Eldrick "Tiger" Woods
 Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975 in Long Beach, California) is the number one among golfers and considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time.
He managed to win two out of four major championships of the PGA Tour (The US-Masters and The Players Championship). Moreover, he won the US-Masters in Augusta four times (1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005). Already in 2000 he went down in history, since he was the first Afro-American golfer winning the US-Open, as one of the most important championships in golf sport. „Tiger“ Woods was the beginning of a real golf hype as Woods nowadays stands for one of the best golfers, but definitely is the most popular golf player in the world. He set up numerous records in his career and managed 142 times the „Cut“ – the qualification for the final round. As a new record of the PGA tour, Woods once needed 11 shots less than planned for this course. Among the golfing „Tiger“ Woods is known for appearances in various advertising campaigns for golf clubs, games, clothing and much more. His yearly income including prize money and advertising is estimated to around 100 Million Dollars.
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