Tiger Woods 79 wins in 79 seconds

Tiger Woods gets screwed by hitting pin at 2013 Masters

Tiger Woods wins Masters in 1997

Tiger Woods chips in at 16th Hole at Masters in 2005

Tiger Woods out of Masters after back surgery

Tiger Woods announced on his website that he has withdrawn from the Masters after undergoing back surgery earlier in the week. He will miss the Masters for the first time in his career and his chase of the record books will have to wait.

"It's tough right now, but I'm absolutely optimistic about the future," Woods said. "There are a couple of records by two outstanding individuals and players that I hope one day to break. As I've said many times, Sam and Jack reached their milestones over an entire career. I plan to have a lot of years left in mine."

His target date to attempt to return will most likely be the U.S. Open at Pinehurst beginning on June 12th. 

Masters Tournament Records

 

Masters Tournament Records:

Most wins:
Jack Nicklaus (6)
Tiger Woods (4)
Arnold Palmer (4)

Most runner up finishes:
Jack Nicklaus (4)
Ben Hogan (4)
Tom Weiskopf (4)

Most top 5 finishes:
Jack Nicklaus (15)
Tiger Woods (11)

Most consecutive years played:
Arnold Palmer (50) 1955-2004

Lowest score front nine: (30)
Johnny Miller, Phil Mickelson, Greg Norman, KJ Choi

Lowest score back nine:  (29)
David Toms, Mark Calcavecchia

Lowest score: (63)
Greg Norman, Nick Price

Lowest score 72 Holes: 270
Tiger Woods (1997)

Most career eagles: 24
Jack Nicklaus

Most career birdies: 506
Jack Nicklaus

Most birdies in a round: 11
Anthony Kim (2009)

Most consecutive birdies: 7
Tiger Woods, Steve Pate

Largest margin of victory: 12
Tiger Woods (1997)

Highest score on one hole: 13
Tom Weiskopf (hole 12), Tommy Nakijima (hole 13)

Masters Champions: By the Numbers

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Players with the most Masters victories:
Jack Nicklaus: 6
Tiger Woods: 4
Arnold Palmer: 4
Phil Mickelson: 3
Sam Snead: 3
Gary Player: 3
Nick Faldo: 3
Jimmy Demaret: 3

First champion: Horton Smith (1934)
Most recent champion: Adam Scott (2013)
Youngest champion: Tiger Woods (1997) age 21
Oldest champion: Jack Nicklaus (1986) age 46

Wins by Nationality:
United States: 57
South Africa: 5
Spain: 4
England: 3
Germany: 2
Scotland, Wales, Fiji, Canada, Argentina, Australia: 1

Number of playoffs in Masters history: 16

Golf Betting Odds: Bay Hill Invitational

 

Notable player betting odds to win the Bay Hill Invitational:

Tiger Woods: 7-1
Bubba Watson: 16-1
Justin Rose: 16-1
Adam Scott: 18-1
Jason Day: 20-1
Graeme McDowell: 25-1
Hunter Mahan: 28-1
Kevin Na: 40-1
Patrick Reed: 40-1
Lee Westwood: 66-1
Martin Laird: 80-1
Ryo Ishikawa: 125-1
Angel Cabrera: 200-1
David Duval: 500-1

Tiger Woods drains 91 foot putt for birdie at Doral

Tiger Woods is the betting favorite at the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge

The Northwestern Mutual World Challenge features 18 of the world's best players headlined by the tournament host Tiger Woods, who will be shooting for victory number six on the year. The tournament begins Thursday, December 5th at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California.

Tournament betting odds:

Tiger Woods: 3-1
Rory McILroy: 8-1
Graeme McDowell: 12-1
Ian Poulter: 14-1
Steve Stricker: 14-1
Dustin Johnson: 14-1
Jason Day: 14-1
Matt Kuchar: 14-1
Webb Simpson: 16-1
Jim Furyk: 16-1
Keegan Bradley: 16-1
Zach Johnson: 16-1
Jordan Speith: 16-1
Hunter Mahan: 16-1
Jason Dufner: 18-1
Lee Westwood: 25-1
Bubba Watson: 33-1
Bill Haas: 40-1

Tiger Woods adds career win 79 at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: By the Numbers

Tiger Woods won for the 79th time on the PGA Tour Sunday, closing the gap on Sam Snead's all-time record of 82. The win at WGC-Bridgestone marks his 5th in 2013 and 8th total at Firestone Country Club. Woods will now head to the PGA Championship next week in search of his 15th major championship and 1st in five years.

Stats for the week:

66-61-68-70
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Margin of victory: 7
1 Eagle, 19 birdies, 46 pars, 6 bogeys
Driving distance: 315
Driving accuracy: 62.5%
Greens in Reg: 73.61%
Sand Saves: 100%
Putts per green: 1.679

Tiger Woods fires 61 at WGC-Bridgestone: By the Numbers

Tiger Woods tied a career best Friday by shooting a 9-under 61 at the WGC-Bridgestone to take a seven shot lead lead heading into the weekend. He's already won this event seven times previously and looks to add number eight on Sunday.

