Name: Tiger WoodsNickname: Mr. T
Birth name: Eldrick T. Woods
Birth place: Cypress, California, USA
Birthday: 1975-12-30 (Age: 33) (Astro Sign: Capricorn)
Weight: 146 lb.
Height: 1.88 cm
Nationality: American
"Tiger Woods" was born as "Eldrick Tiger Woods", December 30, 1975. He is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1, Woods was the highest paid professional athlete in 2006, having earned an estimated $100 million from winnings and endorsements.
On April 13, 1997, Tiger Woods made golfing history when he won the prestigious Masters tournament of golf. The win was a record breaker in many ways. Woods, at age 21, became youngest person ever to win the Masters Tournament. He beat the competition with a record-breaking score of 270 for seventy-two holes. the largest victory margin in the history of the tournament. Woods, a man of ethnic complexity, further distinguished himself as the first non-white to win the Masters, and in doing so he helped eliminated many stereotypical notions and attitudes regarding blacks in the sport of golf.
