Tiger Woods, an American golfer, was born in Cypress, California in 1975.
Tiger Woods was born Eldrick Woods in Cypress, California, on December 30, 1975. Earl and Kultida Woods raised him as their only child. His parents recognised his aptitude at an abnormally young age. Woods was the youngest individual ever to win the Masters Tournament, at the age of twenty-one. He defeated the competition with a record-breaking score of 270 over 72 holes. He won with a twelve-stroke advantage, the tournament's greatest victory margin in history.
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