Tiger Woods: A timeline of significant moments on and off the golf course
By The Associated Press (AP) — August 1996: Woods wins third straight U. S. Amateur and turns professional the following week.
October 1996: Woods wins the Las Vegas Invitational for his first PGA Tour victory in his fifth professional start. April 1997: Woods wins the Masters at age 21 with a record score (270) and a record margin of victory (12 shots) to become its youngest champion. June 2000: Woods wins the U.
S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 shots, the largest margin in major championship history. April 2001: Woods wins the Masters to become the only player to hold all four professional majors at the same time.
October 2004: Woods marries Elin Nordegren. June 2007: His wife gives birth to their first child, a daughter Samantha, a day after Woods finishes runner-up in the U. S.
Open. June 2008: Woods wins the U. S.