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Tiger Woods reacts as he wins the 2019 Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 14 in Augusta.
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Tiger Woods reacts as he wins the 2019 Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 14 in Augusta.
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Tiger Woods starts as one of the favorites but finishes tied 32nd in his first Masters for three years.
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Tiger Woods starts as one of the favorites but finishes tied 32nd in his first Masters for three years.
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The four-time champion blames his iron play after finishing 16 shots adrift of winner Patrick Reed at Augusta.
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The four-time champion blames his iron play after finishing 16 shots adrift of winner Patrick Reed at Augusta.
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Woods prepares for his first Masters since 2015 at Augusta after undergoing spine fusion surgery last year.
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Woods prepares for his first Masters since 2015 at Augusta after undergoing spine fusion surgery last year.
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Woods' results in 2018 have thrust him into favoritism for the Masters and created a huge buzz at Augusta.
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Woods' results in 2018 have thrust him into favoritism for the Masters and created a huge buzz at Augusta.
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Woods (second left) joined Phil Mickelson (right) and Belgium's Thomas Pieters for a practice round Tuesday.
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Woods (second left) joined Phil Mickelson (right) and Belgium's Thomas Pieters for a practice round Tuesday.
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Woods and Mickelson were arch rivals earlier in their careers but age, life experiences and time spent on Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams have brought them closer together.
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Woods and Mickelson were arch rivals earlier in their careers but age, life experiences and time spent on Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams have brought them closer together.
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Woods played some practice holes with US PGA champion and world No.2 Justin Thomas Monday.
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Woods played some practice holes with US PGA champion and world No.2 Justin Thomas Monday.
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Woods was making his first playing appearance at Masters week for 1,086 days. He ha undergone four back surgeries since March 2014.
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Woods was making his first playing appearance at Masters week for 1,086 days. He ha undergone four back surgeries since March 2014.
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The four-time champion's last appearance at the Masters was in 2015 when he finished tied for 17th.
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The four-time champion's last appearance at the Masters was in 2015 when he finished tied for 17th.
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In 2013 Woods found himself in hot water after a TV viewer called in to highlight an illegal drop on the 15th hole Friday. He was nearly disqualified but rules officials deemed a decision had already been made during his second round and only handed out a two-shot penalty. Woods finished fourth.
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In 2013 Woods found himself in hot water after a TV viewer called in to highlight an illegal drop on the 15th hole Friday. He was nearly disqualified but rules officials deemed a decision had already been made during his second round and only handed out a two-shot penalty. Woods finished fourth.
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At the 2010 Masters Woods made a much-anticipated return to golf after several months out following the scandal in his private life in late 2009.
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At the 2010 Masters Woods made a much-anticipated return to golf after several months out following the scandal in his private life in late 2009.
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Woods faced the media on his reappearance at the Masters in 2010.
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Woods faced the media on his reappearance at the Masters in 2010.
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Woods won the last of his four green jackets in 2005 after beating fellow American Chris DiMarco in a playoff.
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Woods won the last of his four green jackets in 2005 after beating fellow American Chris DiMarco in a playoff.
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Woods's chip-in on the 16th hole in 2005 has gone down in history as one of the greatest shots ever seen at the Masters.
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Woods's chip-in on the 16th hole in 2005 has gone down in history as one of the greatest shots ever seen at the Masters.
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He won his third green jacket in 2002, winning by three shots from South African Retief Goosen.
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He won his third green jacket in 2002, winning by three shots from South African Retief Goosen.
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Woods was awarded his second green jacket by Fiji's Vijay Singh in 2000.
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Woods was awarded his second green jacket by Fiji's Vijay Singh in 2000.
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On his third appearance at Augusta in 1997, Woods won by a record margin of 12 shots to become the youngest Masters champion at 21.
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On his third appearance at Augusta in 1997, Woods won by a record margin of 12 shots to become the youngest Masters champion at 21.
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Woods' breakthrough changed the face of golf with more money flooding into the game, better viewing figures and an increased emphasis on fitness.
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Woods' breakthrough changed the face of golf with more money flooding into the game, better viewing figures and an increased emphasis on fitness.
