Woods, Tiger

1. Popular name of Eldrick Woods, a golfer who in 1997 set three Masters tournament records: he won by the fewest strokes ever (18-under-par 270 for four rounds), beat the runner-up by twelve strokes, and became at twenty-one the youngest man ever to win. He then went on to win many other titles in a sport traditionally dominated by whites.

Example Sentences

This is one tournament Woods — Tiger or Charlie — was not about to miss.

From Seattle Times

Many thanks to David Von Drehle for more beauty and poetry, this time in his April 13 op-ed on our living legend, Tiger Woods, “Tiger Woods’s Masters wasn’t perfect. But it was profound.”

From Washington Post

“In that entourage,” said Tiffany Masters, a former VIP host of Woods’, “Tiger was a bit of a geek.”

From Los Angeles Times

Charlie Woods, Tiger’s 11-year-old son, carded a 3-under 33 — with three birdies and no bogeys — to win a recent nine-hole U.S.

From Seattle Times

Cheyenne is the daughter of Earl Dennison Woods, Tiger’s half‑brother.

From The Guardian