Little Eldrick Tont Woods, the Prodigal Child

In 1975, little Eldrick Tont Woods was born in Cypress, California. His parents were Earl Woods, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant, and Kutilda Woods, Earl’s second wife. His dad gave Eldrick the nickname Tiger; little did they know that it would stick with him for life.

Tiger grew up watching his dad play golf, so it didn’t take long for him to develop an interest. He started shooting holes when he was just six months old! By the time he turned two, he had made his first TV appearance on The Michael Douglas Show. The Golf Digest magazine wrote an article about him when he was five.