Strong will power and playing hardball, helped Golfer Tiger Woods to win a major title

News Bharati    15-Apr-2019
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Augusta (US), Apr 15: Strong will power and playing hardball, hard work to fight against odds showed golden happiness to Tiger. Golfer Tiger Woods clinched his fifth Masters and a 15th major title, ending 11-year wait for a major title after overcoming career-threatening back problems. There were raucous celebrations around the 18th green as 43-year-old Woods finished with a two-under-par 70 to win on 13 under, one clear of fellow Americans Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka. 

 

US President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama were among those joining a chorus of congratulations Sunday to Tiger Woods after the US superstar ended an 11-year major title drought with a Masters victory.

"Congratulations to @TigerWoods," tweeted Trump, who played a round of golf with Woods just this year.


"A truly Great Champion!" "Congratulations, Tiger!" former president Obama tweeted.


Overnight leader Francesco Molinari's hopes sunk with two double bogeys on the back nine and he had to settle for a share of fifth on 11 under. Today's thrilling victory puts the former world No.1 just three majors behind the all-time record of Jack Nicklaus.

Woods completed his comeback from travails both personal and physical Sunday, winning his fifth Masters title an astonishing 14 years after last. He is 43 and has been broken in so many ways. But this hug of Charlie, the ensuing embraces of his mother Kultida and then of Sam, it was both unprecedented and pure. When Woods won his 14 previous major championships

That's what his victories create, unforgettable moments, and this was a new chapter in so many ways. Woods' triumph, seen over the course of four competitive days here, is simple. He shot a round of 70 Sunday that left him at 13 under par for the tournament.

The comeback was physical, to be sure. But it had to be mental and emotional as well. His broken body is what he has addressed most freely, and it may have caused him the most issues. Before Sunday, his most recent major championship came at the 2008 U.S. Open, when he famously needed 19 extra holes to beat a journeyman pro named Rocco Mediate - on a broken leg and a shredded knee. He followed that with four back surgeries. In 2016 and 2017, he didn't play in a single major. The question changed from could he win, to could he even play?
"I had serious doubts," Woods said. "I could barely walk. I couldn't sit, couldn't lay down. I really couldn't do much of anything." The final surgery, in spring 2017, alleviated Woods' debilitating back pain. Slowly, he built himself back into competitive form. He regularly practices and plays with the cadre of PGA Tour pros who live near him in Jupiter, Florida.
 
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