Tiger Woods has competed in a tournament.
The 2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs , the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour , began on August 27 and ended on September 27 . The men 's major golf championships , commonly known as the Major Championships , and often referred to simply as the majors , are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf . Tiger Woods . Woods won this tournament in a record-breaking performance , winning by 12 strokes while pocketing $ 486,000 . The World Golf Championships ( WGC ) are a group of four annual events for professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours .