Editor’s Note: In honor of Tiger Woods' 50th birthday on Dec. 30, 2025, Golf Digest is analyzing different parts of Woods' game and career to explain what made the 15-time major champion so great.

Conversations about Tiger Woods' golf swing—and, indeed, his career—and inextricably linked to the health of his knee. The hope of staving off a knee injury was a motivating factor in why he decided ...

Tiger Woods had just won the Canadian Open in 2000 with a shot no one can forget, a 6-iron out of a fairway bunker on the par-5 18th at Glen Abbey that went over the water, right at the flag and ...

Tiger Woods won the Masters Tournament thanks in large part to his stellar iron play. Tiger’s first coach, Rudy Duran, analyzes Woods’ iron swing, frame by frame. A big reason why Tiger Woods was able ...

For two of the greatest players of their respective eras, Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler, the choice of driver has both defined and complemented their styles. While Tiger’s career spanned multiple ...

People actually used to believe that Tiger Woods wouldn’t win the U.S. Open because he was too wild off the tee. Then 2000 happened. Woods put together one of the greatest statistical seasons of all ...