Michael Phelps Photobombing Tiger Woods At The Masters Became A Sports Meme Unlike Any Other

On Sunday, 43-year-old Tiger Woods recaptured some of that laser-like focus that led him to win 14 majors between 1997 and 2008 to take home his fifth Masters victory, and first major win in 11 years.

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The win moved Woods to within three major wins of the all time record held by Jack Nicklaus, leading The Golden Bear to admit he’s once again looking over his shoulder.

“I felt for a long time he was going to win again. The next two majors are at Bethpage, where he’s won [2002 U.S. Open], and Pebble Beach, where he’s won [2000 U.S. Open]. So, you know, he’s got me shaking in my boots, guys,” Nicklaus told Golf Channel.

So why did Nicklaus think, after an 11 year drought that Woods still had more major wins in him?

“I’ve been saying – everybody kept asking me, ‘What about Tiger? Can he win another major?’ I kept saying, ‘I think so. I think he will,’” Nicklaus said. “And the reason I said that is because it all depended on Tiger’s health. If Tiger is healthy, he didn’t need to worry about his driver. He never drove the ball straight anyway. He always, from somewhere, he got the ball up around the green. He’s such a great putter, he has such a great short game, he has such distance control with his irons – unbelievable distance control, the best I’ve ever seen of anybody in the game.

“If you get a guy who can do that, even if Tiger wasn’t healthy, if he could bunt the ball off the tee somewhere, with his iron game and his short game, he’s going to win again. And he topped it off this week, by driving the ball with it.”

Tiger’s fifth Masters win now moves him within one of Nicklaus’ record six green jackets (even though he and Tiger have really only been given just one by Augusta National).

Another famous and highly-decorated athlete (GOAT, if you will) who also showed laser-like focus on Sunday in Augusta was 23-time gold medal winner Michael Phelps, who knows a little something about redemption stories and has become something of a regular at PGA events of late.

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Phelps, as you may recall, during the 2016 Olympics in Rio blew up the internet with the “death stare” he gave while waiting to compete – something he channeled on Sunday as he watched Woods’ tee shot on the 16th hole, once again sending the internet racing to comment and create new memes.

https://twitter.com/DFSBBallGuy/status/1117486300767014912

https://twitter.com/LandryLocker/status/1117485237825626114

So awesome.

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