Tiger Woods has competed in a tournament.
The 1997 Masters Tournament was the 61st Masters Tournament , held April 10 -- 13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . 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 . He first reached the number one position in the world rankings in June 1997 , after less than a year as a professional . The World Golf Championships ( WGC ) are a group of four annual events for professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours .