Posted on 04/14/2019 11:48:30 AM PDT by Cecily
Tiger Woods has won The Masters tournament in an astonishing comeback after 14 years without a green jacket.
Woods, 43, was tied for second going into the final round on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, but pulled into the lead on the back nine and won as his mother and girlfriend looked on.
It is the first time Woods has won a major when he did not have a lead or co-lead after 54 holes, and his first win at The Masters since 2005.
Woods caught up with tournament leader Francesco Molinari on the 12th hole, when Molinari double-bogeyed on a shot into the water.
On the back nine, there was at one point a five-way tie for first place, with Woods, Molinari, Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson all sitting at 12 under par.
Woods jumped out to the lead with a birdie on the 15th hole for 13 under. He went two up on the field with another birdie on the 16th.
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CBS has just started replaying the last nine holes for those that are just tuning in to watch the final round.
Not gonna lie. It was kinda emotional watching tiger with his little boy. Then watching Charlie try to keep up with his dad as he’s walking to the shack to sign his card. Pretty damn cool. Way to go tiger!
Thanks for that info.
announcer Jim Nantz just said as a result of the weather related early start and finish of today’s final round that CBS is replaying it in it’s entirety.
Redemption. He has worked hard and long to come back from when he thought he would never play again. The kids and his mother celebrating was very nice and moving.
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Yes. THAT is the remarkable part.
Good for Tiger. Congrats. Now maybe prices around here, especially gas prices, can get back to normal.
Tiger never quit even when everyone said he should...
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Jack was born in January of 1940.
You do the math.
Inspirational! Done without a government program or #blacklivesmatter.
You should eat right and lift weights instead of looking up to some Waffle House waitress f’ing athlete.
I saw that someone bet $85,000 on Tiger to win.
Payout was over a million. Nice day for that dude.
Hole #12 was the turning point.
Tiger’s experience kept him out of the creek.
Didn’t Nickluas win the Masters after a 16 year drought?
That’s what my memory thinks anyway.
Great to see this unfold today, classic Tiger play.
BTW, Nicklaus was bonefishing in the Bahamas but came in from that to watch and sent congratulations to Tiger.
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Golfer Tom Watson Takes Loss In His Stride
From July 21, 2009 --- (Heard on "All Things Considered")
"On the doorstep of AGE 60, Tom Watson came within a putt of winning golf's BRIRISH OPEN on Sunday.
He lost the lead on the last hole of regulation play and then lost a playoff to Stewart Cink."
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(jmo) There have been a good number of instances where golfers defied their age by winning or very nearly winning a big tournament.
Maybe if Tiger is still swinging the clubs well in 17 years, we can check him out.
“You should eat right and lift weights instead of looking up to some Waffle House waitress f’ing athlete.”
This kind of comment makes today even more satisfying.
“You should eat right and lift weights instead of looking up to some Waffle House waitress f’ing athlete.”
This kind of comment makes today even more satisfying.
So Great to see Tiger with his son right after his win. Proud winner, proud dad, proud and happy son.
Tiger’s long PGA experience helped him just stay the course, keep his control, make few mistakes, collect his birdies when he could and pars when he must. Even after others began to stumble and Xander moved ahead, Tiger’s composure did not change. I am sure he just kept saying silently to himself - I can do this.
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