Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Tiger Woods clinched his fifth Masters and 15th major title with victory at Augusta in April.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
The previous environment No. 1 had not gained the Masters due to the fact 2005, and it was his initial main get considering that 2008.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
A thirty day period immediately after profitable the Masters, Woods received the nation’s greatest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Flexibility, from President Donald Trump.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods won the season-ending Tour Championship in September 2018. It was his first title in five yrs pursuing a succession of back accidents.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Symptoms that Woods was again to his greatest were noticeable at August’s PGA Championship, where he concluded runner-up to Brooks Koepka. It adopted an spectacular demonstrating at July’s British Open, the place he briefly topped the leaderboard.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods created an remarkable return to aggressive golf in 2018 just after multiple back surgical procedures in the latest many years. He performed his initially Masters in a few several years in April 2018.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
The four-time champion had back again fusion operation — his fourth process — in April 2017 and returned to the match ache-totally free in December. He concluded tied 32nd at Augusta.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods was touted as a person of the favorites following impressing in his early-season functions. He also established tongues wagging by playing a apply spherical with aged rival Phil Mickelson, right.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods completed tied second at the Valspar Championship in March 2018 and followed it up with a tie for fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. The buzz needle moved into overdrive.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods set out on his famous path by starting to be the youngest winner of the Masters — at 21 — with a history 12-shot earn in 1997.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
One particular of his most impressive feats was successful his first US Open up by an unparalleled 15 pictures at Pebble Seashore, California, in 2000, sparking a streak in no way seen prior to or considering the fact that.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods’ victory in the 2001 Masters meant he held all 4 of golf’s significant titles at the same time, dubbed the “Tiger Slam.”
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods’ get rate, his dedication to health training and his wish to thrive have been modifying golfing. Prize income rocketed for the reason that of Woods. Off the training course, he married girlfriend Elin Nordegren in 2004.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods showed scarce emotion when he broke down in tears on the shoulder of caddie Steve Williams pursuing his win in the 2006 British Open up at Hoylake, months right after his father and mentor Earl handed away.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Even with currently being visibly hampered and in discomfort from a knee harm, Woods won the US Open up in amazing manner at Torrey Pines, California, in 2008. It was his 14th big title to go away him only four driving the file of Jack Nicklaus. He was later identified with knee ligament harm and two fractures of his still left tibia. He missed the relaxation of the time following operation. It is even now his final significant title.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
In December 2009, Woods crashed his car or truck into a fire hydrant outside the house his residence. As the major photo emerged it was uncovered Woods experienced been conducting a collection of further martial affairs. He took three months absent from the video game to type out his private daily life.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
In February 2010 Woods resolved the world’s media to describe and apologise for his steps. His infidelity led to divorce and was the starting of a downhill slide in Woods’ actively playing occupation. By October he misplaced the environment No. 1 ranking, a situation he had held for 281 consecutive weeks
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods was again in the winner’s circle in 2013, lifting five titles, such as the Arnold Palmer Invitational, to get back again to the top rated of the rankings.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Later in 2013 there ended up signs all was not properly as Woods was found to be in agony as he picked the ball out of the hole at the Barclays tournament in August. He skipped the Masters the adhering to April for the initial time because 1994 to bear back again surgery.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods pulled out of the Farmers Insurance Open in February 2015, and struggled with damage and sort for the relaxation of the season.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods minimize a dejected determine at that year’s US Open as he struggled with his activity and carded rounds of 80 and 76 to miss out on the lower.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
In August 2015 Woods produced his past look for 15 months to bear comply with-up again surgeries. At a person phase throughout his rehabilitation, Woods spoke of there getting “no mild at the end of the tunnel” — and with one eye on his fading job, he proposed “anything past this will be gravy.”
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods built a a great deal-predicted return to golfing in December 2016, exhibiting indications of promise with the greatest range of birdies in the area — 24 — but he also designed a quantity of high-priced mistakes to complete third from previous in the 18-guy event.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
He skipped the minimize in his to start with occasion of 2017 in the US and pulled out right after the to start with round of the Dubai Desert Vintage in February, citing back spasms. He underwent a fourth back prodecure in April.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
In August Woods entered a first-offender software and pleaded guilty to reckless driving on Oct 28. He will avoid jail except he commits significant violations of his probation.
Tiger Woods: From highs to lows
Woods returned to golf after 301 days at the Hero Earth Challenge in the Bahamas on November 30 2017. He carded a 3-below first-round 69 and appeared soreness-totally free and hungry to resume his profession.
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