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Tiger Woods played Division 1 collegiate golf for the prestigious Stanford University for two years before deciding to turn professional in 1996. The prodigy first started playing golf at the mere age of two.
Woods' father introduced him to the game as he had access to the Navy Golf Course in Los Angeles. Along the way, he met various legends, one of them being Jack Nicklaus . Woods first met Nicklaus Woods at the Bel Air Country Club in his hometown when he was 13 years old. The teenager attended Nicklaus' golf clinic and impressed the crowd, prompting the Golden Bear to take an interest in him.
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Woods was meant to play in Jack Nicklaus' Friends of Golf charity tournament in 1991. However, due to his high school schedule, he could not make it. According to SB Nation Golf, here's what the PGA star had to say about the situation.
" I had to actually leave early. They wanted me to play in the 'Friends of Golf' event ... but I had to get back to school because we had a high school match that afternoon. So I booked it back down and made it for my high school match. "
How has Tiger Woods fared in the 2024 PGA Tour season?
Following a subtalar fusion surgery on his ankle, Tiger Woods faced a long and difficult rehab and recovery. The surgery was to fix a severe ankle injury that was caused by his near-fatal car crash in 2021. But it appears that Woods is back to being pain-free when playing.
Tiger Woods has only participated in four events so far in the 2024 PGA Tour season. The 15-time Major winner missed the cut in two events and withdrew from the Genesis Invitational after vowing to play in at least one tournament each month. Woods only made the cut at the 2024 Masters, which was played at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the only one he saw through from start to finish.
Tiger Woods finished tied for 60th place at the Augusta Masters with a total score of 16 over par for all four rounds of the Major. He shot seven over par for two rounds at both the PGA Championship and the US Open to miss the halfway cut.
He currently ranks 215th on the FedEx Cup Rankings and the Comcast Business Tour rankings, with only eight points. Tiger Woods stands at 160th place on the US Presidents Cup Rankings list with 28 points.
Here's a look into Tiger Woods' finishes on the PGA Tour for the 2024 season so far.
