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Tiger Woods an Nike Golf
Tiger Woods was born in California, America on the thirtieth of December 1975. He has been playing golf from an early age, documented from actually being two years old.
Eldrick 'Tiger' Woods now aged thirty one years old, has had a magnificent career both as an amateur and from 1996, as a professional and is reputed to by the richest in the sport. Coinciding with his professional debut, was the contract he signed with Nike golf, estimated to be worth a cool forty million dollars.
GES 6 - 13 (1982-1989) - Appeared on American TV as a prodigal child star including "Today Show", "Good Morning America", ESPN, CBS, NBC and ABC - First Hole-in-one, age 6, May 12, 1982 - Won - Optimist International Junior World at ages 8, 9, 12 and 13 - Second place - Insurance Youth Golf Classic (Big "I") National at age 13 - Handicaps of 2 at age 11, scratch at age 13, a feat that not many golfers attain in a life time.
AGE 14 (1990) - Won - Optimist International Junior World (fifth time) - Won - Insurance Youth Golf Classic (Big "I") National (youngest ever to win) - Second place - PGA National Junior Championship - Competed in Southern California/French Junior Cup, Paris, France - Semi-finalist at US - Junior Amateur Championship - Southern California Player of the Year
AGE 15 (1991) - Won - US - Junior Amateur Championship (youngest ever to win) - Won - Optimist International Junior World (sixth time) - Won - CIF-SCGA High School Invitational Championship (individual) - Won - Southern California Junior Championship - Won - PING/Phoenix Junior (AJGA) - Won - Edgewood Tahoe Junior Classic (AJGA) - Won - Los Angeles City Junior Championship - Won - Orange Bowl Junior International - AJGA Player of the Year - Golf Digest Player of the Year - Southern California Player of the Year - Titleist-Golfweek National Amateur of the Year - First Team - Rolex Junior All-American - Participated in US - Amateur Championship - Would probably beat most of the professional around at this time.
AGE 16 (1992) - Won - US - Junior Amateur Championship (only golfer to win twice) - Won - PING/Phoenix Junior (AJGA) - Won - Nabisco Mission Hills Desert Junior (AJGA) - Won - Pro Gear San Antonio Shootout (AJGA) - Won - Insurance Youth Golf Classic (Big "I") National - Second place - Optimist Junior International World - Fifth place - Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament of Champions - Played in Nissan Los Angeles Open on PGA TOUR and US - Open Sectional Qualifying - Top 32, US Amateur Championship - First Team - Rolex Junior All-American - Golf Digest Player of the Year - Southern California Player of the Year - Titleist-Golfweek National Amateur of the Year - Golf World Player of the Year
A start to a career that is better than most professionals could compete with in a life time.
1996 aged 19, signs multi million dollar with Nike golf.
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