Did Tiger Woods win The Masters?

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Tiger Woods of the United States lines up a putt on the eighth green during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: Tiger Woods of the United States lines up a putt on the eighth green during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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Tiger Woods was in the hunt for his fifth green jacket on Sunday, but did he make a final push, end his Majors drought and win The Masters?

There’s been quite a bit of scoring at Augusta National this week, with several golfers within range of the lead throughout the weekend, aided by greens softened by weather. Sunday’s final round started early, with threesomes going off the No. 1 and No. 10 tees, due to threat of rain by the afternoon. Tiger Woods was two strokes back of 54-hole leader Francisco Molinari at the end of Saturday’s third round, with Tony Finau rounding out the final group for Sunday.

Woods narrowed the gap to one behind Molinari as that last group made the turn, and a couple holes ahead of them Xander Schauffele joined them in a three-way tie for the lead at -12 as the back-nine continued. Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka would later join too, making for an epic five-way tie at -12. Multiple golfers, including Jason Day, Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Cantlay and Webb Simpson lingered within two shots of the lead deep into the finishing holes of the tournament, making for an exciting finish. Woods took sole possession of the lead at the 15th and didn’t look back, shooting 70 on the day and snagging his fifth green jacket (and 15th Major) of his career.

Woods has not won The Masters since 2005, and he hasn’t won any Major since the 2008 U.S. Open, when he did so on a badly damaged knee. But he has looked far healthier in recent months, and that healthy Tiger returned to the hunt on the final day of The Masters.

Woods’ experience at Augusta has helped him, as others who haven’t felt the Sunday back-nine pressure of The Masters battled themselves at times.

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The traditional green jacket ceremony was canceled due to the looming threat of rain. Woods didn’t need the pomp and circumstance of the ceremony to further cement his legacy; a fifth Masters victory in what was supposed to be the twilight of his career is special enough.