F-7: Winner of 2000, 2002 and 2008 U.S. Open
F-10: Any player in first year of eligibility who has won a U.S. Amateur, Masters, The Open Championship and/or PGA Championship
F-24: Playing member of 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup, and 2015 U.S. Presidents Cup teams
Woods, arguably one of the greatest players in the game's history, will make his U.S. Senior Open debut after turning 50 in late December. The native of Southern California who now resides in south Florida is the onwer of 15 major championships, including three U.S. Opens (2000, 2002 and 2008). He also claimed three consecutive U.S. Junior Amateurs (1991-93) and followed with three consecutive U.S. Amateurs (1994-96), a feat that has never been accomplished. Woods, who has battled a variety of injuries and surgeries, owns 82 career PGA Tour victories, which ties him with Sam Snead for the most all-time. Woods claimed the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines playing on one healthy leg. He defeated Rocco Mediate in a memorable 19-hole playoff. As an amateur, Woods represented the USA in the 1995 Walker Cup and 1994 World Amateur Team Championship, while starring at Stanford University, where he won an NCAA title in 1996. He turned professional in 1996 and won the Masters a year later. When he claimed the 2001 Masters, he owned all four professional majors at one time (Tiger Slam). Woods owned the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking for 264 consecutive weeks (August of 1999 to September of 2004). He has won 11 PGA Tour Player of the Year awards and topped the PGA Tour money list 10 times. Woods has represented the United States in eight Ryder Cup Matches and nine Presidents Cups, including as a playing captain in 2019. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021 and received the USGA's Bob Jones Award in 2024. His son, Charlie, has also become an accomplished golfer. He qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2024 and 2025.
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