A Nike advertisement upon the return of Tiger to the PGA tour after his infidelity scandal
Here is a timeline of Tiger's career thus far:
1975 - Born in Cypress, California
1978 - Appeared on the Mike Douglas show as a child prodigy
1981 - Won the Under Age 10 section of the Drive, Pitch and Putt challenge
1989 - Played in his first national junior tournament, losing to John Daly by one stroke
1991 - Became the youngest-ever U.S. Junior Amatuer champion at the age of 15
1994 - Attended Standford University for college
1996 - Left Stanford to turn pro
1997 - Won his first major, The Masters
2000 - Had a string of six consecutive victories on the PGA Tour, which was the longest streak since Ben Hogan in 1948
2006 - Woods' father, Earl died in April of 2006, causing him to take a nine-week hiatus from the PGA Tour
2008 - Woods underwent his first knee surgery and missed two months on the tour, but came back and won the U.S. Open over Rocco Mediate. Once the Open was over, he had to have yet another knee surgery for a torn ACL.
2009 - Woods admitted to marital infidelities and his play on the course slipped drastically, the combination of which caused a handful of companies to pull their endorsement deals with him.
2010-2016 - Woods has performed relatively poorly, especially compared to his standards, failing to win a major during this time frame.
2017 - After taking a year off, Woods hopes to regain his former glory in 2017 with a retooled swing to help his shakey back and knees along with a fresh mindset. His sights are still set on Jack's record of 18 majors along with Snead's record of 72 wins on the PGA Tour.
"Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps."
If you have time, you can read more about Tiger on this Wikipedia entry.