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Line 9: − + − Woods does better in obscure competitions on the PGA Tour, where he is in second place on the tour list, behind Sam Snead. In 2018, Woods finally won the Tour Championship.<ref>http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/24775273/tiger-woods-wins-tour-championship-first-tour-win-5-year</ref> Woods has won the Masters Tournament 5 times, most recently in 2019, after a gap of 13 years. + + + + +
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'''Eldrick Tont Woods''' (born 1975), who goes by his nickname, Tiger, is a professional [[golf]]er. He has won only 1 major golf tournament in the past 10 years. In his career, he has won 15 major golf tournaments, second only to [[Jack Nicklaus]]' record haul of 18.
'''Eldrick Tont Woods''' (born 1975), who goes by his nickname, Tiger, is a professional [[golf]]er. He has won only 1 major golf tournament in the past 10 years. In his career, he has won 15 majors, second only to [[Jack Nicklaus]]' record haul of 18. On October 27, 2019, Woods tied Sam Snead's record of 82 PGA Tour victories.<ref>https://www.pgatour.com/news/2019/10/27/tiger-woods-ties-sam-snead-82-wins-pga-tour-record-zozo-championship.html</ref>
Woods' 2000-01 run of four consecutive major titles is the greatest of the modern era. Dubbed the "Tiger Slam" by the media, he won the 2000 US Open, the 2000 Open Championship, the 2000 PGA Championship and the 2001 [[Masters]]. It is currently the closest any golfer has come to replicating Bobby Jones' true (single season) grand slam of the 1930 Open Championship, 1930 US Open, 1930 US Amateur and the 1930 British Amateur (the major titles of his day).<ref>https://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/tour/us-masters/masters-history-records/players-won-golf-grand-slam-154520</ref>
Woods' 2000-01 run of four consecutive major titles is the greatest of the modern era. Dubbed the "Tiger Slam" by the media, he won the 2000 US Open, the 2000 Open Championship, the 2000 PGA Championship and the 2001 [[Masters]]. It is currently the closest any golfer has come to replicating Bobby Jones' true (single season) grand slam of the 1930 Open Championship, 1930 US Open, 1930 US Amateur and the 1930 British Amateur (the major titles of his day).<ref>https://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/tour/us-masters/masters-history-records/players-won-golf-grand-slam-154520</ref>
Despite showing promise of becoming the greatest golfer ever, Woods's career and athletic achievement slumped amid reports of adultery. His wife subsequently obtained a divorce.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100219/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tiger_woods</ref>
Despite showing promise of becoming the greatest golfer ever, Woods's career and athletic achievement slumped amid reports of adultery. His wife subsequently obtained a divorce.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100219/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tiger_woods</ref>
He has had three knee operations, including the removal of a benign tumor and also a cyst.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351418,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news02/woods51.html</ref>
He has had five knee operations, including the removal of a benign tumor and also a cyst.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351418,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news02/woods51.html</ref><ref>https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tiger-woods-announces-he-underwent-surgery-on-his-left-knee</ref>
==Major championships==
*Masters Tournament: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019
*PGA Championship: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
*US Open: 2000, 2002, 2008
*The Open Championship: 2000, 2005, 2006
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