Tiger Woods winning the Memorial for the fifth time lands him his second tournament win on the season, as well as tieing Jack Nicklaus for second on the all-time tournament wins list with 73 wins.
The significance of the win is excellent for Tiger moving forward on his quest of getting that 18th major. The fact that Tiger was down four shots entering Sunday to end up winning by closing strong with a birdie on three of his final four holes. Many believed that Tiger wouldn't be able to rallie, showing in the past that when the pressure was on. Not only did he win, he did in spectacular fashion putting together a final round of 67.
Not only was Tiger happy with his performance, but the rest of the country were as well with rankings skyrocketing up of 138 percent. Whether you like the guy or not Tiger doesn't need golf, golf needs Tiger. The PGA Tour just isn't as exciting without Tiger for the causal golf fan. Tiger brings in millions of viewers from many different backgrounds and nationalities, and that's what golf needs.
Now am I going to say Tiger is going to win in every tournament he plays in? Not at all. I'm just happy to see the guy put it all together, and show many he still has the game to conquer that 18th major. Will he do so? That's a question we don't know, all we can do is sit and watch.
I'm Justin Tyree a junior attending the University of North Carolina at Pembroke majoring in Journalism, come into my world when it comes the topic of sports.
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