AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is once again a major champion.
Let that sink in.
Let that history sink in.
After a 11-year hiatus, Woods won his 15th major and fifth Masters championship on Sunday with a back-nine charge at Augusta National. It came as would-be challengers fell by the wayside.
Channel 2 Sports Director Zach Klein will have full highlights and the history Woods made in Augusta, on Channel 2 Action News at 6 p.m.
22 years after winning his first Masters...
— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) April 14, 2019
11 years after winning his last major..
Tiger Woods has won #theMasters pic.twitter.com/zIvHbnYYwy
THE only thing I dislike about this... the mock turtleneck polo..... now everyone gonna bring it back pic.twitter.com/fodUzzupbU
— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) April 14, 2019
Ronald Acuña was six years old the last time Tiger Woods won The Masters. #TheMasters #Braves pic.twitter.com/6H25xznEVH
— Mark Arum (@MarkArum) April 14, 2019
Woods birdied the 15th and 16th holes to capture the 2019 Masters at 13-under par. His birdie at No. 15 came at 1:41 p.m. and gave him the solo lead for the first time on the day and separated him from a crowded leaderboard.
He all but sealed the dramatic victory on the next hole with a four-foot birdie putt on No. 16.
The two-stroke cushion allowed Woods to bogey the final hole for a one-stroke win.
It’s Woods’ first Masters title since 2005 — a record 14-year gap. Gary Player went 13 years between two of his Masters wins.
Woods went through well-document personal and injury issues. He has battled all the way back to reclaim the Masters, where he won his first major back in 1997.
This article was written by Chris Vivlamore, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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