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    Talking Points

  • Nicknamed "Tiger" after a Vietnamese soldier who was a friend of his father.
  • Shot a 48 in nine holes at the age of 3, and featured in Golf Digest at age 5.
  • One of only eight athletes to be named a Wheaties permanent rep, first since Michael Jordan in 1988.
  • Started Tiger Woods Design, a golf course design company, in November 2006, with plans for his first course to be built in Dubai.
  • A total of 50 different players have come in second place to Tiger Woods during his career.
  • An eight-stroke British Open victory lifted him into company of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus as holders of career Grand Slams and at the age of 24 was the youngest to do so.
  • Only the second player to win three majors in one season, joining Ben Hogan (1953).
  • 1997 Masters win included a record 72 hole score (270), the largest margin of victory (12), youngest 36- and 54-hole leader (21 years, 3 months, 15 days), largest 54-hole lead (9 strokes) and lowest 54-hole score (-15).
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