Tiger Woods Best Life : Professor Golf Player

Tiger Woods - Cool Pose

Professor golf player Tiger Woods was born in Cyprus, California on December 30, 1975. Woods won the U.S. Masters at Augusta in 1997 with a record score at the age of 21. He was the youngest man and first African American to earn the title. In 2009, Woods took a hiatus from golf, returning in 2010, but as his personal life took a turn for the worse, the golfer was not at the top of his game.

Tiger Woods - In Action

 Eldrick Tont Woods was Born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California, as the only child of an African-American Army officer father and a Thai mother. His father began calling Woods by the nickname "Tiger" in honor of a fellow soldier and friend who had the same moniker.

Tiger Woods - Succes Shoot

Tiger Woods - Very Happy and Proud win The game

He studied at Stanford University, and won a number of amateur U.S. golf titles before turning professional in 1996. Woods shot to fame after winning the U.S. Masters at Augusta in 1997—with a record score of 270—at the age of 21. Woods was the youngest man to earn the title, and the first African-American to accomplish this feat.

Tiger Woods - Kiss The Thropy

In 2003, among Woods' five wins were the Buick Invitational and the Western Open. The next year, Woods won only one official PGA Tour championship. While he may have had some challenges on the course, his personal life was running smoothly. Woods married his longtime girlfriend Elin Nordegren, a Swedish model, in October of 2004.

Tiger Woods - His Best Friend Always Support Him

Woods experienced a great personal loss in 2006. His father died in May after battling prostate cancer. Woods remarked on his website at the time, "My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply." Despite his grief, Woods returned to golf and won several events, including the PGA championship and the British Open. The next season was marked by many wins personally and professionally. His wife gave birth to the couple's first child, Sam Alexis Woods, on June 18, 2007. After taking some time off to welcome his daughter, he won the World Golf Championship and US PGA Championship in August 2007.

Tiger Woods - Smiley in Take a Shoot Picture with His Thropy

The next month, Woods' winning ways continued, garnering the top spot at the BMW Championship and The Tour Championship. He was named Player of the Year by the other participants in the PGA Tour and won his eighth Arnold Palmer Award for being the lead money earner on the tour.

Ryan Lochte : An American Champion

Ryan Lochte
 

Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) broke his own American, U.S. Open and NCAA record in the 200-yard individual medley and established a new NCAA meet and University of Minnesota Aquatic Center record by touching the wall in a time of 1:41.71. The win makes Lochte the fifth UF swimmer to ever win multiple individual NCAA titles and tied him for seventh all-time in Florida history with two career NCAA titles.

Ryan Lochte

American champion, Ryan Lochte has made his country proud on numerous world levels with his award claiming performances. With his undisputable performance in the past championships, Lochte is believed to accelerate his breathtaking swimming at the upcoming world events.

 

Ryan Lochte 

Lochte has always been the blue-eyed-boy of the American fans. His stupendous debut in the 2003 Pan American Games lined him up with the likes of other world swimming elites. The 26-year-old Lochte has exceeded crowd’s expectations in most of the championships. His performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he defeated the world champion and his team member, Aaron Peirsol in the 200m back-stroke is the evidence of his towering potential. At the same championship, Lochte, proved his standing among the crowd’s favourite when he earned two bronze medals in 200m Individual Medley (IM) and 400m IM behind the swimming legend, Michael Phelps.

Ryan Lochte


Ryan Lochte
         

With his sensational recital, Lochte was one of those few Olympians, who have the honour to reach the podium four times at a single Olympic Games. Nevertheless, no one knew that none of this matter for the American youngster. He earned gold medals in his events at the 2009 World Championships in the absence of greatest swimmer of all times and his team member, Phelps.

Ryan Lochte

Ryan Lochte
 

His ultimate goal surfaced the earth in 2010, where he extended his participation to six events at the 2010 Irvine Pan Pacific Championships and seven events to 10th FINA World Short Course Championships in Dubai during December 2010. Lochte pocketed six gold medals at the Irvine championship in 200m back-stroke, 200m freestyle, 200m IM, 400m IM, 4*100m freestyle relay and 4*200m freestyle relay. His miraculous performance provided him the title of best swimmer for the championship and it was believed that now, Lochte can push any wall that comes between him and his world titles.

Ryan Lochte 

Ryan Lochte

The American born stunned the crowd at the second stop of 2011 USA Grand Prix Series in Austin, where he defeated Phelps in all events. Lochte has now earned the crowd’s most favourite spot in international swimming as he is expected to rule the events of his rival Phelps and Peirsol. With the retirement of his other rival, Peirsol, who held the record for 100m back-stroke and was the champion of 200m back-stroke, Lochte is now expected to extend his golden span to a wide range of events. At the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, he is the favourite for the 100m and 200m back-stroke events along with the 200m and 400m IM, where he will face tough battle from Phelps.

 Ryan Lochte

  

Lochte is also aiming high for the 2012 London Olympics and he focuses on enhancing his performance at the future events. The 26-year-old Lochte, has no plan of retirement in near future and he is considered as one of those player, who have the ability to amuse the arena.