Professional golf career of Tiger Woods first professional golf event at the Greater Milwaukee Open, tying for 60th place, recorded a hole-in-one, and would win two events in the next three months to qualify for the Tour Championship. For his efforts, Woods was named "Sports Illustrated"'s 1996 Sportsman of the Year and PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. He began his tradition of wearing a red shirt during the final round of tournaments, which was a link to his college days at Stanford. The following April, Woods won his first major, The Masters, with a record score of 18-under-par 270, by a record margin of 12
Professional golf career of Tiger Woods At the Tour Championship, Woods produced a spectacular performance throughout the tournament, including 6 birdies in the front nine of the third round that propelled him to 12-under-par with a 3-shot lead entering the final round. Neither FedEx Cup leader Justin Rose nor playing partner Rory McIlroy were able to close the gap on Sunday, and towards the end of the tournament Woods was actually in contention to win the FedEx Cup outright when Rose dropped 3 shots on the back nine – however, Rose was able to hole a crucial birdie on the final hole to secure the FedEx