1997 Zippo Golfer TIGER WOODS Prototype Pocket Lighter! *Less than 5 known*
This vintage 1998 full size Zippo pocket lighter is an extremely rare prototype that features Tiger Woods. It commerates his first win of a major Tournament, the Masters in 1997. This Zippo would make a fantastic addition to your advanced Zippo or Tiger Wood's memorabilia collection.
Tiger Woods Woods at a Chevron World Challenge charity event (2011) Personal information Full name Eldrick Tont Woods Nickname Tiger Born ( 1975-12-30 ) December 30, 1975 (age 37) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Nationality United States Residence Jupiter Island, Florida Spouse Elin Nordegren (2004–2010) Children Sam Alexis (b. 2007) Charlie Axel (b. 2009) Career College Stanford University (two years) Turned professional 1996 Current tour(s) PGA Tour (joined 1996) Professional wins 104 [1] Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 77 ( 2nd all time ) European Tour 39 ( 3rd all time )[2] [3] Japan Golf Tour 2 Asian Tour 1 PGA Tour of Australasia 1 Other 16 Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 14 ) Masters Tournament Won : 1997 , 2001 , 2002 , 2005 U.S. Open Won : 2000 , 2002 , 2008 The Open Championship Won : 2000 , 2005 , 2006 PGA Championship Won : 1999 , 2000 , 2006 , 2007 Achievements and awards PGA Tour Rookie of the Year 1996 PGA Player of the Year 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 PGA Tour Player of the Year 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 PGA Tour leading money winner 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 Vardon Trophy 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 Byron Nelson Award 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 FedEx Cup Champion 2007 , 2009
(For a full list of awards, see here )
Eldrick Tont " Tiger " Woods (born December 30, 1975) [4] [5] is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1 , he has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several years according to Forbes .
Woods turned professional in 1996, and by April 1997 he had already won his first major, the 1997 Masters in a record-breaking performance. He first reached the number one position in the world rankings in June 1997. Through the 2000s, Woods was the dominant force in golf, spending 264 weeks from August 1999 to September 2004 and 281 weeks from June 2005 to October 2010 as world number one. From December 2009 to early April 2010, Woods took leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage after he admitted infidelity . His multiple infidelities were revealed by several different women, through many worldwide media sources. [6] This was followed by a loss of form, and his ranking gradually fell to a low of No. 58 in November 2011. [7] [8] He snapped a career-long winless streak of 107 weeks when he captured the Chevron World Challenge in December 2011. [8] As of March 25, 2013, he is ranked No. 1, after winning the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational .
Woods has broken numerous golf records. He has been world number one for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks of any other golfer. He has been awarded PGA
Player of the Year a record ten times, [9] the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times, and has the record of leading the money list in nine different seasons. He has won 14 professional major golf championships , the second highest of any player ( Jack Nicklaus leads with 18), and 77 PGA Tour events, 2nd all time behind Sam Snead