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