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 due to weather, Woods shot a strong 66 to make his first cut in the PGA Championship since 2013. Woods shot a 66 on Saturday to head into the final round 4 strokes back of Brooks Koepka. Not hitting a single fairway on his opening nine, Woods made the turn in 3 under par before ultimately shooting a 6-under 64, his best ever final round in a major championship. Capping it off with a 19 foot birdie putt on 18, Woods was greeted with large standing ovation from the St. Louis crowd as he walked the bridge over to the