Okay, so the other day I was just thinking about golf legends, you know, the real game-changers. Tiger Woods popped into my head, naturally. And then I got curious about a specific stat – how many holes-in-one did he actually make in his career?
My first step was pretty simple. I just went to my usual search engine online. Typed in something straightforward like “tiger woods total holes in one”.
Right away, I saw a few numbers pop up. The number 20 seemed to appear quite often in the quick results and snippets. But I also saw mentions of the number 3. That seemed a bit low for a guy like Tiger, so I figured there must be more to it.
Digging a Little Deeper
So, I started clicking on a few of the results. I wanted to understand the difference between the 20 and the 3. I spent some time reading through a couple of articles on well-known sports websites, the ones that usually keep good track of records.
It became clearer pretty quickly. Here’s what I pieced together:
- The number 3 refers to the holes-in-one Tiger Woods made during official PGA Tour events. Making even one ace under that kind of pressure is incredible, let alone three.
- The bigger number, 20, seems to be the commonly accepted total count across his entire golfing life, including practice rounds, pro-ams, international events, and maybe even some when he was younger, before turning pro.
I tried looking for an official, definitive list confirmed by Tiger himself or his team, but that was harder to pin down. You know how stats can be sometimes, especially tracking things across decades and different types of events. But the general consensus I found everywhere I looked pointed towards 20 as the overall number people reference.
Getting the Number
So, after poking around for maybe 15-20 minutes, reading different sources, I felt comfortable with the answer. It wasn’t just one quick search result, but looking at several places saying similar things.
The process was basically:
- Had the initial question pop into my head.
- Did a broad search online.
- Noticed conflicting numbers (3 vs 20).
- Clicked into more detailed articles to understand the context.
- Found the explanation: 3 in official PGA Tour events, 20 is the widely cited overall total.
- Felt satisfied I’d found the generally accepted answer.
So, yeah, 20 holes-in-one. Pretty amazing when you think about it. Just another piece of the Tiger Woods legend, I guess. It was interesting spending a bit of time confirming it for myself.
