• 10 Throwback Photos of Young Tiger Woods in His Prime
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    10 Throwback Photos of Young Tiger Woods in His Prime

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    Tiger Woods teed off Thursday morning in the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, likely hoping to make up for his recent performance at the 2024 Masters in April. The 48-year-old pro golfer first won the tournament in 1999 at just 23, and went on to win three more times, including at Valhalla in 2000.

    Widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time, in recent years the athlete has dealt with physical challenged due to surgeries and injuries from a 2021 car accident. And as USA Today reported Thursday, it showed, with Woods scoring a 1-over 72 in the opening round.

    With three more days left in the tournament, take a look back at these photos of a young Woods in his prime.

    Tiger Woods in 1992.


    A 16-year-old Tiger Woods posed at Seal Beach, California’s Navy Golf Course.

    Tiger Woods in 1994.


    An 18-year-old Tiger Woods in Versailles, France, for the World Amateur Team Cup.

    Tiger Woods in 1995.


    Already the then-youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship, 19-year-old Tiger Woods played the 124th Open Championship in Scotland for the first time.

    Tiger Woods in 1996.


    The following year, Tiger Woods returned to play the U.S. Amateur Championship, winning the tournament for the third year in a row and becoming the first golfer ever to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles.

    Tiger Woods in 1996.


    A 20-year-old Tiger Woods won his first professional tournament at the 1996 PGA Las Vegas Invitational.

    Tiger Woods in 1996.

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    Before leaving Stanford University in 1996, Tiger Woods was named the Jack Nicklaus College Player of the Year.

    Tiger Woods in 1997.


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    At 21, Tiger Woods won his first major men’s pro golf tournament, becoming the youngest player ever to win the Masters.

    Tiger Woods in 1997.


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    Hot off his record breaking Masters win, Tiger Woods attended the opening of the All Star Cafe the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

    Tiger Woods in 1998.


    Victor Malafronte/Hulton Archive/Getty


    By the time he was 23, Tiger Woods was already a bona fide celebrity, with endorsement deals with Nike and golf brand Titleist.

    Tiger Woods in 1998.


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    Tiger Woods took a swing during the 1998 Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Florida.

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