Ranking the 15 best wins in career of Tiger Woods
By Tim Letcher
5. 2019 Masters
After injuries and off the course issues, many thought that Woods would never win another major and that his victory at the 2008 U.S. Open would be his last major. But in the 2019 Masters, Woods once again proved the world wrong.
As the 2019 Masters got going, it looked as though Phil Mickelson or Brooks Koepka had a better chance to win the green jacket than Woods. Mickelson was just one shot back of Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka after round one. Woods sat at 2-under par, four shots behind.
In round two, Woods fought his way to within one shot on the leaderboard but found himself in a tie for sixth. That’s because there was a five-way tie at the top, a group that included Jason Day, Koepka, Francesco Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen and Adam Scott.
On Saturday, when the old Tiger generally took control of an event, it was Molinari who jumped to the lead. His 6-under par round of 66 gave him a two-shot advantage with one round left.
Sunday’s round was strange because it had to be moved forward due to impending storms in the Augusta area. So rather than a late Sunday afternoon finish, it was much earlier in the day when the rounds were over. And, for the first time in his career, it was Woods coming from behind to win a major, this time by one shot over Dustin Johnson, Koepka and Xander Schauffele.