Tiger Woods, a champion once again, wins 2019 Masters

The name Tiger Woods, is a legend of its own. It has been a long time since the words champion and Tiger Woods has been in the same sentence. However, recently that has all changed. Tiger Woods just won the 2019 Master Championship this past Sunday and earned himself another green jacket, but the comeback is the true story.

Eighteen months ago, Tiger Woods needed help getting out of bed. Back injuries had derailed his golf career, and he was about to have his fourth operation, a last-resort effort to return to the links. His primary goal was to regain enough mobility to play with his two children, not against the best golfers in the world.

Woods had been troubled over the last decade not just by injuries, but also by embarrassing revelations about his life that led to divorce, caused sponsors to flee and smudged the clean-cut image he had cultivated even before he left Stanford to turn professional. He kept winning, though, racking up five victories in 2013 before his back failed him.

Despite small slips on the back nine Sunday provided extra drama, but Woods would not be denied. He shot one over par for the day and 11 under for the win, beating the runner-up, Billy Horschel, by two strokes. Woods entered Sunday’s round with a three-stroke lead over his nearest challengers, Justin Rose, the world No. 1, and Rory McIlroy, a former No. 1, and with a 23-0 record when entering a final round leading by at least three strokes.

It could even be the greatest comeback in his sport. Now he’s back and probably with three or four years left of being able to play at this level, and everyone wants to see him while we still can. Will we continue seeing Tiger Woods in the winner’s circle? We hope so.