| When he began his first round in the 135th British | | | | victory in the 2005 Masters. He had choked up during |
| Open at Royal Liverpool Tiger Woods looked like he | | | | the victory ceremony when he mentioned that Earl |
| had a plan.Starting with a one-shot advantage and | | | | Woods, that for the first time, had been too weak |
| with 14 men within five shots of his lead, Woods | | | | to attend. But he quickly recovered that day. |
| semt to be taking them down one by one. Just a | | | | This triumph marked the fist time that he couldn't |
| month after he missed the first mayor cut of his | | | | hug his beloved "Pops" or at least phone home after |
| professional carrer at the U.S Open, Woods won his | | | | a major victory. Woods raised his arms, bellowed, |
| fourth victory worldwide this year and third on the | | | | "Yes," and punched the air. Seconds later, standing in |
| PGA Tour earned him $1.33 million and pushed him to | | | | the middle of the green, he buried his head in the |
| the top of the money list. | | | | shoulder of his caddie, Steve Williams, and began |
| He became the first player to win the British Open | | | | sobbing uncontrollably. It is very understandable |
| back to back. Woods became the first player to win | | | | knowing that whole bunch of things piled up, dealing |
| this event back-to-back since Tom Watson in | | | | with a challenging golf course, holding off a gaggle of |
| 1982-83. He also tied Walter Hagen, who won a | | | | prominent players trying to catch him and ultimately |
| British Open on these same storied links in 1924, for | | | | prevailing in a major championship all paled in |
| second place on the all-time list of major winners. At | | | | comparison with the sadness he felt knowing he |
| the age of 30, he's seven away from matching the | | | | would not be able to tell his father all about it, but |
| record 18 won by Jack Nicklaus. | | | | we all now he would have been proud, very proud. |
| Woods showed us a hint of his softer side after his | | | | |