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13 April 1997: Tiger Woods wins the Masters at 21

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On 13 April 1997, Tiger Woods won the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, at the age of 21, by a record 12 strokes. He was the youngest winner of the event and the first of African-American and Asian heritage. He went on to win 15 major titles.