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Turned professional in August 1996. In his first event as a professional, Woods finished tied for 60th at the Greater Milwaukee Open. Won his first title on the PGA Tour at the Las Vegas Invitational which was a five-round event. Woods won the Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic two weeks later which is the first four-round event that he won.
Woods' win at the U.S. Open in 2008 made him the sixth person to win the U.S. Open three or more times, the first person to win a PGA Tour tournament on the same course seven times, and the first person to win two tournaments at the same golf course in the same season.
Following several dismal performances, Woods notched his 73rd PGA Tour win at the Memorial Tournament in June, tying Jack Nicklaus in second place for most PGA Tour victories; [99] a month later, Woods surpassed Nicklaus with a win at the AT&T National, to trail only Sam Snead, who accumulated 82 PGA tour wins.
[1] [2] It is led by Sam Snead and Tiger Woods with 82 each. Many players won important events early in the 20th century, prior to the formation of the tour, with records being kept by the PGA of America. At various times, the PGA Tour has reassessed the status of some tournaments.
Tiger Woods completed one of the most improbable comebacks in sports history by winning the Tour Championship on Sunday.
In June 1999, Woods won the Memorial Tournament, a victory that touched off one of the greatest sustained periods of dominance in the history of men's golf.He completed his 1999 campaign by winning his last four starts —- including the PGA Championship-— and finished the season with eight wins, a feat not achieved since 1974. [9]
Of Tiger Woods’ 15 major championship wins, five have come at the Masters, his most of any of golf’s four preeminent tournaments. Woods won the Masters in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2019.
Player Tournament Years 8 wins Sam Snead: Greater Greensboro Open: 1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1965 Tiger Woods: Arnold Palmer Invitational