Tiger Woods’s return to the top – How it happened

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After Two(2) years of believing his career was over, Tiger Woods held his nerve on a wonderfully chaotic final day at Augusta National to win his 15th major title, and a first in 11 years, in the 83rd Masters. Amid a dizzying series of twists and turns, Woods carded a closing 70 to finish 13 under par, one shot ahead of Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka, the reigning US Open and US PGA champion.

Overnight leader Francesco Molinari was two clear with seven to play but dumped his tee shot on the 12th into Rae’s Creek and also double-bogeyed the 15th, the Open champion having to settle for a tie for fifth with Tony Finau, Webb Simpson and Jason Day on 11 under.

“I think I made a few new fans with those double bogeys,” Molinari admitted with a rueful smile, well aware that the vast majority of fans had come hoping to see Woods claim a fifth Green Jacket and his first since 2005.

They duly saw the 43-year-old win a major after trailing heading into the final round for the first time, an incredible 3,954 days since he beat Rocco Mediate in a play-off for the 2008 US Open for his last major.

Tiger Woods’ Masters victory breathed new life into his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus’ record tally of major championships.

See Tweets Below;

Congratulations, Tiger! To come back and win the Masters after all the highs and lows is a testament to excellence, grit, and determination.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 14, 2019

Number 5#themasters pic.twitter.com/Qmja816WvN

— Masters Tournament (@TheMasters) April 14, 2019

Final leaderboard at the 2019 Masters:

1. @TigerWoods, -13 🏆
2. @DJohnsonPGA, -12
2. @XSchauffele, -12
2. @BKoepka, -12
5. @JDayGolf, -11
5. @WebbSimpson1, -11
5. @F_Molinari, -11
5. @TonyFinauGolf, -11
9. @JonRahmPGA. -10
9. Patrick Cantlay, -10
9. @RickieFowler, -10 pic.twitter.com/UgCGuW0FYS

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 14, 2019

A near ace on No. 16, Tiger Woods extends his lead with two holes to play at #themasters pic.twitter.com/9IJRrbfYhc

— Masters Tournament (@TheMasters) April 14, 2019