* Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
* PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
* Fred Haskins College Player of the Year
* Jack Nicklaus College Player of the Year
* Pac-10 Player of the Year
* First Team All-American
* Al Master Award co-winner (presented to the outstanding athlete at Stanford for attaining the highest standards of athletic performance, leadership and academic achievement)
* Finished tied for 82nd in U.S. Open with scores of 76-69-77-72–294 and had lead through 13 holes of first round at Oakland Hills
* Tied British Open 72-hole record for an amateur with total of 281 (75-66-70-70) at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England, matching Iain Pyman at Royal St. George’s in 1993. His second round five-under 66 was the lowest by an amateur since Frank Stranahan registered the same score at Royal Troon in 1950
* Became the first player to win twice in his first year on the PGA TOUR since Robert Gamez won the 1990 Northern Telecom Tucson Open and Nestle Invitational. Became the first player to record five consecutive top-five finishes on the PGA TOUR since Curtis Strange in 1982
* Advanced to No. 33 on the world ranking, the fastest rise into the top 50 in history

* Won – Disney/Oldsmobile Classic
* Won – Las Vegas Invitational
* Won – U.S. Amateur Championship, Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Cornelius, Oregon (only golfer ever to win three consecutive titles, record 18 consecutive match-play victories).
* Won – NCAA Championship, The Honors Course, Chattanooga, Tenn., with scores of 69-67-69-80-285
* Won – John A. Burns Invitational
* Won – Cleveland Golf Championship
* Won – Tri-Match (Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State)
* Won – Cougar Classic
* Won – Pac-10 Championship (shot course-record 61)
* Won – NCAA West Regional

1997

Tiger Woods
The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

ESPY Male Athlete of the Year (Tied with Ken Griffey, Jr.)

Player of the Year as selected by PGA TOUR, PGA of America and Golf Writers Association of America

Leading money winner on PGA TOUR with $2,066,833 (most ever won in a single year)

* Won – Masters Tournament (first professional major championship)

Set Masters record for youngest champion (21 years, three months, 14 days) and became the first major champion of African or Asian heritage

Set Masters 72-hole record with a total of 270 (70-66-65-69) and set Masters record with 12-stroke victory margin

Other Masters records set or tied: most shots under par, second nine (16), low middle 36 holes (131), low first 54 holes (201, tied Raymond Floyd, 1976), low last 54 holes (200), lowest score par-five holes in one round (six under par, tied Steve Jones, 1990), largest 54-hole lead (nine strokes), youngest 36-hole and 54-hole leader, most threes, one tournament (26)

* Won – Mercedes Championships
* Won – Asian Honda Classic (Thailand)
* Won – GTE Byron Nelson Classic
* Won – Motorola Western Open

1998

Mark O’Meara wins both, the Masters and the British Open. Se Ri Pak wins 2 majors, best LPGA rookie start in 15 years.

1999

David Duval cards a closing round 59 to win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Payne Stewarts’ career cut short by a tragic plane crash. Tiger Woods wins 7 tournaments in one year, has not been done in 25 years

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Hall Thompson of Shoal Creek GC, on the eve of the PGA Championship at Shoal Creek, defends his club’s policy of not admitting black members. Amidst a public outcry, Shoal Creek 1990 is forced to change its policy and the PGA TOUR and the USGA insist that in future all clubs submit to a standard set of guidelines on membership policies. Cypress Point Club and Aronimink, among others, decide they are unable to comply and withdraw from the professional tournament arena.

Bill Blue resigns after a short reign as LPGA Commissioner. Charles Mecham is selected as his successor.

Construction begins on Shadow Creek Golf Club, the most expensive golf course ever built, with cost estimates ranging from $35 to $60 million as Tom Fazio creates an oasis in the Las Vegas desert . The club in 1994 vaults into eighth place on the Golf Digest top-100 course rankings, sparking controversy.

The R & A, after 38 years, adopts the 1.68 inch diameter ball, and for the first time since 1910 The Rules of Golf are standardized throughout the world.

The initial Solheim Cup is played at Lake Nona G.C., Orlando, commencing a biennial USA vs. Europe competition for women, a recognition of the growing strength of women’s golf on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Ben Hogan Tour is launched as a minor league for the PGA TOUR, following the increased success of mini-tours such as the U.S. Golf Tour in 1989.

1991

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, S.C., the first course to be awarded the Ryder Cup Matches before the course has been completed, is the scene of the United States’ first victory in the event since 1983. The competition comes down to a twisting seven-footer on the 18th hole missed by Bernhard Langer in the final match (against Hale Irwin).

John Daly wins the PGA Championship at Crooked Stick when, as ninth alternate, a slot in the tournament opens up for him on the night before the Championship began. The golfer who withdrew and gave Daly his place, Nick Price, wins the PGA Championship in 1992 at Bellerive.

