Golf is a game that revolves around numbers. Lots of numbers.
There’s par and yardage, irons, woods and wedges, golf balls and holes, strokes and strokes gained. The list goes on. When it comes to impressive lists of numbers and stats related to golf, nobody’s compiled a better one over a career than Tiger Woods. Even with all his injuries, he still isn’t done.
In fact, he’s adding another number today: 48. As in, years old.
From his record PGA Tour earnings to his record-tying 82 Tour wins and 15 major championships, here are 48 facts and stats to celebrate Tiger’s 48th birthday.
$1.1 billion
Tiger’s estimated net worth as of 2023 (Forbes).
$120,954,766
Tiger’s career earnings on the PGA Tour, which places him at the top of the all-time money list.
Money list leader
Speaking of money, there were three different seasons where Tiger led the money list and earned more than Nos. 2 and 3 combined: 1999 (David Duval, Davis Love III), 2000 (Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els) and 2007 (Mickelson, Vijay Singh).
1996
PGA Tour rookie Tiger Woods holds a check after winning the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational at TPC at Summerlin. (Photo: Lennox McLendon, Associated Press)
The year that Tiger turned pro and won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.
683
The number of weeks Tiger has spent at No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, the most all-time.
The next four players with the most weeks in the top spot – Greg Norman (331), Dustin Johnson (135), Rory McIlroy (116), and Nick Faldo (97) – combine for 679 weeks.
373
The number of PGA Tour events Tiger has played.
338
The number of PGA Tour cuts Tiger has made.
291
It took Tiger just 291 days from his first round as a professional to rise to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, the quickest ascension to the top spot in OWGR history.
199
The number of Tiger’s top-10 finishes on Tour.
142
Tiger Woods reacts when handed a check for $324,000 after winning the GTE Byron Nelson Classic in Irving, Texas, on May 18, 1997. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Tiger’s number of consecutive made cuts on Tour from 1998-2006, breaking the old streak of 113 set by Byron Nelson. He won 37 of those 142 tournaments (26%).
110
The number of worldwide victories for Tiger.
100, 200 and 300
Tiger loves a milestone and emerged victorious in each one of his 100th, 200th and 300th official starts on the PGA Tour at the 2000 WGC Invitational, 2006 Buick Invitational and 2013 Players, respectively.
82
Tiger’s number of PGA Tour victories, tied with Sam Snead for most all-time.
41
Tiger’s number of wins on the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour), which ranks third all-time behind Bernhard Langer (42) and Seve Ballesteros (50) and ahead of Colin Montgomerie (31) and Nick Faldo (30).
Hot Streak, Part I
From 1999-2003, Tiger won 32 of 101 tournaments (31.7%), including seven major championships. He won seven of 11 majors from the 1999 PGA Championship to the 2002 U.S. Open.
Players who have won seven majors in their careers: Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead and Harry Vardon.
Hot Streak, Part II
Again from 2005-2009 Tiger went on a crazy run, winning 31 out of his 75 (41.3%) including six majors.
Players who have won six majors in their careers: Phil Mickelson, Nick Faldo and Lee Trevino.
31
Speaking of 31, that’s how many second-place finishes Tiger has on Tour.
30
Oh yeah, and he’s missed just 30 cuts on Tour.
23
Tiger made the cut at the 2023 Masters and tied Fred Couples and Gary Player with the most consecutive cuts made at Augusta National with 23. The last time he missed a cut at the Masters was in 1996, when he was playing as an amateur.
