[DOC] [TLE] Tiger Woods - Wikipedia [PAR] Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American 
professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time. He has 
been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several years. ... By April 
1997 he had already won his first major, the 1997 Masters, in a record-breaking 
performance,... [DOC] [TLE] Ben Hogan - Wikipedia [PAR] William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912  July 25, 1997) was an American 
professional golfer, ... He is one of only five golfers to have won all four major 
championships currently ... He did not win his first pro tournament as an 
individual until March 1940, when he ... Hogan left the hospital on April 1, 59 
days after the accident. [DOC] [TLE] Jack Nicklaus - Wikipedia [PAR] Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is 
a retired American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as the greatest 
golfer of all time, winning a total of 18 ... Nicklaus' first professional win came in a 
major championship, the 1962 U.S. Open, when he defeated Palmer by three 
shots... [DOC] [TLE] Tiger Woods Timeline - Infoplease [PAR] Given the nickname Tiger after Earl's friend Vuong Dang Phong, ... Participates 
in the Masters, his first PGA major tournament, and ties for 41st as the ... 
Becomes the first golfer in history to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles. ... 
He joins Ben Hogan (1953) as the only two players to win three majors in one 
season. [DOC] [TLE] Jason Day win PGA Championship for first major title | FOX Sports [PAR] Aug 16, 2015 ... Day shoots 20 under, wins PGA Championship for 1st major title ... For all his 
talent, he was questioned for winning only one ... again -- Woods and Ben Hogan 
are the only two players to win three majors in the ... It was a stripe show. ... to 
avoid becoming the first player since the PGA Championship went to... [DOC] [TLE] Jason Day wins PGA Championship at Whistling Straits  The ... [PAR] Aug 16, 2015 ... Woods finished at 19 under when he won the 2000 British Open at St. ... Woods 
and Ben Hogan are the only two players to win three majors in ... It was a stripe 
show. ... 1. Spieth got there in his 77th start as a pro. Woods was 21 when he ... 
avoid becoming the first player since the PGA Championship went... [DOC] [TLE] Ben Hogan  Golf News Net & GNN Radio: Golf news first. [PAR] In this excerpt, Dear looks at the 18th hole at Merion East, site to one of golf's ... 
With 51 PGA Tour wins, including three major championship victories, he ... After 
what had been a suc cessful road trip, Hogan and his wife Valerie were .... majors 
on the year, joining Ben Hogan in 1953 and Tiger Woods in 2000 as the only []. [DOC] [TLE] Tiger Woods facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] He was also the first male to win three U.S. Junior titles--1991, 1992, 1993--and 
... games of Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson, Woods stood alone. .... 
discovered golf at the age of 42, after he had served his time in Vietnam and .... 
Tida, for one, was determined that her son earn a degree. ..... "Changing Stripes. [DOC] [TLE] Tiger Woods - Black History [PAR] Dec 13, 2007 ... The following April, Woods won his first golf major, The Masters, by a record ... 
His six consecutive wins were the most since Ben Hogan in 1948 and only five ... 
Of the 20 events he entered in 2000, he finished in the top three 14 times. His .... 
Woods earned his third victory of the season by two strokes at the... [DOC] [TLE] Passings of 2008 - Golf Digest [PAR] Jan 5, 2009 ... They are also linked as three of the notable golf figures who died in 2008 ... He 
won his first tour event in 1951,

Question: In 2000 he earned his stripes by becoming the first golfer since Ben Hogan to win 3 majors in 1 season
Answer: Tiger Woods