When it comes to Tiger Woods, those who have knowledge about golf will immediately know that he is a legend in the world of golf for a while. It seems that after the noise surrounding his personal life and his long absence, there is a mark about him. will gradually fade. But that didn’t happen as his return still made waves in the golf world. At the Valspar Championship, he only finished second, but the buzz and fan support for him surpassed that of champion Paul Casey.

So what makes people admire him so much? That will be explained when we look back:

Tiger Wood’s past career has been filled with glory but also quite a bit of scandal for this legendary golfer.

Former world number 1 golfer Tiger Woods

His career began in 1995, when Tiger Wood, only 20 years old, participated in an amateur golf tournament and quickly made a strong impression on professionals and the golf-loving public. People compare him to a super tiger.

In 1996, at the age of 21, Woods began playing professionally and a year later he won the first major of his career with an impressive victory, far ahead of his competitors, and also took the number 1 position in the world. gender.

The peak period of Tiger Woods’ career
The peak of Woods’ career began from 1999 – 2004, this is when the whole world knew and admired him when he won a series of Majors, set many world records in golf, and reigned at the top. world rankings for 264 consecutive weeks, collected all 4 majors and was honored as “Tiger Slam”.

By 2004, his career faced some disadvantages, but “Super Tiger” immediately returned strongly in 2005 with a rain of consecutive major titles.

During the period 2006 – 2008, Tiger Woods’ performance was affected when he continuously suffered injuries, and at one stage he had to take a break from competition for up to 8 months. But in 2008, he flashed again and won a major – the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines. This is also Tiger Woods’ last major up to this point. Several years later, since 2009, Woods’ life and career have gone through a series of events.

Tiger Woods’ career was seriously affected by scandals in his personal life.
In 2009, Woods faced a serious love scandal. The accident on the night of November 27 turned his life and career upside down, and his club shocked the history of world golf. From the image of a stable man with a happy family, he was discovered by his wife to be having an affair, and was even said to have sexual addiction when having relationships with dozens of women for many years. This scandal caused Tiger Woods to withdraw from a series of golf tournaments about to start. He had to publicly apologize in the media and admit his infidelity, a huge image collapsed, his sponsors all withdrew due to fear of the consequences, causing a terrible impact. for his career

In 2010, Woods revealed that he had undergone surgery and renounced the religion he had followed since childhood, Buddhism. In April 2010, the golfer returned to an official tournament for the first time, but the results were not as expected. Since this tournament, his career has continuously gone downhill. His marriage officially broke down. In 2011, his career went downhill again when Woods fell to 58th place in the world rankings.

In 2013, the career of “Super Tiger” showed signs of sublimation again when he won the 77th PGA Tour title of his career and returned to No. 1 in the world. Woods is also attached to his lover, skier Lindsey Vonn. In 2014, he had to have anal surgery and missed the Master’s tournament. By 2015, a back injury forced him to undergo orthopedic surgery within the year again, causing Woods to take a long break from competition.

In 2016, Tiger again shocked the professional golf world when he took on a position considered too simple and humble compared to Woods’ illustrious career, that is, the role of admiring his love for golf and his desire to contribute. dedicated to golf and highlighted Woods’ greatness, becoming an inspiration for generations of young golfers.

In 2017, Woods returned to major tournaments with many optimistic signals that were highly appreciated by experts. Everything is getting better for the legendary legend and everyone is holding their breath, nervous, and eagerly waiting for the day the former world No. 1 will shine again.

The fans’ hopes were partly rewarded when in early 2018, the world burst into tears with his 2nd place at the Valspar Championship – this can be considered a milestone marking Tiger’s revival in 2018.

So after more than 10 years of ups and downs, ups and downs, fans still have faith in Tiger Woods, and are still waiting for his return to shine. So where does this enduring admiration come from? From his special talent and enduring love, along with his ability to overcome “normality”, Woods affirmed his position as one of the greatest and most influential sports athletes in history.