All About Tiger Woods: Net Worth, Accomplishments, Records, and Legacy

Tiger Woods is in the conversation for the greatest golfer of all time. And an argument can be made that he’s the most popular one, too – at least of his generation.

Woods’ dominance of the PGA Tour and the world of golf as a whole began with his Masters win in 1997 and continued until he won his fifth Green Jacket in 2019. His 15 major victories is second all-time to Jack Nicklaus’s 18. His 82 PGA Tour wins are tied with Sam Snead for the most in the history of the tour.

His playing career has been hampered by injuries, including a single-car accident in early 2021 that nearly cost him the use of his leg. He has since returned to the course, but he hasn’t contended for a win. He has also had a number of personal issues that have resulted in time away from the game.

Tiger’s Rise and Accomplishments

Eldrick “Tiger” Woods, who will turn 50 in December 2025, was born in California and attended college at Stanford. His father, Earl Woods, taught him the game of golf before he turned 3. He won the Junior World Golf Championships six times and remains the only three-time U.S. Junior Amateur winner. He won three NCAA individual golf championships and three straight U.S. Amateur titles.

After turning pro at age 20, he quickly won two events before 1996 came to a close. He truly burst onto the scene at the 1997 Masters, when he won by a record 12 strokes.

25 Years Ago Today: @TigerWoods wins the 1997 Masters, his first major by an astounding 12 strokes.

He goes to sleep with his green jacket. pic.twitter.com/XXqclvK4C7

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 13, 2022

Woods became the first player in 25 years to win eight times in a season when he did so in 1999, and he won the 2000 U.S. Open by 15 strokes, breaking a record for the largest margin of victory in a major that stood for over 130 years.

After winning the 2001 Masters, he was the first player in the modern era to hold all four major championships at the same time – the feat is known as the “Tiger Slam.” After winning the U.S. Open in 2008, in a thrilling 18-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate while nursing several injuries, he had surgery to repair the ACL in his leg and missed the rest of that year. That was his 14^th major win in 12 years and would be his last until winning the Masters in 2019.

In 2008, Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines while playing with two stress fractures in his tibia and a torn ACL.@ESPNCaddie walks us through that historic day: pic.twitter.com/f7oNhwTtgL

— ESPN+ (@ESPNPlus) June 16, 2021

Woods’ Records and Accomplishments

The list of Woods’ records is nearly endless:

• Most money won on the PGA Tour ($121 million)
• Lowest career scoring average in PGA Tour history
• One of five to win every major and the youngest to do so
• Most consecutive cuts made (142) on the PGA Tour
• PGA Tour Player of the Year a record 11 times
• Most consecutive and cumulative weeks atop the Official World Golf Ranking
• Tied with Sam Snead for most wins in a single tournament (8 at both the Arnold Palmer Invitational and WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which was only held from 1999-2021).

Tiger Woods Net Worth

Forbes estimates Woods’ net worth at $1.8 billion, $500 million of which came from a partnership with Nike that lasted over two decades. In 2024, Woods launched his own apparel line called Sun Day Red.

In 2023, Woods was voted in as a member of the PGA Tour policy board and is also on the board of PGA Tour Enterprises.

Woods’ personal life has also been in the spotlight. In 2009, he was in a highly publicized incident outside of his Orlando-area home with his then-wife Elin over his infidelity. He missed some time away from golf following that ordeal. In 2021, a serious car crash led to several surgeries to save his right leg. He also has undergone several back surgeries over the course of his career.

Woods’ son, Charlie, is also a promising amateur golfer. He’s played several times with his famous father in the PNC Championship, finishing as high as runner-up in 2021. In June 2024, the 15-year-old qualified for his first U.S. Junior Amateur.

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