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Woods made his debut in the Masters as an amateur in 1995, finishing tied 41st.
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Woods made his debut in the Masters as an amateur in 1995, finishing tied 41st.
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(CNN)Here's a look at one of the most successful golfers in history, Tiger Woods.

Personal:
Birth date: December 30, 1975
Birth place: Cypress, California
    Birth name: Eldrick Tont Woods
    Father: Earl Woods
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    Mother: Kultilda (Punsawad) Woods
    Marriage: Elin Nordegren (October 5, 2004-August 23, 2010, divorced)
    Children: Charlie Axel and Sam Alexis
    Education: Attended Stanford University, 1994-1996
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    Won the Masters Tournament five times, the US Open three times, the PGA Championship four times and the British Open three times.
    Woods leads the PGA in career victories among active players, and is the career money list leader.
    His father nicknamed him "Tiger" after a South Vietnamese soldier with whom he had fought alongside during the Vietnam War.
    With 81 PGA Tour wins, Woods is ranked second for all-time career victories, behind Sam Snead who has 82 wins.
    Timeline:
    1978 - At the age of 2, wins a putting contest with Bob Hope. The match was staged for the "Mike Douglas Show."
    1980 - Appears on the TV show "That's Incredible."
    1991 - Wins his first US Junior Amateur golf championship. At 15 years of age, Woods was the youngest champion in history until 14-year-old Jim Liu broke his record in 2010.
    1992 - Wins his second US Junior Amateur golf championship.
    February 27, 1992 - Competes in his first PGA tournament at the age of 16. He is given a sponsor's exemption in order to play and is the youngest player ever to play in a PGA tournament at that time.
    1993 - Wins his third US Junior Amateur golf championship.
    1994-1996 - Wins three consecutive US Amateur golf championships.
    August 27, 1996 - Turns professional.
    August 1996 - Signs a five-year endorsement deal with Nike worth $40 million.
    October 6, 1996 - Wins his first tournament as a professional at the Las Vegas Invitational.
    1996 - Forms the Tiger Woods Foundation for the promotion of minority participation in golf and other sports. In February 2018, the charity is renamed TGR Foundation to reflect its growth and scope.
    1996 - Woods earns $790,594 on the tour the year he turns pro. He also signs a reported $43 million worth of endorsement contracts.
    January 21, 1997 - Announces the formation of the Tiger Woods Foundation for the promotion of minority participation in golf and other sports.
    April 13, 1997 - Wins his first Masters Tournament.
    May 19, 1997 - Signs an endorsement deal with American Express worth between $13 and $30 million.
    June 1997 - Becomes the No. 1 ranked golfer in the world after his 42nd week on the PGA Tour. At 21 years, 24 weeks, he is the youngest player ever to hold the No. 1 spot.
    August 15, 1999 - Wins his first PGA championship.
    June 18, 2000 - Wins his first US Open by 15 strokes, the largest margin in US Open history.
    July 23, 2000 - Wins his first British Open.
    September 14, 2000 - Signs a five-year endorsement contract with Nike. It is worth an estimated $85 million, making it the richest endorsement contract in sports history, at the time.
    June 16, 2002 - Wins his second US Open.
    December 8, 2003 - Named PGA Player of the Year for the fifth straight year.
    2004 - Woods earns $86.3 million, $80 million of which comes from endorsement deals.
    May 13, 2005 - Woods fails to make the cut at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas. It is the first time since 1998 that Woods is eliminated from a tournament.
    November 23, 2005 - Wins the PGA Grand Slam of Golf for a record-breaking sixth time.
    February 10, 2006 - Opens the Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim, California.
    May 3, 2006 - Woods' father, Earl Woods, dies of prostate cancer.
    July 23, 2006 - Wins his third British Open.
    August 20, 2006 - Wins his third PGA Championship.
    August 12, 2007 - Wins his fourth PGA Championship.
    April 15, 2008 - Undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He had two prior surgeries on the same knee, first in 1994 to remove a benign tumor, and another arthroscopic surgery in December 2002.
