FILE - Tiger Woods reacts as he wins the Masters golf tournament, Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Tiger Woods turned 50 on Tuesday, Dec. 30, a milestone for the golf great who has left a trail of brilliance on the course and struggles off the course.
He’s the only player to hold all four majors at the same time and he’s tied for the most PGA Tour wins at 82. He also has endured multiple surgeries on his legs and back, including his LA car crash in 2021, and a high-profile divorce in 2010.
But he remains a prominent figure. President Donald Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019. He’s also in a relationship with Trump’s former daughter-in-law.
FILE – Tiger Woods of the U.S. gestures to the crowd at the end of his second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course, in St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)FILE – Tiger Woods wears his green jacket holding the winning trophy after the final round for the Masters golf tournament, Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)FILE – Elin Nordegren talks to her husband, golfer Tiger Woods, during the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball finals in Orlando, Fla., June 11, 2009. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)FILE – Tiger Woods answers questions at a news conference following play in the pro-am at the Greater Milwaukee Open Wednesday, Aug. 28, 1996, at the Brown Deer Golf Course, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Peter Zuzga, File)FILE – Tiger Woods watches his approach shot to the 18th green during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Saturday, June 19, 2010, at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)FILE – Amateur golfer Tiger Woods tees off at the 11th hole during the pro-m for the Los Angeles Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, Feb. 26, 1992. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith, File)FILE – Lindsey Vonn sits with Tiger Woods with his children Sam and Charlie during the Par 3 contest at the Masters golf tournament, April 8, 2015, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)FILE – Tiger Woods bites down on his club after missing a putt for par on the 18th green during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament, March 25, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)FILE – President Donald Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)FILE – Tiger Woods hits his second shot on the 18th hole from a fairway bunker during completion of his second round of the PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club, in Chaska Minn., Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)FILE – Tiger Woods, right and his son Charlie Woods bump fists on the ninth green during the first round of the PNC Championship golf tournament, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski, File)FILE – Tiger Woods, left, and Arnold Palmer share a laugh during the trophy presentation after Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament, in Orlando, Fla., Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)FILE – Tiger Woods reacts to just missing an eagle putt on the 13th hole during the final round of the Buick Invitational golf tournament, Jan. 28, 2007, in San Diego, as Woods made birdie on the hole. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)FILE – In this aerial image take from video provided by KABC-TV, a vehicle rest on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods along a road in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (KABC-TV via AP, File)FILE – Masters champion Tiger Woods receives his Green Jacket from last year’s winner Nick Faldo, left, at the Augusta National Golf Club, April 13, 1997, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/ Dave Martin, File)FILE – Tiger Woods embraces his father, Earl, after Tiger defeated George Marucci for in the final round of the 1995 Centennial U.S. Amateur Golf Championship, Sunday, Aug. 27, 1995, at the Newport Country Club in Newport, R.I. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)FILE – Tiger Woods walks to the ninth green during the third round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament, June 15, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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