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OKAY. LET'S BEGIN, IF WE COULD.

HERE IS THE PROGRAM WE'LL BE GOING BY THIS AFTERNOON.

TIGER HAS SOME PREPARED REMARKS THAT HE WILL MAKE AS WE

ANTICIPATE HIS FIRST EVENT ON THE PGA TOUR AS A PROFESSIONAL.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO TIGER WOODS.

I GUESS HELLO, WORLD, HUH? [ LAUGHTER ]

ON THE TEE, WE HAVE THE YOUNGEST CONTESTANT EVER,

ELDRICK "TIGER" WOODS. **

"HELLO, WORLD." WITH THOSE TWO WORDS,

TIGER WOODS EXPLODED ON TO THE SCENE AND FOREVER ALTERED

THE LANDSCAPE OF THE PGA TOUR. OH, MY GOODNESS!

OH, MY! EXPECT ANYTHING DIFFERENT?

* LISTEN UP 'CAUSE I'LL BREAK IT DOWN *

LONG BEFORE TIGER HIT THE PROFESSIONAL RANKS,

SAM SNEAD WAS THE MAN. 82 PGA TOUR WINS --

A MARK NO ONE COULD TOUCH... YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

...NOT PALMER AND NOT HOGAN AND NOT NICKLAUS.

BUT NOW WHAT ONCE SEEMED UNTOUCHABLE IS WITHIN REACH.

A WIN FOR THE AGES. HE'S WON A LOT.

MY COMPETITIVENESS BRINGS ME THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH.

WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE A PUTT, YOU MAKE A PUTT.

YOU JUST SORT OF, LIKE, DROP INTO ANOTHER ZONE.

* UH-HUH * * DO IT *

OH! BETTER THAN MOST.

* LOOK AT ME * TIGER WOODS HAS TREATED

THE PGA TOUR RECORD BOOK LIKE IT WAS HIS PERSONAL TO-DO LIST.

AGAIN AT BAY HILL! AND HE HAS MORE

UNFORGETTABLE HIGHLIGHTS THAN YOU CAN REMEMBER.

WELL, HE'S DOING IT IN STYLE. UNBELIEVABLE SHOT!

* STRAIGHT TO THE TOP * * I'M NEVER TAKING IT SLOW *

OH! WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING

LIKE THIS IN GOLF. WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT

THIS MAN LIKE HE'S SUPERHUMAN. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

LET'S REWIND THE CLOCK, RELIVE TIGER'S INCREDIBLE VOLUME

OF PGA TOUR WINS... * LOOK AT ME *

...AND REDISCOVER THE MAGICAL MOMENTS OF TIGER...

* LOOK AT ME * ...CHASING HISTORY.

...CHASING HISTORY. * WHOA *

WEEK HERE IN MILWAUKEE? A VICTORY WOULD

BE AWFULLY NICE. A VICTORY.

MM-HMM. TO ME, THAT COMES OFF AS

A LITTLE COCKY OR BRASH. WELL, I --

WHEN YOU COME OUT HERE -- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.

YOUR FIRST PRO TOURNAMENT, AND YOU SAY,

"YOU KNOW, I CAN WIN." I'VE ALWAYS FIGURED THAT,

WHY GO TO A TOURNAMENT IF YOU'RE NOT GOING THERE TO TRY AND WIN?

THERE'S REALLY NO POINT IN EVEN GOING.

THAT'S THE ATTITUDE I'VE HAD MY ENTIRE LIFE

AND THAT'S THE ATTITUDE I'LL ALWAYS HAVE.

SECOND SUCKS. THIRD IS EVEN WORSE.

THAT'S JUST THE FEELING -- BUT ON TOUR, THAT'S NOT TOO

BAD SOMETIMES, THOUGH. THAT'S NOT TOO BAD,

BUT I WANT TO WIN. THAT'S JUST MY NATURE.

YOU'LL LEARN. [ BOTH LAUGH ]

I'M JUST KIDDING YOU. I'M SORRY. I HAD TO SAY THAT.

* WHOA * CURTIS WAS RIGHT.

TIGER DID LEARN. HE WOULD PROVE TO BE AN ACE

STUDENT AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL.

HIS LEARNING CURVE? EXACTLY FIVE STARTS.

* ALL THIS MONEY * * I'M GONNA COUNT IT ALL UP *

* ALL THIS MONEY * * I'M GONNA COUNT IT ALL UP *

* COUNT IT ALL UP * * I'M-A COUNT IT ALL UP *

BOY, YOU OUGHT TO SEE THESE PEOPLE OUT HERE, FOLKS.

THIS REMINDS ME OF ARNOLD PALMER DAYS.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT SMILE A LOT.

PERHAPS ON THE EVE OF HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL VICTORY.

INTO THE CLUBHOUSE WITH A ONE-SHOT LEAD.