    June 16, 2008 - Wins the US Open in sudden death, defeating Rocco Mediate.
    June 18, 2008 - Woods announces that he will undergo reconstructive anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery on his left knee and will miss the remainder of the PGA tour season.
    February 26, 2009 - After an eight-month hiatus from golf due to knee surgery, Woods plays the second round of the World Golf Championships Match Play and loses to Tim Clark.
    November 15, 2009 - Wins the Australian Masters.
    November 27, 2009 - Is taken to a hospital after being injured in a car accident in front of his home in Florida. He is released later the same day.
    December 2009 - Is named Athlete of the Decade by the Associated Press.
    December 2, 2009 - Woods apologizes for "transgressions" that let his family down -- the same day a gossip magazine publishes a report alleging he had an affair. He does not admit to an affair and offers no details about the "transgressions" in his statement.
    February 19, 2010 - Makes a televised statement apologizing for being unfaithful to his wife and letting down both fans and family. "I had affairs, I cheated. What I did was not acceptable, and I am the only person to blame," he says. Responding to rumors, Woods says that his wife never hit him, as some media reported in connection with the car crash on November 27, 2009, and that there has "never been an episode of domestic violence" in his relationship with his wife. Woods also says that he entered a rehabilitation center for 45 days, from the end of December to early February, and that he will continue to receive treatment and therapy.
    March 16, 2010 - Announces he will begin his 2010 season at the Masters Tournament in April.
    October 31, 2010 - After 281 straight weeks, the longest in Official World Golf Ranking history, Woods loses his No. 1 ranking to Lee Westwood.
    2010 - Loses about $20 million from estimated endorsements after sponsors including Gatorade, AT&T and Accenture end ties. Other sponsors including Nike, Upper Deck and EA Sports remain with Woods.
    June 7, 2011 - Announces he will miss the US Open due to knee and Achilles tendon injuries.
    July 19, 2011 - Woods announces that after a 12-year relationship, he and caddie Steve Williams will no longer be working together.
    August 4, 2011 - Returns to golf at the Bridgestone Invitational, after a nearly three-month break.
    August 11, 2011 - Plays one of his worst first rounds of golf in a major championship. He fails to make the cut at the PGA Championship for the first time in his career.
    October 3, 2011 - For the first time in 15 years, Woods does not make it onto golf's top 50 players list, according to the official World Golf Ranking.
    October 5, 2011 - Signs a new endorsement deal with Swiss watch-maker Rolex.
    December 4, 2011 - Wins the Chevron World Challenge, though not a PGA Tour event, his first win since November 2009.
    March 25, 2012 - Earns his first PGA Tour win, in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, since September 2009.
    June 3, 2012 - Ties Jack Nicklaus with 73 PGA Tour victories at the Memorial Tournament.
    July 2, 2012 - Beats Nicklaus' PGA Tour record with the AT&T National win. Woods' 74th PGA Tour win ranks him in second place on the all-time list.
    September 3, 2012 - Becomes the first PGA tour participant to earn $100 million.
    March 25, 2013 - Woods wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the eighth time, and regains the No. 1 spot.
    October 28, 2013 - Video game company Electronic Arts announces the end of its 15-year relationship with Woods.
    March 31, 2014 - Woods undergoes back surgery for a pinched nerve.
    August 23, 2015 - Woods posts a top-10 finish at his debut at the Wyndham Championships but ends his season as the 257th ranked player in the world. His finish was four shots off eventual winner Davis Love III. Woods has now missed the cut for three majors in a row.
    December 1, 2015 - Woods announces that he underwent his third microdiscectomy surgery last month -- a procedure to remove bone around a pinched nerve to allow space for it to heal -- and admits he has no idea when he will be back on the course.
    July 20, 2016 - It is announced that Woods will miss the PGA Championship due to his continued recovery from back surgery. This marks the first time in his career that he has missed all four major championships.
    December 4, 2016 - Woods finishes 14 shots behind the winner in the Hero World Challenge, his first competitive event in more than a year.
