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Tiger Woods has been playing professional golf since his days as a teenager. The golfer was the first one to win two PGA Tournaments before the age of 21. However, the story of him hitting his first hole-in-one will never get old for his fans to hear. And you won’t believe how young the golfer was at the time.

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Tiger Woods shared the hilarious tale of his first hole-in-one

Golf legend Tiger Woods has won 15 major championships in his PGA Tour career. The golfer has made tons of other records at ages when people don’t even know how to hold a club. Similarly, there was a time when the golfer scored his first hole-in-one, and he was just 8 years old!

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Surrounded by a crowd of a couple of hundred people, Woods once opened up about the time he chipped the ball right into the hole in one shot. “It was at Heartwell Golf Park in Long Beach, California,” the golfer said“I was 8 years old. I hit it and I was too short to see it” Woods’ fans know that the first time he won a tournament in a country club, he was playing against everyone way older than him.

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As the ball rolled into the hole, everyone around the golf star started celebrating, except for Woods himself. “So one of the guys pickles me up, shows me there’s no ball on the green,” Tiger Woods stated. The golf ace immediately ran to the hole and picked up the golf ball from the hole to celebrate.

However, he left his golf bag on the tee in excitement. “You idiot! Your golf bag’s up on the tee,” Woods recalled one of the guys telling him.

Woods hosted a junior golf event at Spyglass

Tiger Woods’ fans had been waiting to see the golfer back on the field. After recovering from his injuries from the unfortunate car crash, Woods has only appeared in a few tournaments. However, the golfer recently hosted a junior golf event named the TGR JR Invitational.

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As Woods walked up to the tee, the limp in his walk was clearly visible. It showed that the golfer was still not in his best form. However, another video showed Woods hitting a long tee shot with a powerful stroke. Fans were relieved to see that the golfer had the same strength in his swing despite the underlying pain.

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Joydeep Singh is a senior golf writer at EssentiallySports, boasting an impressive portfolio of over 1000 articles. Joydeep's expertise spans across various aspects of the sport, specifically his speculations and analysis of the upcoming events on the PGA Tour calendar. One of Joydeep's most notable moments at EssentiallySports was when his article on Tiger Woods' withdrawal from the 2023 Masters garnered an overwhelming response from fans. As a devoted fan of Woods, Joydeep firmly believes that the golf legend still has what it takes to inch closer to Jack Nicklaus' record. Joydeep relaxes on the weekend with a game of golf in his neighborhood fairway, with close friends, where he is known for his clutch putts.

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