Here is a look at his stats for the day:

30-31-61

10 Pars
1 Eagle
7 Birdies
Fairways in Regulation: 9/14
Driving Distance: 342.5
Greens in Regulation: 13/18
Putts: 22
Sand Saves: 100%

PGA Championship 2013 Betting Odds

The final major of the year begins August 8th at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Here are some of the betting odds for the tournament:

Tiger Woods: 5-1
Phil Mickelson: 10-1
Adam Scott: 20-1
Justin Rose: 20-1
Brandt Snedker: 20-1
Rory McILroy: 25-1
Jason Day: 33-1
Sergio Garcia: 33-1
Hunter Mahan: 33-1
Luke Donald: 33-1
Keegan Bradley: 40-1
Rickie Fowler: 50-1
Jim Furyk: 80-1
Padraig Harrington: 80-1
Vijay Singh: 250-1

WGC-Bridgestone Golf Betting Odds

The Par-5 16th at Firestone Country Club

In surprising news, Tiger Woods is the betting favorite this week at Firestone as he's won the event seven times previously. Phil Mickelson, coming off his huge win at the British, is right behind him. Many of the top players in the world are competing this week not only to try and win the WGC event, but as a tune-up for the next week's PGA Championship, the final major of 2013.

Tiger Woods: 9-2
Phil Mickelson: 14-1
Adam Scott: 18-1
Brandt Snedeker: 25-1
Justin Rose: 25-1
Rory McILroy: 28-1
Jason Day: 33-1
Keegan Bradley: 40-1
Jim Furyk: 50-1
Rickie Fowler: 50-1
Nick Watney: 100-1
Matteo Manassero: 125-1

Tiger Woods talks strategy for playing Muirfield

In Tiger Wood's most recent blog post, he touched on his past experience playing in Open Championships and described the strategy needed for being successful at Muirfield.

This marks my second trip to Muirfield. My first visit in 2002 didn't go very well. I caught the worst of the weather and wound up tying for 28th. That's just the nature of links golf. Luck plays a big part in it, and you never know what you're going to get. 

Tiger shoots 81 at Muirfield in wind and rain

Muirfield is one of the hardest courses in Scotland. The front nine is basically played clockwise and the back nine is played counter-clockwise and on the inside of the front nine. You have to shape the golf ball both ways, and you never know what's going to come off that water as far as wind. It can change directions. If the wind switches, you can be aggressive on certain holes and others you have to be conservative. That's the neat thing about a British Open: You just never know what type of conditions you're going to get each day. 

Tiger Woods shot 81 at Muirfield in brutal conditions

When the British Open was last held at Muirfield in 2002, Tiger Woods shot a 10-over 81, his highest score ever as a professional. In this video, Woods battles the wind, rain, and cold weather as his shots continue to go sideways into the knee high rough. This tough 3rd round knocked him out of contention to win, but he did come back on Sunday and shoot a 65. Ernie Els went on to win in a playoff.

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Tiger Woods Interview prior to U.S. Open at Merion

Tiger Woods discusses his past success in major championships, his chances at the U.S. Open at Merion, and what grinding it out really means.

Woods, McILroy, and Scott paired together at U.S. Open

Tiger Woods, Rory McILroy, and Adam Scott will be paired together for the first two rounds of the U.S. Open at Merion. The top three in the world rankings will go off at 1:14pm on Thursday at 7:44am on Friday.

Woods enters the tournament with four wins on the season and will be looking to earn his 15th major title and first since the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. McILroy has slumped lately with equipment changes but will look to regain the form he had in winning the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional. Adam Scott enters looking to win back to back majors after taking the Masters in April.

It is no doubt the marquee pairing of the week and will help the tournament earn big ratings for rounds one and two.

Tiger Woods previews U.S. Open venue Merion

Tiger Woods played Merion, the site of the upcoming U.S. Open, on Monday for the first time. In June, Woods will attempt to win his 15th major and 4th U.S. Open. He answered questions about it at his press conference for this week's Memorial tournament, hosted by Jack Nicklaus.

Here are a few segments.

Q.  Tiger, going back to Merion, can you talk to us about your initial thoughts?  It's your first time seeing the golf course, if I'm correct.
TIGER WOODS:  As I said, I did not have‑‑ from what everyone said, I did not have the inkling that it was going to be as long as it was.  As I said, it was raining sideways and it was just an ugly day.  We played it as probably long as it will ever be played. In June, obviously the weather won't be like that.  It will be hotter.  The ball will be flying.  The clubs will be different, but the lines will be the same.  It was nice to see and get an understanding of what I need to visualize and my prep next week and get ready for that.  Have a nice understanding of where my sight lines are going to be and where I need to land the ball.  Obviously it will be different clubs.  Won't be quite as long as it was playing yesterday.