    May 29, 2017 - Woods is arrested on suspicion of DUI in Jupiter, Florida. He says in a statement that he had "an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications" and that alcohol was not involved.
    June 19, 2017 - Woods announces that he is receiving professional help to manage medication for back pain and a sleep disorder.
    July 3, 2017 - Announces that he has completed an intensive program for managing his medications.
    October 27, 2017 - Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving. His 12-month probation is contingent on completing any recommended treatment including DUI school, 50 hours of community services and random drug and alcohol testing.
    December 3, 2017 - Making his long-awaited return from a fourth back surgery -- his first tournament for 301 days since pulling out of the Dubai Desert Classic in February -- Woods finishes in a tie for ninth place in the Hero World Challenge tournament in the Bahamas.
    June 5, 2018 - Is ranked number 16 on Forbes' list of the world's highest paid athletes.
    September 23, 2018 - Wins the Tour Championship at Atlanta's East Lake Golf Club, for his first PGA Tour victory since August 2013 and his 80th overall.
    November 23, 2018 - Loses to Phil Mickelson on the fourth playoff hole in "Capital One's The Match," a $9 million head-to-head, winner-take-all event at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas.
      April 14, 2019 - Wins his fifth Masters and 15th major title.
      May 6, 2019 - President Donald Trump presents Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a White House ceremony.
      Tiger Woods clinched his fifth Masters and 15th major title with victory at Augusta in April.
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      Tiger Woods clinched his fifth Masters and 15th major title with victory at Augusta in April.
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      The former world No. 1 had not won the Masters since 2005, and it was his first major win since 2008.
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      The former world No. 1 had not won the Masters since 2005, and it was his first major win since 2008.
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      A month after winning the Masters, Woods received the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from President Donald Trump.
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      A month after winning the Masters, Woods received the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from President Donald Trump.
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      Woods won the season-ending Tour Championship in September 2018. It was his first title in five years following a succession of back injuries.
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      Woods won the season-ending Tour Championship in September 2018. It was his first title in five years following a succession of back injuries.
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      Signs that Woods was back to his best were obvious at August's PGA Championship, where he finished runner-up to Brooks Koepka. It followed an impressive showing at July's British Open, where he briefly topped the leaderboard.
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      Signs that Woods was back to his best were obvious at August's PGA Championship, where he finished runner-up to Brooks Koepka. It followed an impressive showing at July's British Open, where he briefly topped the leaderboard.
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      Woods made an impressive return to competitive golf in 2018 after multiple back surgeries in recent years. He played his first Masters in three years in April 2018.
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      Woods made an impressive return to competitive golf in 2018 after multiple back surgeries in recent years. He played his first Masters in three years in April 2018.
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      The four-time champion had back fusion surgery -- his fourth procedure -- in April 2017 and returned to the game pain-free in December. He finished tied 32nd at Augusta.
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      The four-time champion had back fusion surgery -- his fourth procedure -- in April 2017 and returned to the game pain-free in December. He finished tied 32nd at Augusta.
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      Woods was touted as one of the favorites after impressing in his early-season events. He also set tongues wagging by playing a practice round with old rival Phil Mickelson, right.
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      Woods was touted as one of the favorites after impressing in his early-season events. He also set tongues wagging by playing a practice round with old rival Phil Mickelson, right.
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      Woods finished tied second at the Valspar Championship in March 2018 and followed it up with a tie for fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. The hype needle moved into overdrive.
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      Woods finished tied second at the Valspar Championship in March 2018 and followed it up with a tie for fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. The hype needle moved into overdrive.
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      Woods set out on his legendary path by becoming the youngest winner of the Masters -- at 21 -- with a record 12-shot win in 1997.
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      Woods set out on his legendary path by becoming the youngest winner of the Masters -- at 21 -- with a record 12-shot win in 1997.
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      One of his most remarkable feats was winning his first US Open by an unprecedented 15 shots at Pebble Beach, California, in 2000, sparking a streak never seen before or since.
      Photos: Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
      One of his most remarkable feats was winning his first US Open by an unprecedented 15 shots at Pebble Beach, California, in 2000, sparking a streak never seen before or since.
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