Woods captured his fifth green jacket and won his 15th major on Sunday, with a stunning Masters win that many people weren’t sure they’d ever see again. Woods finished with a -13 for the tournament, beating Brooks Koepka by one stroke.
In these photos you can see as Woods taps in his bogey putt on 18 to clinch the win, the crowd erupt, and then him celebrate with his caddie. Shortly thereafter, he would celebrate with his son and the rest of his family, not far from the spot he hugged his own father, Earl Woods, back in 1997 when he won his first Masters.
Relish the moment here with these wonderful photos.
Tiger Woods is a major champion again, winning his fifth Masters in dramatic fashion in what will be a Sunday morning at Augusta that nobody forgets.
It also means he’s now just three wins shy of Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 career major championship wins.
Many wondered if Tiger would ever be in this position again and if we should all stop wondering if he’d ever get closer to Jack’s record.
But here we are. And how sweet it is.
Nicklaus wasn’t in Augusta on Sunday but he did call in to Golf Channel’s postgame show and told the crew that he’s now a little worried about that record:
“I thought for a long time that he was going to win again. The next two majors are at Bethpage, where he has won and at Pebble Beach, where he has won. So, he has got me shaking in my boots.” – Jack on Tiger #TheMasters
Nicklaus also said he knew the moment when the tournament became Tiger’s to win:
Jack Nicklaus, who is bone fishing in Bahamas, tells Golf Channel he had one thought when Molinari put ball in water on 12 and Tiger put it on green. “It’s over.”
Tiger Woods had just won his fifth Masters, his first major in 11 years, to complete one of the great athletic comebacks in recent sports history. After he sunk a short putt to save bogey and finish off the tournament, he shook the other players’ hands, hugged his caddie, cheered on for the crowd, but then he had one thing on his mind – finding his son.
What many people noted quickly – the spot he hugged his son, Charlie, was nearly the exact same spot he had hugged his father, Earl, back in 1997 at Woods’ first win at Augusta.
“It’s come full circle,” Woods said after the win, noting that in his first win 22 years ago he was with his father celebrating the win, and this time he had his son there. “It’s a special feeling.”
His personal scandal back in 2009 derailed his career for a bit. And then his busted spine over the past few years almost ended it.
But there was Tiger Woods, the greatest golfer to ever play the game, raising his fists into the air on the 18th green at Augusta National Golf Course in the year 2019, celebrating his 1-stroke win at the Masters and shoving years full of doubt away forever.
It’s his fifth Masters win overall, and his first since 2005. It’s his 15th major championship, but the first since 2008. And just like that his race to catch Jack Nicklaus’ major-championship record of 18 wins is back on.
But this one was easily the most special win of his legendary career, because while his millions of fans lost it over the last four days, watching this all unfold, all those haters who have doubted him for so long now have nothing.
Because mock-turtleneck Tiger went back to being mock-turtleneck Tiger, this time with some gum in his mouth, as he rallied for the first time ever to win a major. There’s a stat he’ll never have to hear again.
Tiger has been an easy target eve since his scandal and then through his injury woes. Fans made fun of the mistakes he made off the course then continued to snicker as he tried to work his way back to dominance.
They laughed when he chunked chips. They said “that’s it” when he would crumple to the ground mid-round and have to be carted off.
They wondered why he would even keep trying.
But there he was on Sunday walking off the 18th green with his son Charlie by his side and hundreds of adoring fans screaming his name as he made his way to the scorer’s tent to make things official.
There have been many times in recent years when Tiger could have called it quits. The once unbeatable golfer was very beatable and very beat up. Just two years ago he only attended the Masters champions dinner, saying his days were probably over due to his injury. He didn’t play that year and everyone feared the worst.
But then, thanks to the back fusion surgery of the century, he came back. He picked up his first win in ages last September at the Tour Championship. And while it was a great moment with the fans following him up the 18th fairway, it wasn’t a major.
Everyone wanted to see him do that on the grandest stage for him to be truly back.
On Sunday, he proved that and more, putting together a performance that left fans all over the world in awe of what he was doing. It was like old times again, when Tiger and golf fans gathered as a whole to cheer him on, to take us back in time again.
And boy did he do just that with a scintillating back 9 which he almost capped off with a hole-in-one on the 16th hole.
More than a decade after winning his last major championship, and just two years after he feared his career was over during a trip to Augusta National, Tiger Woods became a five-time Masters champion on Sunday.
With multiple major champions in contention late on Sunday, Woods posted clutch birdies at 13, 15 and 16 to build a two-shot advantage on the field. As he approached the 18th green to an incredible ovation from the gallery, Woods knew he only needed a bogey to clinch the green jacket. He barely missed a par putt to close the tournament in style, but tapped in to win the tournament.
As fans chanted his name around the grounds at Augusta, Woods walked off the green and shared a special moment with his family. For the first time ever, Woods’ son Charlie and daughter Sam got to watch their dad win a major championship from the 18th green, and they rushed into Tiger’s arms in a tearjerking moment that CBS announcer Nick Faldo called the greatest in golf history.
