With Thanksgiving drawing near, it’s worth remembering everything we’re thankful for. It can also be a time to reflect on times that were not so worthy of thanks, especially for Tiger Woods, once the world’s greatest golfer.
On Thanksgiving night in 2009, Woods’ career fell apart. Prior to that point Woods had won a shocking 14 majors, made the kind of money that put him in a class with Michael Jordan, and was on pace to shatter golf’s most hallowed record, Jack Nicklaus’ 18 majors.
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Woods’ last major victory was in June 2008 at the U.S. Open. On the fateful night when his then-wife Elin Nordegren attacked him with a golf club and caused him to crash his SUV, golf’s greatest titan has fallen very far.
The incident brought to light Woods’ serial cheating, and his sex addiction. His play suffered immensely, and since 2010 Woods has registered just eight tournament wins (none majors) in 74 events. Since 2014 (18 events) Woods has one top-10 finish, four top-25 finishes, and actually missed the cut entirely six times. He has had multiple surgeries, and is the PGA’s 178th-ranked golfer; in 2009 he was still No. 1. Tiger had fallen as far as No. 214 in 2014.
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His love life hasn’t fully recovered either. In 2013 he made his relationship with Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn public, but that ship sailed in May 2015. Cheating rumors circulated, but sources did say that the reason for the breakup was that Woods is not interested in being married again. Maybe the $750 million that Woods had to cough up in his divorce from Nordegren has him gunshy.
That night changed Woods’ life and career forever. At 33 years old Woods had 14 majors under his belt, and was a lock to run away with the title of greatest golfer ever. Seven years later, he is well outside the Top 100 active golfers, and there are serious doubts about him winning a major ever again.
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