TIMELINE OF TIGER'S CAREER

Surgery to remove two benign tumours and scar tissue in his left knee. Wins third straight US Amateur title before turning pro a week later. Woods wins his first PGA Tour victory at the Las Vegas Invitational. 21-year-old wins the Masters – his first major. Wins the US Open at Pebble Beach by 15 shots. Only player to hold

August 1996: October 1996: April 1997: June 2000: April 2001:

all four majors at the same time. Woods marries Swedish model Elin Nordegren June. Tears his ACL while running after the British Open. Braves a torn ACL to win 14th major, US Open. Crashes SUV outside his Florida home. He is engulfed in a scandal when newspapers report his multiple extramarital affairs.

Has spinal fusion surgery. Takes significant break.

2004: July 2007: 2008: November 2009: April 2017: