Golf is a game that revolves around numbers. Lots of numbers.
There’s par and yardage, irons, woods and wedges, golf balls and holes, strokes and strokes gained. The list goes on. When it comes to impressive lists of numbers and stats related to golf, nobody’s compiled a better one over a career than Tiger Woods. Even with all his injuries, he still isn’t done.
In fact, he’s adding another number today: 48. As in, years old.
From his record PGA Tour earnings to his record-tying 82 Tour wins and 15 major championships, here are 48 facts and stats to celebrate Tiger’s 48th birthday.
Tiger’s estimated net worth as of 2023 (Forbes).
Tiger Woods walks on the first green during the final round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Course on December 03, 2023 in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Tiger’s career earnings on the PGA Tour, which places him at the top of the all-time money list.
Speaking of money, there were three different seasons where Tiger led the money list and earned more than Nos. 2 and 3 combined: 1999 (David Duval, Davis Love III), 2000 (Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els) and 2007 (Mickelson, Vijay Singh).
PGA Tour rookie Tiger Woods holds a check after winning the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational at TPC at Summerlin. (Photo: Lennox McLendon, Associated Press)
The year that Tiger turned pro and won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.
The number of weeks Tiger has spent at No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, the most all-time.
The next four players with the most weeks in the top spot – Greg Norman (331), Dustin Johnson (135), Rory McIlroy (116), and Nick Faldo (97) – combine for 679 weeks.
The number of PGA Tour events Tiger has played.
The number of PGA Tour cuts Tiger has made.
It took Tiger just 291 days from his first round as a professional to rise to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, the quickest ascension to the top spot in OWGR history.
The number of Tiger’s top-10 finishes on Tour.
Tiger Woods reacts when handed a check for $324,000 after winning the GTE Byron Nelson Classic in Irving, Texas, on May 18, 1997. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Tiger’s number of consecutive made cuts on Tour from 1998-2006,…
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