It’s been five years since Tiger Woods has won a PGA tour event but it on Sunday changed because Tiger is officially back.
Woods earned his first PGA Tour victory since 2013 Sunday by winning the Tour Championship by two shots at 11 under.
April 2014: back surgery
September 2015: back surgery
April 2017: back surgery
September 2018: Tiger Woods wins his first PGA tour event in 5 years
An incredible comeback for an incredible competitor 💪 pic.twitter.com/P7Gd7vHFpS
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 23, 2018
Tiger Woods, fighting back tears: “I just can’t believe I pulled this off.”
🎥: @PGATOURpic.twitter.com/b9iBDWNpTq
— SB Nation (@SBNation) September 23, 2018
Fans from around the world were extremely excited that Tiger was finally able to get over the hump after all these years of falling short for one reason or another.
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80-time winner Tiger Woods on the parade down 18: "I just didn't want to get run over. I can't run anymore."
— Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) September 23, 2018
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TIGER WOODS IS BACK pic.twitter.com/WPhhbdq7mk
— SB Nation (@SBNation) September 23, 2018
Just a taste of the scene at 18 for Tiger Woods at Eastlake pic.twitter.com/VKd64T6T55
— Superdrunkmark69 (@cjzer0) September 23, 2018
5 years, 4 back surgeries and 1,876 days in the making.. win #80 for Tiger Woods. He’s BACK.
— trey wingo (@wingoz) September 23, 2018
The Tiger Woods effect pic.twitter.com/iy1qSQeexb
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 23, 2018
That smile!
For the first time since 2013, and for the 80th time in his career, Tiger Woods finishes atop the leaderboard!!! pic.twitter.com/dFGFqr6ggt
— The Ringer (@ringer) September 23, 2018
CONGRATS TO TIGER WOODS, HISTORY’S GREATEST ASIAN-AMERICAN ATHLETE
— ‘Miserable’ Pablo Torre 🕳️ (@PabloTorre) September 23, 2018
He did it.
Tiger Woods has won the TOUR Championship. pic.twitter.com/jumM5I7sMl
— Skratch (@Skratch) September 23, 2018
Did you see those crowds? Could you feel the energy through the TV? After all these years one thing never changed: Few things in sports are more exciting than golf when Tiger Woods is playing it. pic.twitter.com/kO0UOtNo9E
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) September 23, 2018