At the age of 21, Eldrick “Tiger” Woods won the US Masters with a record score of 270. In his first time at the British Open, he tied the course record. Further successes include the ‘99 and 2000 US PGA title, the US Open (2000, ‘02), the Open Championship (2000, ‘05), and the US Masters (‘01, ‘02, ‘05). In ‘05, he was voted the US PGA Tour Player of Year for the 7th time in 9 years. Tiger has more wins on the Tour than any other active golfer. Tiger was the highest paid professional athlete in ‘05, earning an estimated $87 million.