Golf

Tiger Woods

Golfer, 15 major championships

All evidence

2 records, newest first. Strength changes with age and weight class, so check the date and context before you compare.

1. 2021

   • Bench press255 lb

     Effort unknownRecovering from his February 2021 car crash, age 45Bench press while recovering from 2021 car crash

     “"I got to where I was doing like 250, 255," Woods said.”

     Tiger Woods Says He Hit Bench Press To Stay In Shape After Crash, I Put Up 255!Said in an interview2021-12-03

     Woods said this at the 2021 Hero World Challenge press conference; TMZ reports it. Reps not stated, so treated as a max. Value given as a range 250-255; upper value recorded. Effort unknown: he does not say if 250-255 was a single or a set.

   • Bench press285 lb

     Max or PRAll-time best bench press (as told by Woods)

     “says the most he's ever been able to bench was 285.”

     Tiger Woods Says He Hit Bench Press To Stay In Shape After Crash, I Put Up 255!News report2021-12-03medium confidence

     TMZ paraphrase of Woods; no direct quote and no date for the lift. Rory McIlroy guessed Tiger benches 'around the 300 mark' (CBS Sports, 2015), an estimate, not recorded.