1991: Youngest winner of US Junior championship aged 15.

1992: First player to win US Junior twice. Makes US Tour debut.

1993: Hat-trick of US Junior titles. Plays three US Tour events.

1994: Youngest winner of US Amateur championship, coming back from six holes down after 13 in 36-hole final. First to win US Junior and US Amateur titles.

1995: Makes cut on Masters debut. Makes cut in Scottish Open and Open at St Andrews. Retains US Amateur title.

1996: Equals lowest total by amateur in Open, finishing 22nd at Lytham on three under par. Wins third US Amateur title.

Wins Las Vegas Invitational, his fifth pro event. Third a week later, then wins Walt Disney Classic. Finishes 24th on money list with $790,594 (around £525,000).

1997: Wins opening event of the US season, the Mercedes Championship, by almost holing-in-one in play-off with Tom Lehman. Wins Asian Classic in Thailand by 10 shots. Shoots first 59 at Isleworth, Florida, the week before US Masters and says he feels ready to win first major. Duly becomes youngest winner of the coveted green jacket with a record 18-under-par total and wins by the largest margin (12 strokes).

1998: No Majors for Woods, but finishes tied eighth in US Masters, 18th tied in US Open, third in the British Open and tied 19th at the USPGA.

1999: Member of the winning US Ryder Cup team at Brookline, Boston. Earns more than £4 million in a year which reaps eight wins in the US and around the world including the USPGA, finishing his competitive year with the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Hawaii. Ended the year with four consecutive PGA wins in the WGC NEC Invitational, the National Car Rental Classic, the Tour Championship and the WGC American Express Championship.

2000: Starts year with success in the Mercedes Championship. Wins the AT&T Pro-Am to equal the legendary Ben Hogan's 1948 record of six consecutive victories.