The golf icon learned the game on a Long Beach golf course.
The city has half a dozen courses of various levels of play where amateurs, pros, and everyone in between can practice their swing like a champion.
Golfing is a popular past time around the world, but especially in the cities that line the sunny California coast.
With less than a month's worth of rainy days each year, it doesn't matter whether the calendar says January or June, it's always the ideal weather for golfers to go play a round or hit a bucket of balls.
Long Beach, in particular, is filled with tourists and locals who take to the green to enjoy 18 holes at the golf courses at El Dorado Park, Skylinks, Recreation Park and Heartwell Park (where Tiger perfected his short game).
Golfers looking for a short game can play the executive course at Bixby Village Golf Course or Recreation Park, which has both an 18-hold and 9-hole course.
Finding a golf course isn't difficult, with a little bit of time you can find a list of courses where you can also read reviews by local golfers.
You're sure to find a course that suites your tastes and skills.
With the exception of Bixby Village, all of the above golf courses are owned by the city.
These municipal courses even allow online booking, so you can reserve a tee time at your leisure.
If you really want the golf experience of a lifetime, come to this coastal community to play during the summer months (May-August) and get involved in the Long Beach Golf Festival.
This event starts in the beginning of May and consists of at least nine different golf tournaments spaced out over the course of four months.
The annual golf festival includes the following tournaments:
- 20th Annual Senior Amateur Championship
- 85th Annual Match Play Championship
- 80th Annual Women's City Championship
- Crosby Memorial Junior Golf Championship
- 40th Annual Men's City Championship
- Long Beach Open Charity Pro/Am
- Long Beach Open
- Volunteer's Tournament