The Masters Golf, Day Four - Tiger Woods wins 5th green jacket and 15th major

Tiger Woods ended an 11-year wait to claim a 15th major title, to complete one of sport's greatest comebacks.

Woods won on 13 under overall with a two-under 70 on the final day, with three more Americans tied for second place one shot behind; Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka.
Two double bogeys for overnight leader Francesco Molinari spelled the end for the Open champion on the back nine, eventually finishing joint fifth on 11 under.
Having been written off due to a recent struggle with back problems, there was a relieved celebration on the 18th green, punching the air in delight before embracing his family.

Photo from the Guardian

This victory will be remembered for breaking a number of records, Woods' won a major after trailing at the beginning of day four for the first time, while 14 years is the longest time between Masters titles.He is now just one behind Jack Nicklaus' record of six wins at Augusta National and three behind his fellow American's overall major tally of 18.
He is the second player after the Golden bear to win the Masters in three decades.

Woods missed the 2016 and 2017 Masters with his persistent back injury before back surgery in April two years ago.
Challenging for the Open and PGA championship in 2018 before winning the Tour Championship completed a superb 2018.
It was his 80th PGA Tour title, and his fifth green jacket puts him one behind the record of 82 held by Sam Snead.

Woods' comeback in numbers
3,954 - days since victory over Rocco Mediate in a US Open play-off at Torrey Pines.

1,199 - Woods' ranking in the world in November 2017. Victory at Augusta National means he will be sixth in Monday's updated standings.

683 - weeks he has spent at world number one during his career, a record.

281 - consecutive weeks spent as the world's best golfer, which is also a record.

48 - His score for nine holes at the age of three on the Navy golf course in Los Alamitos.

5 - Woods is one of five players to have won all four major titles.

4 - number of back operations since March 2014.

1 - Woods is the only player to hold all four major titles at the same time, winning the US Open, Open Championship and US PGA in 2000 and the 2001 Masters.

Final Leaderboard
-13 T Woods (USA)
-12 D Johnson (USA), X Schauffele (USA), B Koepka (USA)
-11 J Day (AUS), W Simpson (USA), F Molinari (ITA), T Finau (USA)
-10 J Rahm (SPN), P Cantlay (USA), R Fowler (USA)

-8 I Poulter (ENG)
-6 P Mickelson (USA)
-5 M Fitzpatrick (ENG) R McIlroy (NIR), J Spieth (USA)
-2 T Fleetwood (ENG)

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