Tiger Woods, a child prodigy began to play golf at the age of two. At age three, Woods shot a 48 over nine holes at the Navy Golf Club in Cypress, California, and at age five, he appeared in Golf Digest and on ABC's That's Incredible. In 1984, he won the 9–10 boys' event at the Junior World Golf Championships. He was only eight years old at the time, but 9–10 was the youngest age group available. He went on to win the Junior World Championship six times, including four consecutive wins from 1988 to 1991. Also in 1991, at the age of 15, he became the youngest U.S. Junior Amateur Champion in golf history.

In 1994, Woods became the youngest ever winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship. At 20 in 1996, Woods became the first golfer in history to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles. That year, he won the NCAA individual golf championship, and tied the British Open record for an amateur with an aggregate score of 281. He left college after two years to become a professional golfer.