It was a long and hard process, but it looks like Tiger Woods finally completed his long-anticipated comeback among the top golfers in the world. Woods, who was making a return after undergoing four major back surgeries since 2014, managed to grab a win at the season-ending tournament on the PGA Tour schedule, Tour Championship. This was his first in five years and is 80th PGA Tour win.
The 42-year-old golfer finished with 1-over-par 71, staying two shots over Billy Horschel.
“I was pretty emotional when Rory [McIlroy] was tapping out, he was finishing out,” said Woods after the win. “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.”
This win represents a significant feat for Tiger Woods and comes a year since he was questioning his physical health and didn’t know whether he will be able to return to golf at all.
Fast forward 12 months and Woods managed to climb from No. 1,199th to No. 13 in the world. He recorded seven top-10 finishes in 2018 and is now only two wins behind Sam Snead, who is all-time PGA Tour leader in victories. But Woods doesn’t intend to stop here.
“I appreciate it a little bit more than I did because I don’t take it for granted that I’m going to have another decade, two decades in my future of playing golf at this level,” – he added. “It means a lot more to me now in that sense because I didn’t know if I’d ever be out here playing again, doing this again.”
