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| 1 | One stipulation in his divorce settlement with Elin Nordegren was that she couldn't talk to the press about their divorce. |
| 2 | Paid $750 million to Elin Nordegren as part of their divorce settlement. |
| 3 | Friends with M.C. Hammer. |
| 4 | Returns to golf at The Masters after a hiatus from the sport lasting nearly five months [April 2010] |
| 5 | Won his 11th Major Championship and third British Open. [July 2006] |
| 6 | Proposes to Swedish girlfriend Elin Nordegren. [November 2003] |
| 7 | (October 5) Amid armed security guards, married fiancée Elin Nordegren in a sunset ceremony at the Barbados resort Sandy Lane before approximately 200 family and friends. [2004] |
| 8 | His ex-wife Elin, was awarded $100 million following their divorce in 2010. After the Tiger Woods infidelity scandal in 2010, several companies re-evaluated their relationships with him. Companies such as Accenture, Gatorade, AT&T and General Motors completely ended their sponsorship deals, while Gillette suspended advertisements featuring Woods. TAG Heuer officially ended their deal with Woods when his contract expired in August 2011. A December 2009 study estimated that the shareholder loss caused by Woods' affairs to be between $5 billion and $12 billion. |
| 9 | California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Golf Champion 1991, 1993, 1994. He had starred for the high school's golf team under coach Don Crosby. |
| 10 | High school boyfriend of Dina Parr. He broke up with her during his sophomore year at Stanford. |
| 11 | Coached from ages 4-10 by Rudy Duran. |
| 12 | Has said that Caddyshack (1980) is one of his all time favorite movies. He even played Bill Murray's character "Carl Spackler" in a American Express TV commercial. |
| 13 | Son, Charlie Axel, born February 8, 2009. |
| 14 | Announced that he and his wife, Elin Nordegren, are expecting their second child in late winter [September 2, 2008]. |
| 15 | Ranked #2 in the 2008 Forbes The Celebrity 100 list. |
| 16 | In 2004, it was reported that he was worth an estimated $295 million. |
| 17 | In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his 2006 earnings to be $100 million, largely the result of a lucrative advertising deal with Nike, Buick, and other brands. |
| 18 | In 2006, he donated $9,500,000 to the Tiger Woods Learning Center, Earl D.Woods Sr. Scholarship Fund, and other Tiger Woods Foundation programs. |
| 19 | 6/18/07: Tiger and Elin Nordegren became the parents of a girl, Sam Alexis Woods, in Orlando, FL. |
| 20 | Good friends with tennis superstar Roger Federer and New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. |
| 21 | January 2006: Purchased a $39-million property in Jupiter, FL, which became his primary residence. |
| 22 | Has two half-brothers, Earl Jr. and Kevin, and a half-sister, Royce. |
| 23 | Tiger and his wife, Elin Nordegren, are expecting their first child in the summer of 2007. |
| 24 | Good friends with fellow golfer Darren Clarke. |
| 25 | July 2006: At the age of 30, he won his third British Open, his 11th Major Championship. The win moved him to second place on the all-time major championship list (tied with Walter Hagen) and seven behind Jack Nicklaus, who has the record at 18. |
| 26 | 2006: Was #5 on the annual Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 list. |
| 27 | 7/17/05: "Tiger Tames Augusta National" (becoming the first black winner of the Masters golf tournament on 13 April 1997) was ranked #2 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Most Awesome Sports Moments (of the last 15 years)". |
| 28 | Woods graduated from Western High School (Anaheim, Ca) in 1994 at age 18, and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" among the graduating class. |
| 29 | Next-door neighbor in Florida of Mark O'Mera, another professional golfer and a fellow Masters champion like Woods. Tiger and Mark have a close friendship. Woods also has a close friendship with golfing legend Jack Nicklaus, a man who has dubbed Woods "the greatest golfer of all time.". |
| 30 | The popular Nike TV commercial with him doing the "ball trick" was basically his creation. It was a routine Tiger would do at times when he was hitting balls or practicing just to goof off. Nike took the idea and turned it into an advertisement. No special effects or computer work was used, Tiger did the trick completely on his own, all in one take. |
| 31 | October 2004: Married long-time girlfriend, Swedish model Elin Nordegren. |
| 32 | Enjoys working out, boating, water sports, fishing and car racing. |
| 33 | Won the American Express Championship six times between 1999 and 2007. |
| 34 | Has his own line of golf watches. |
| 35 | 2000: Signed a five-year, $100-million endorsement contract with Nike. As of 5/03 it remains the largest endorsement deal ever signed by an athlete. |
| 36 | Has won at least one World Golf Championships event every year since 1999 (54% winning rate). |
| 37 | Wears a red shirt on the final day of every tournament because his mother feels that it is a "power color" for him. |
| 38 | His mother made the Tiger club cover in his bag with the words "Love from Mom" in Thai stitched on it. |
| 39 | His nickname on the Stanford golf team was Urkel. |
| 40 | 1999: Underwent laser eye surgery and now endorses TLC Laser Eye Centers. |
| 41 | Tiger Woods Foundation promotes parental responsibility and involvement in the lives of children. |
| 42 | An only child, although Earl had children from a previous marriage. |
| 43 | Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2006. |
| 44 | 6/15/97: Became the youngest #1 golfer ever at the age of 21 years and 24 weeks in his 42nd week as a professional. |
| 45 | Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 1996 and 2000, making him the first athlete to win the award twice. |
| 46 | Named Golf Digest Player of the Year (1991 and 1992), Golf World Player of the Year (1992 and 1993), Golfweek National Amateur of the Year (1992), Golf World Man of the Year (1994), and Fred Haskins and Jack Nicklaus College Player of the Year awards (1996.) |
| 47 | His father, Earl Woods, was a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army. His mother, Kultida Woods, is a native of Thailand. Tiger's father was born in Manhattan, Kansas, to African-American parents, Miles Woods and Maude Carter. Tiger's maternal grandfather was Thai, while Tiger's maternal grandmother had a Dutch father and a Chinese mother. |
| 48 | Nicknamed Tiger after a Vietnamese soldier and friend of his father, Vuong Dang Phong, to whom his father had also given that nickname. |
| 49 | Attended Stanford University but left before graduating in order to pursue his golfing career. |
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