When was the last time Tiger Woods won a major?
Tiger Woods won his 15th Major on Sunday by taking home his fifth Masters victory. How long has it been since Woods last earned a Major championship?
Tiger Woods made history on Sunday by picking up his 15th Major championship and fifth Masters win. The 43-year-old hadn’t won a Major since winning the U.S. Open in 2008, defeating Rocco Mediate. It was the first time Woods has earned a green jacket since 2005, when the won The Masters with a three-shot lead over Chris DiMarco.
It was an 11-year drought for one of golf’s greatest players, one that had many thinking that Woods would never reach the peaks he had earlier in his career, especially given both his age and the numerous injuries and surgeries he’s endured during his slump. Sunday marked its end and perhaps, in turn, the beginning of Woods’ renaissance. At the very least, it snaps what was tied for the longest span between two Majors wins, at 11 years, as well as the longest span between two Masters wins, at 14 years.
Woods’ fifth Masters win now puts him just one victory behind all-time leader Jack Nicklaus. The legend Tweeted a “well done” at Woods once Woods’ final round had wrapped, the win sealed.
https://twitter.com/jacknicklaus/status/1117494664456699905?s=21
The Masters also was the site of Woods’ first Major tournament win, in 1997, when he was just 21 years old, making Woods the youngest Masters champion in history. Nicklaus, meanwhile, is still the oldest Masters winner, doing so in 1986 at the age of 46. Woods and Nicklaus also are two of five players who have career Majors grand slams, while Woods is the only one to complete the sweep in a single year (2000-2001), which is now known as the “Tiger Slam.”
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Next up for Woods is the 2019 PGA Championship, taking place on May 16-19 at Black Course in Bethpage State Park, in Farmingdale, New York. But until then, Woods can at least breathe a sigh of relief that the Major tournament victory that has been so elusive for over a decade is once again finally his.