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Tiger Woods turns 45 today. A few of his most ridiculous career statistics (thread) --
From 1997-2009, Woods was -134 in majors. He is the only player under par in that span with more than 4 rounds played.
Among players with 70+ rounds in that span, he was 233 shots better than anyone else (Mickelson, +99).
Among players with 70+ rounds in that span, he was 233 shots better than anyone else (Mickelson, +99).
From 2004-06, Tiger had 1,466 putts from 3 feet and in measured by ShotLink. He missed three of them.
Across Tiger's 82 PGA Tour wins, fellow competitors in those events have been born from a span of 1922 (Doug Ford, 1997 Masters) to 1999 (Devon Bling, 2019 Zozo).
There are only two instances since 1900 of a player winning a men's professional major by 10 strokes or more.
Tiger has both of them, and they were both by 12+ (1997 Masters, 2000 U.S. Open).
Tiger has both of them, and they were both by 12+ (1997 Masters, 2000 U.S. Open).
Over the last 30 PGA Tour seasons, there are 8 instances of a player beating the field average by 2.6 strokes or more per round during a single season. Tiger has all 8 of them. (For context, Rahm led the Tour in 2020 at +1.86)
During the 2000 PGA Tour season, Tiger Woods recorded one round higher than 73. It came in the first round of the Masters. He shot 75, on a day when the field averaged 75.59.
In a stretch from the 1999 Deutsche Bank through the 2001 Memorial, Tiger in official worldwide events:
46 starts
23 wins
5 major wins in 8 starts, including 4 straight
11 wins by 3+ shots
6 finishes outside top-10
46 starts
23 wins
5 major wins in 8 starts, including 4 straight
11 wins by 3+ shots
6 finishes outside top-10
