Tiger’s rejection of our community, like OJ Simpson before him, comes with a price. Black people can and do revel in the meaning of his extraordinary triumph, but we’re not cheering himMichael Jordan called it the greatest comeback he has ever seen. Af…
Claiming a fifth Masters title was a remarkable triumph for Tiger Woods but the colour split at Augusta remains as stark as it was when he won his first Green Jacket 22 years agoThis time last week, we had all been reminded of “the look”. Tiger Woods, …
Woods won Masters at weekend after decade of struggleJordan and Woods’ friendship forged on sporting greatnessMichael Jordan, who famously came back from retirement to add to his haul of NBA titles, has paid tribute to Tiger Woods’s return to the peak …
His stunning return to golf’s major highs thrills as much for him sticking it to the old guard as it did for pure sporting spectacleAs someone who cried at Tiger Woods’s spectacular Masters victory on Sunday – having spent years waiting for it and much…
It has been hard to follow during his barren spell, not least because much of it could be viewed only through the fingersBrexit, Trump, the hot priest in Fleabag, Israel, Messi, Ronaldo: there are plenty of hot-button topics guaranteed to spark friendl…
Sport is not short of second comings after adversity – Ali in boxing, Seles in tennis, Lauda in F1, even Hogan in golf – but there is an extra dimension to Woods’sIn the spring of 2014 Tiger Woods was at work on the range around the back of his house, …
• Rory McIlroy: ‘I couldn’t be happier, it is a great day for golf’• Brooks Koepka: ‘The atmosphere around Tiger is mind-blowing’It is highly rare for those defeated to take such joy from the identity of the winner. That Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, X…
The president’s very public obsession with golf represents everything that makes a very good game easy to dislike. But then, on Sunday, came a miracleGrotesque, malevolent and a cheat at golf: does Auric Goldfinger remind you of anyone? And there’s the…
Tiger Woods has won the Masters for the fifth time, 22 years after his first win in 1997. ‘It feels like I’ve come full circle,’ Woods said. ‘My dad was here in 97 and now I’m the dad with my two kids.’ Woods did not want to say exactly where this…
• ‘The kids are starting to understand how much golf means to me’• ‘I’m just lucky to be able to do this again,’ says championWhen Tiger Woods won the Masters for the first time in 1997 the first person he met when he came off the 18th green was his fa…
Two years after contemplating retirement the American has eclipsed Ben Hogan’s remarkable recoveryThis one was for the sinners, one for the egotists, addicts, idolaters and fornicators, for those who have suffered, those who have recovered and all the …
Scenes from Augusta National as the golf legend claimed his first major title since 2008, his 15th major overall, and his fifth green jacket in a remarkable return to glory Continue reading…
• The 43-year-old wins 15th major by one stroke at Augusta• Johnson, Koepka and Schauffele share second placeTiger Woods wins the Masters. If ever five words did not do justice to an outcome …Let debate now rage as to where this sits in the pantheon of…
Augusta updates with early start due to weather forecastCheck out the on-course latest with the official leaderboardAnd feel free to email scott.murray@theguardian.com 12.55pm BST The play-off format. If the leaders are tied after 72 manic holes, it’ll…
As the crowd’s fervour over Woods ebbed and flowed, ‘some guy in a visor’ was also doing brilliant thingsPampas, the 7th hole, sits in the heart of Augusta National. From the back of the green there, beneath the big leaderboard, one can see some of wha…
• Open champion Molinari is on -13 after third round • Tiger Woods and Tony Finau sit joint-secondMaybe Tiger Woods should employ the services of the security officer who earned infamy at Augusta National on Friday by slide-tackling the 14-times major …
Updates from the third day at Augusta NationalYou can email Scott here with your thoughtsSecond round report: Woods throws down gauntletAndy Bull: Mickelson scents success againThe official Masters leaderboard 11.33am BST I could wax lyrical about the …
• Francesco Molinari leads European charge at Augusta National• Brooks Koepka shares lead after shaky start to second roundFrom within inches of disaster to touching distance of the Masters lead. Even taking into account the extraordinary circumstances…
The American, chasing a fourth title at Augusta, looks in good shape after changing his routine in the tournament buildupManners matter around Augusta. The club’s official guide for spectators opens with a short note from Bobby Jones on the proper “Con…
Who found love? Who served steak? Who had a massive boost?Who hosted a dinner party this week and laid on a menu of rib-eye steak, mac and cheese, creamed spinach and creamed corn?Jordan SpiethPatrick ReedSergio GarcíaRory McIlroyRory McIlroy is aiming…