Phil Mickelson, an amateur, wins the PGA TOUR’s Northern Telecom Open.

Oversized metal woods are introduced, with Callaway Golf’s Big Bertha quickly establishing itself as the dominant brand, the Big Bertha driver becomes one of the biggest-selling clubs of all time.

Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book becomes the all-time best selling golf book.

1992

Simon Clough and Boris Janic complete 18-hole rounds in five countries in one day, walking each course. They played rounds in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, and completed their journey in 16 hours, 35 minutes.

Brittany Andres, age 6 years 19 days, scores an ace at the 85-yard second hole at the Jimmy Clay G.C. in Austin, Texas.

1993

An ownership group led by Joe Gibbs and Arnold Palmer announce plans for The Golf Channel, a 24-hour, 365-day cable service. The channel will launch in 1995.

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Bill Burke, with a 57 at Normandie C.C., sets the all-time official record for low 18-hole score.

Thad Doker of Durham, N.C., records a record two-under par 70 in the World One Club Championship at Lochmere CC.

1971

Laura Baugh wins the US Amateur at 16 years 2 months of age.

Alan Shepard hits a six-iron at “Fra Mauro Country Club” on the moon.

1972

Carolyn Gidone wins the US Senior Women’s Amateur for a record fifth consecutive time.

Dick Kimbrough completes 364 holes in 24 hours at the 6,068 North Platte CC in Nebraska.

Tom Doty records 10-under-par in four holes at Brookwood CC, Illinois. His streak includes a double-eagle, two holes-in-one, and an eagle.

Spalding introduces the first two-piece ball, the Top-Flite.

Jack Nicklaus completes the first two legs of the modern Grand Slam winning the Masters and the US Open (at Pebble Beach), but like Arnold Palmer in 1960, falters in the British Open by finishing second (to Lee Trevino).

1973

Ben Crenshaw wins the NCAA title for a record 3rd consecutive time. Later in the year, after earning his PGA TOUR card, he wins the first event he plays as a PGA TOUR member, the San Antonio Open.

Johnny Miller fires a record 63 in the final round to win the US Open at Oakmont.

The graphite shaft is invented.

The classic golf book Golf in the Kingdom, by Michael Murphy, is published.

Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship and breaks Bobby Jones’ record for most major victories with his 14th.

1974

Deane Beman is elected as the second PGA TOUR commissioner.

Roberto DeVicenzo scores six birdies, an eagle, and three more birdies for a record 11-under par for ten holes, at Valla Allende GC, Argentina.

The World Golf Hall of Fame is opened in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Mike Austin hits a 515-yard drive at the 1974 National Seniors Open in Las Vegas, Nev., the longest drive ever recorded in competition.

Jack Nicklaus’ Golf My Way is published.

Tom Weiskopf strikes a 420-yard drive in the greenside bunker on the 10th hole at Augusta National-the longest drive in Masters history.

Muirfield Village Golf Club opens from a Desmond Muirhead/Jack Nicklaus design.

The Tournament Players Championship is inaugurated.

1975

Lee Elder becomes the first black golfer to play in the Masters.

Lee Trevino, Jerry Heard and Bobby Nichols are struck by lightning during the 1975 Western Open. The incident prompts new safety standards in weather preparedness at PGA events, but four spectators are killed when struck by lightning during the 1991 U.S. Open at Hazeltine National.

1976

Judy Rankin becomes the first LPGA professional to earn more than $100,000 in a season.

Richard Stanwood sets the record for fewest putts in one round — 15 — at Riverside GC in Pocatello, ID.

The USGA institutes the Overall Distance Standard — golf balls that fly more than 280 yards during a standard test are banned.

1977

Al Geiberger shoots 59 at Colonial CC in the second round of the Memphis Classic, to set a new PGA TOUR 18-hole record.

Bing Crosby dies after completing a round of golf in Spain. His Bing Crosby National Pro-Am continues for several years, but after relations sour between the PGA TOUR and the Crosby family, AT&T takes over sponsorship of the event.

The “sudden-death” playoff is used for the first time in a major championship, when Lanny Wadkins defeats Gene Littler for the PGA Championship played at Pebble Beach G.L.

In what has been described as the most exciting tournament in history, Tom Watson defeats Jack Nicklaus by one stroke in the British Open, at Turnberry. They were tied after the second and third rounds, and were paired with each other during the final 36 holes.

1978

The Legends of Golf is inaugurated at Onion Creek C.C. in Austin, Texas. Its popularity leads to the formation of the Senior TOUR two years later.

1979

The Ryder Cup is reformatted to add European continent players to the British-Scottish-Irish side, making the event far more competitive.

Taylor Made introduces the first metal woods.

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