slam at 24. Mark Calcavecchia said, “He is the chosen one.” 42. “Tiger Slam, Act III” Woods defeats Bob May in a playoff for the PGA Championship. He is now only second (Ben Hogan in 1953) to win three professional majors within a single season. Butch Harmon said, “Hogan was a great player and I believe you’re now seeing Tiger getting there.” 43. “Tiger Slam, Act IV” A fourth consecutive major win at the 2001 Masters is achieved. It comes with a final round 68 to win by two 44. After winning the 2008 U.S. Open, Tiger had to have knee surgery. This ended a really dominant stretch. His 17th win in 28 starts was the 2008 U.S. Open. Curtis Strange, Jim Furyk and Jim Furyk had each 17 wins over their entire careers. 45. The dominant 1999-2000 period Tiger played 151 rounds, and was at least part of the lead after 50. 46. Tiger Woods was inducted into The World Golf Hall of Fame on March 9, just a day before the 2022 PLAYERS Champion began. He was a firm believer in the motto “Train hard.” Tiger shares the mantra “Fight easy” with his children, which his father Earl taught him. Tiger stated that he made practicing difficult and hurt so much because he wanted to be ready for game time. 47. The PNC Championship is the best example of the new era in Tiger’s career. Tiger has played there with his son Charlie the past three years. Charlie, 13 years old, is just starting his own golf career. Although he hasn’t beat his father, he has been able to outdrive him. Tiger is also his son’s occasional caddie. This includes this year’s Notah Begay Junior Challenge. Tiger said, “It’s difficult to describe because it’s so incredible to be able Charlie out there and fight it through together and do it all as a team. There were many lessons to be learned, but overall, I believe he enjoyed it. It was great fun for us both.
By: Jim McCabe
Title: Celebrating Tiger Woods’ 47th birthday with 47 facts
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Published Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0500
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