As you know, there are only 4 major tournaments, all the others comprise the PGA Tour.
So who did he beat in those "2nd-tier" tournaments?
Phil Mickelson
Jim Furyk
Rory McIlroy
Steve Stricker
Davis Love III
Bubba Watson
Ernie Els......
Maybe you've heard of some of their names. Should I go on?
Oh, you will go on.
You always do.
Nice to find out you're a self-admitted wokester. I myself was turned off by the Tiger-loving commentators "getting a tingle" every time his name crossed their lips.
Fortunately, you can replay old Tigger tourneys to "relive The Thrill" of the Strumpet Master before he imploded. Turn up the volume so you don't miss a single syllable of the tongue-baths. 
“So who did he beat in those “2nd-tier” tournaments?
Phil Mickelson
Jim Furyk
Rory McIlroy
Steve Stricker
Davis Love III
Bubba Watson
Ernie Els......
Maybe you’ve heard of some of their names. Should I go on? “
You left out Vijay Singh, who won 40+ events, the Masters and the PGA Championship, and was world #1 for a bit. Woods faced the best competition in the history of the sport.