tiger woods was born in California in 1975. His father was in U.S Army. His mother is a homemaker. She is from Thailand. From his father's side and his mother's side,Tiger is Asian, African American, American Indian, and European. Tiger's real name is Eldrick. He got the nickname Tiger from his gather. His father had a friend in the Vietnam War. The friend's nickname was Tiger. After this friend saved his life, Tiger's father decided to give his son the same name . Tiger's father decided to make his son the best golfer in the world. When Tiger's was 6 months old, he watched his father play golf for hours. When he was 2 years old, he started to play gold. For a small child hr played very well. Soon he was on TV show like CBS News. At age 4, Tiger took golf lessons. His teacher said that he was amazing. When he was 8, he started t o play in a series of games or tournaments. By age 11, he had won thirty championships!
Tiger was a champion at gold, but he was like other children. He watcher TV and went to the mall. He loved and obeyed his parents. They always told him that school comes first, gold second." After high school, Tiger went to Stanford University. During this time, he won many championships. He began to play with the top people in golf. He went to be a professional like them. Up to then, he did not make money because he was not a professional. So, in 1996, Tiger left college and became a professional. He made millions of dollars. But that did not change him.
In 1997, Tiger played in the most important golf game-the Masters tournament. Tiger won! He was the youngest person to win the tournament. He was also the first African American or Asian American to win the Masters.
Tiger continues to win championships. He is one of the youngest players in the history of golf. He has also changed our ideas about people who play golf.