Tiger Woods

Author: (USA) Williams
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Tiger Woods was born on December 30, 1975, in California, USA. He showed extraordinary golf talent from a young age. At the age of 3, he hit a 9-hole score of 48 strokes, and by age 5, he was featured in Golf Digest magazine. At 18, he became the youngest U.S. amateur champion. Later, in the 1996 Milwaukee Open, he turned professional and finally ranked 60th. In the following eight tournaments, he won twice and finished in the top 10 three times. In 1997, at just 21 years old, he dominated the U.S. Masters with a record 12-stroke lead, becoming the youngest champion at Augusta National. With four victories and nine top-10 finishes, he finally ranked among the world's and was named the youngest player of the year on the tour. Throughout his career, he has set countless golf records, some of which are considered miracles. Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer of his generation, and he is becoming one of the greatest golfers in history. He is making history, and he is changing history.
Author Bio: Jean Kinney Williams lives in Cincinnati with her husband, Brian Williams, and their four children. Her nonfiction books for children include Matthew Henson: Polar Adventurer, and a series of books about American religions, which included The Amish, The Shakers, The Mormons, The Quakers, and The Christian Scientists. Ms. Williams is also the author of Sandra Day O'Connor in the Ferguson Career Biography series.