“It’s got to be right up there — right? — with all the things I’ve been able to battle through,” Woods said after winning his fifth Masters and 15th major tournament. But this one was different. Woods spoke of being “lucky” and “fortunate enough to do this again.”
And when it was clear that he needed only to play conservative golf to close out the tournament on 18, the reaction was a little more emotional than one might expect.Perhaps the realisation that Woods is 43 had something to do with it. He hadn’t won a Masters in 14 years and maybe, because we’re all older now, too, we know that these moments of sports greatness are precious and rare. Perhaps we could all appreciate a man who has overcome personal demons and injuries along the way.
After capturing his fifth Masters title in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday, the 43-year-old golfer shared a special moment on the course with his family, embracing daughter Sam and son Charlie, as well as mother Kultida, and girlfriend Erica Herman.