Tiger Woods shares update on recovery and future PGA Tour plans Tiger Woods reveals progress after back surgery and discusses his return to the PGA Tour. PGA TOUR It seems like we have been following Tiger Woods for a long time on the professional golf front. As he turns 50, here is a Top 50-moments timeline of his life on and off the PGA Tour - and with a special focus on his time in Palm Beach County: August 1996: Turns pro, immediately signs highly lucrative deals with Nike and Titleist. September 1, 1996: In the final round of his first professional tournament, the Greater Milwaukee Open, Tiger has a hole-in-one on the 14th hole. He finishes 60th and earns $2,544. Oct. 6, 1996: Wins...
