 Professional golfer, born Eldrick Woods on December 30, 1975, in Orlando, Florida. Early on, Tiger's parents, Earl and Kultilda Woods, introduced their
only childto the sport he has
come to dominate, giving him a
sawed-off putterto practice with as soon as he could
stand up on his own. At the age of 8, he won the first of six Optimist International Junior World Titles. After perhaps the most remarkable
amateurcareer ever-he won the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships in 1991, 1992, and 1993, and the U.S. Amateur title in 1994, 1995, and 1996-and two years at Stanford University, where he won the NCAA title, Woods turned pro in the summer of 1996.
His potential seemed unlimited, especially when he won 2 titles and finished in the top 10 five times out of his first 8 Professional Golf Association tour events. In 1997, at the age of 21, Woods became the youngest player ever to win the Masters (
by the largest marginin a major championship in this century), and the first person of African or Asian descent to win a major golf championship. That year, his first full year on the tour, Woods was chosen as the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and ESPN Male Athlete of the Year and became the youngest player ever to hold the No. 1 ranking in professional golf.
Woods' first title in 2001 came at the Bay Hill Invitational in March, when he beat Phil Mickelson by one stroke to end a nine-tournament winless streak. With a win at the Masters on April 8, 2001, Woods became the first player in history to sweep all
four major tournaments in a row, further
cementing his placein the history books and his status as the best golfer in the world. |
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note:
only child: 独生子
come to dominate:
成为主宰
sawed-off putter:
被锯短了的高尔夫球轻击棒
stand up on his own:
独自站立
amateur: 业余的
by the largest margin:
以最大的悬殊比分
four major tournaments:
4项重要锦标赛， 即名人赛、
美国公开赛、英国公开赛和
PGA锦标赛
in a row: 连续的
cement his place: 巩固地位
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Updated: 2001-06-27 01:00
