Tiger Woods made one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history yesterday in Atlanta at the Ryder Cup Tour clinching his first win in the last five years.
It was a great sight to see as the thousands of spectators cheered his name as he was putting the finishing touches on his 80th PGA Tour Win.
His playing partner, Rory Mcllroy, embraced him in congratulations on the great achievement.
“I was pretty emotional when Rory was tapping out, he was finishing out,” Woods said. “I looked around, and the tournament was over because I’d already put the bunker shot on the green, and I’d won 80. 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,” said Tiger Woods.
Woods, who is now 42, has been plagued with multiple back surgeries for the past five years.
The golfer added: “I just loved it out there, the fight and the grind but I was trying hard not to cry at one point. At the beginning of the year this was a tall order but I proved I could progress and put it together.”
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With a wide grin, Woods raised his arms in triumph after the final tap-in and it was clear it was worth all the hardship.
Winning this tournament was of great importance to Tiger Woods as it came a few days short of a year when he told reporters he wasn’t sure of his future after the spinal fusion surgery.
He mentioned then he couldn’t still take full swings with a golf club.
“It is emotional for sure,” said Rob McNamara, “Woods’ long-time friend who has served as his eyes and ears over the past year while the golfer played without a coach.
“He made me cry, but I couldn’t be more proud of him, a true champion in every sense of the word.”
Woods is expected to go to No. 13 in ranking in the world.
He had dropped to 1,199th late last year.
It was his 18th start of 2018, and he has seven top-10 finishes.
