Tiger Woods turns 40: A look back at his career in pictures

By Ali Stafford

Tuesday 29 December 2015 17:54, UK

Image: Tiger Woods has won 14 major titles and claimed more than 100 worldwide victories during his career
Image: The American made his first competitive appearance as an 18-year-old at the Johnnie Walker Classic, finishing in a tie for 34th
Image: Woods won the US Amateur Championship three years in a row, turning professional soon after claiming victory in 1996
Image: A new course record set Woods to his first major title at Augusta in 1997, making him the youngest ever Masters champion
Image: Woods won 10 titles during 2000 and followed victories at the US Open and Open Championship with a win at the PGA Championship
Image: And Woods would go on to complete the 'Tiger Slam' by winning the 2001 Masters crown
Image: Woods saw his 264-week stint as world No 1 come to an end in 2004, but reclaimed his position a year later with seven victories
Image: Tiger Woods only made seven starts in 2008, but claimed five wins including at the Dubai Desert Classic
Image: Woods played through the pain to win the US Open later that summer, coming through an 18-hole play-off against Rocco Mediate
Image: Tiger's last victory came with a convincing seven-shot win at the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Image: Woods had taken another four-month lay-off, losing his spot as world No 1, before a missed cut at the 2014 Quicken Loans National
Image: A missed cut at the 2014 PGA Championships saw Woods call an early end to his season
Image: Back problems forced Woods to withdraw mid-round during the Farmers Insurance Open
Image: Woods hasn't featured competitively since a tied-10th finish at August's Wyndham Championship
Image: He has since dropped to world No 416, with Woods admitting there is 'no timetable' when he will make a return to action