For the first time in five years, Tiger Woods has finished a PGA Tour event at the top of the leaderboard. Woods earned his 80th tour win —one many spectators never thought they’d see—at this weekend’s PGA Tour Championship, finishing 1-over-par.
Woods’ last two years have been maligned by a host of surgeries that attempted to correct back and nerve pain. But his struggles have dated back to the highly public unraveling of his marriage and private life nearly nine years ago.
He was in control over this past weekend, leading by at least two shots at all times during the tournament’s final round. The victory will likely catapult Woods to the No. 13 ranking in the world, and secures him another Tour Championship win, 22 years after he first conquered the season-ending tournament.
“I was pretty emotional when Rory [McIlroy] was tapping,” Woods said after the tournament. “80 is a big number. I’ve been sitting on 79 for about five years now, and to get 80 is a pretty damned good feeling.”
Jack Nicklaus, the only man with more major tournament victories than Woods, paid his respects on Twitter.
My congratulations to @TigerWoods on winning the @playofffinale! I am very happy for him and extremely proud of him. Tiger has worked very hard to get to this place, and has played very well all season. @PGATOUR
— Jack Nicklaus (@jacknicklaus) September 23, 2018
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