Nike wasted no time posting their new Tiger Woods commercial, as it went live moments after he won his fifth green jacket at the Masters and his 15th overall major. The commercial starts with Woods in the present day, then flashes back through time as he deals with injuries, then back further to show him dominating the game, getting his first rise to the top of golf, then all the way back to when he was a child.
It ends with Woods at just three years old, making a bold proclamation: He wanted to catch and beat Jack Nicklaus, and his 18 career majors. It’s looking like it actually might happen now.
Tiger Woods secured his first major since 2008 with a win at The Masters on the Augusta National on Sunday. He completed a tremendous comeback out of controversy and injury. And finally, Tiger is back.
Upon sinking his final put, Woods flashed a fist pump, then threw up his arms in celebration with a huge smile. As he left the course, he stopped to see his kids, who embraced their father after the victory in the same place Woods embraced his father after another Masters win.
4,000 days since his last major and you can see the impact he still has on the sport, man. Look at everyone there, chanting his name, even social media. This is a special moment.
I can’t really put into words what we’re seeing here. 2nd oldest Masters Champion. 15th Major. Never thought he’d play again. Many didn’t want him to succeed. All of it. Young guys wanted him, they got him. #masters
On a wild day at Augusta National Golf Club that saw seven different players with a legitimate shot to win with just a few holes to play, Woods delivered some of his finest moments on Sunday at The Masters to win his 15th career major championship. Woods victory at the 2019 Masters comes 14 years after his last win in 2005, the longest gap in history between wins at Augusta.
Woods put himself in contention on Thursday with a solid opening round of 70, but it took a slew of heroic putts from long range, unbelievable escapes after wayward tee shots, and a few instant-classic Tiger moments over the final nine holes to capture the green jacket. Here are Tiger’s TK most-important shots of the weekend.
Woods bogeyed the par-4 5th hole – which was altered and made even more difficult for the 2019 Masters – in each of his four rounds this week, but on Friday he bounced back from two bogeys on the front nine with immediate birdies on the next hole.
This gift of a birdie kicked off what looked to be a vintage Tiger charge that was unfortunately interrupted by a weather delay.
Friday: Absurdity at No. 14
In the span of a few seconds, Woods avoided two potential disasters in his second round. A poor drive off the tee left Woods in the trees, but he imagined and executed a masterful recovery shot that stopped 28 feet from the hole.
As the crowd rushed to admire the shot, a security guard slipped in the mud and crashed into Woods, tweaking his ankle. Tiger was fortunately able to continue, and he went on to drill the birdie putt.
On the very next hole, Woods drained another unlikely birdie putt just as it seemed like he may not take advantage of the par-5. Woods missed several short-range putts over his first two rounds, but his ridiculous string of long makes on Friday kept him in contention.
Saturday: 18-foot birdie putt at No. 6
Is this birdie the spark that will light Tiger Woods’ round?
The past champion gets back to six under par for the Tournament on hole No. 6. pic.twitter.com/ycAvjY1KLc
Woods was brilliant on the back nine on Saturday to earn himself a spot in the final group, and he followed up birdies on both of the par-5s with a gem of a shot at the par-3 16th.
Francesco Molinari would go on to card two ugly double bogeys in his final six holes to fall down the leaderboard, but he carried a streak of 49 consecutive bogey-free holes through six holes on Sunday, while Woods carded back-to-back bogeys on No. 4 and No. 5. He kept pace with Molinari with a clutch birdie putt at a distance he struggled with earlier in the tournament.
Woods lost control off the tee midway through his final round, and the situation looked dire off the tee at 11. Woods sprayed his shot well right of the fairway – but was extremely fortunate to have a sightline to the green. He recovered with a shot to 25-feet, then two-putted to save par.
Sunday: Tiger seals the win at No. 16
When you have Tiger Woods and the 16th hole at the Masters, special things happen. pic.twitter.com/b95cA3p7bn
One shot ahead of stellar group of golfers locked at 12-under par, Woods gave himself some breathing room and nearly one-upped his incredible chip in 2005 with a near ace. The tap-in birdie put Woods two strokes clear, and he held on for one of his greatest career wins.
The final round of the 2019 Masters provided plenty of drama Sunday afternoon as the field raced to finish the tournament before severe weather arrived in the area, and a tornado warning was issued for the region while players were making their way down the back nine. As the final group came to the 15th tee, three players – Francesco Molinari, Tiger Woods and Xander Schauffele – were tied for the lead at 12-under par, and a total of seven players were within a stroke of the lead.
Barring heroics over the final holes, there’s a very good chance The Masters may be decided by a playoff. Wondering how that works? We’re here to help.
The Masters uses a sudden-death playoff format.
If a playoff occurs, play will begin at the par-4 18th hole. If the playoff continues, players will move to the par-4 10th hole. If more holes are required, play will alternate between until a champion is crowned.
Justin Thomas didn’t exactly take center stage during the final round of The Masters at the Augusta National on Sunday – but he earned his way on to the broadcast with a perfect shot at the 16th hole.
He logged the second hole-in-one on the day. The first came from Bryson DeChambeau on the same hole and in the same fashion, with both golfers using the slope of the green to pull the ball to the hole.
