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Tiger Woods, golfer.


Official World Golf Ranking:

Tiger Woods is ranked #13.
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Top 5 Athletes:

Ranked #1: Justin Rose

Ranked #2: Brooks Koepka

Ranked #3: Dustin Johnson

Ranked #4: Justin Thomas

Ranked #5: Bryson DeChambeau

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Tiger Woods's Performance:

 Tiger Woods has an average of 5.04 points out of 40 PGA Tournaments, and in 2019 has gained 3.71 points, and lost -15.95. Woods has been in many PGA Tournaments, winning in 80 of these tournaments. Today, he is playing in Genesis Open, a tournament that is part of the PGA Tour. Last year's winner in the PGA Tournament was Brooks Koepka. The three most important rules in golf are to not disrupt/modify the golf course as you play, to hit the ball when the ball is stationary, and to recognize the penalties of golf.
Some golf jargon interpreted: Par is the standard score for a hole or an entire course, and is the expected number of shots needed to complete the round. If you play a certain amount of shots under par, that means you completed the course in fewer shots than the expected amount, which is good. Shots over par are the opposite. Eagle is the term for completing the course in two strokes (shots) under par. Bogey is finishing a course one stroke over par, which is bad because you finished the course with more shots than expected.
An example of a sports cliché in golf: "Drive for show, putt for dough." This is an old phrase that basically means putting is the most important part of golf. Another way to say it is have fun hitting the ball, but once it gets close to the hole, focus.
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Ben Hogan was considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time, being known for his precise shots in golf when using an iron. He has also made a book called "The Five Lessons", where Hogan teaches the correct posture and grip to perform when golfing. Ben Hogan is known for his iconic 1-iron shot in the 1950 U.S. Open, in which Hogan managed to hit the golf ball to the green zone with a 1 iron golf club, one of the difficult irons to use in golf.

Ben Hogan was born in Stephenville, Texas. His family moved to Fort Worth and had many financial difficulties after Hogan's father committed suicide with a self-inflicted chest gunshot when Hogan was 9 years old. Because of these financial problems, Hogan and his brother did part-time jobs to support the family.

Hogan attended public school, and dropped out of Central High School in his senior year. There were no golf teams Hogan joined, but during the age of 11, Hogan was introduced to golf. Hogan became a professional golf player at the Texas Open in San Antonio, when he was 17.

Ben Hogan won ten tournaments in 1948, and achieved an 8-under par score in 1948, setting a U.S. Open record later beaten by a shot 12-under par in 2000, made by Tiger Woods. Ben Hogan also won the Masters, U.S. Open, and British Open in 1953, being the only golfer in history to win all three in the same year.