DAVIS LOVE III. TIED 16. WE'LL PLAY 18 ALL OVER AGAIN.

DAVIS LOVE III AND TIGER WOODS, THE PLAYOFF.

IT'S THE FIRST HOLE OF SUDDEN DEATH HERE

IN THE LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL. TIGER WOODS LOOKING FOR

HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL VICTORY. LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING A

LITTLE BIT TO THE RIGHT. THAT'S STILL A PRETTY GOOD

GOLF SHOT. IF DAVIS MATCHES THAT,

THEY'LL GO BACK AND PLAY THE PAR-3 17th.

DID YOU EVER DREAM IT COULD HAPPEN THIS FAST?

KIND OF, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY HARD

TO DESCRIBE THE FEELING. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANKS A LOT. THERE'S GOING TO BE

A WHOLE BUNCH MORE. THANKS, ANDY.

* TURN IT UP * * GO A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE

THIS * * NOW DROP THE BEAT *

* COME ON * TIGER WOODS WITH A

FINAL-ROUND 66. THAT WAS FUN TO WATCH.

* ONE, TWO * * ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR *

TIGER WOODS OFFICIALLY DECLARED THE CHAMPION

HERE AT THE WALT DISNEY WORLD OLDSMOBILE GOLF CLASSIC.

* BRING THE FUNK BACK * * BRING, BRING, BRING, BRING *

* BRING, BRING THE FUNK BACK * THE THING I LOOK FORWARD TO

THE MOST IN GOLF, PERIOD, HANDS DOWN IS JUST COMPETING.

WELL, THAT'S FAIRLY CONVINCING, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

I JUST LOVE THE HUNT ON THE BACK NINE ON SUNDAY.

TIGER WOODS THE 1997 WINNER OF THE MERCEDES CHAMPIONSHIP.

WITH A TRIO OF TITLES UNDER HIS BELT

IN JUST NINE PRO STARTS, TIGER EASILY CONVERTED

ANY DOUBTERS INTO BELIEVERS. BUT AS HE DROVE DOWN

MAGNOLIA LANE FOR THE FIRST TIME AS A PROFESSIONAL, THE TIME

FOR MAKING IMPRESSIONS WAS OVER. HE WAS BENT ON MAKING HISTORY.

THERE YOU ARE. KENNY, LET THE RECORD SHOW,

A LITTLE AFTER 5:30 FRIDAY, APRIL THE 11th, TIGER TAKES

THE LEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AT THE MASTERS.

OH, LEAVE THE FLAG ALONE. I MEAN, TALK ABOUT A 27-HOLE

STRETCH. TIGER WOODS HAS JUST BEEN

BRILLIANT TODAY IN HIS FIRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP

AS A PROFESSIONAL. WALKING AFTER IT.

IT'S A BIRDIE. TIGER WOODS JUST LAPPING

THE FIELD HERE NOW. ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS DISPLAY

OF GOLF BEING PUT ON BY TIGER WOODS.

WHAT A STROKE. TIGER WOODS BIRDIES THE 11th.

IN THE DRIVING STATISTICS, HE IS LEAPFROGGING THE FIELD --

18 YARDS AHEAD OF THE NEXT-CLOSEST.

HERE IT IS. LOOK OUT.

UNBELIEVABLE. HE STRETCHES HIS LEAD

TO NINE STROKES. I'VE SAID HE'S A BOY

AMONGST MEN, AND HE'S SHOWING THE MEN HOW TO PLAY.

HE'S THE BEST GOLFER IN THE WORLD AND HE'S 21 YEARS OLD,

WORLD AND HE'S 21 YEARS OLD, AND I THINK THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

LEAD IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THE MASTERS.

I WAS MORE AWARE OF WHAT NORMAN DID THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

I SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT? IF YOU RELAX

AND IF YOU DON'T GO OUT THERE WITH THE SAME INTENSITY

YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING THE FIRST THREE ROUNDS,

THEN THAT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU." AND I WAS JUST KIND OF YELLING

AT MYSELF, "IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS RIGHT NOW,

THAT GREEN JACKET CEREMONY WILL NEVER HAPPEN."

TIGER WOODS NOW 18-UNDER, ONE SHOT AHEAD OF THE ALL-TIME

MASTERS SCORING RECORD. THE VICTORY MARCH CONTINUES.

THERE'S HIS DAD WATCHING, EARL WOODS.

SO, HE'LL CHASE JACK NICKLAUS,

BUT HE FOLLOWS JACKIE ROBINSON AS A MAN WHO BROKE BARRIERS,

MEN WHO'VE TRANSCENDED THEIR SPORT.

AND A VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE LIKE AUGUSTA HAS NEVER SEEN.

LIKE AUGUSTA HAS NEVER SEEN. THERE IT IS, A WIN FOR THE AGES!

WHAT A BIRDIE OR A BOGEY IS TO LOVE MY GUEST TODAY.

YOU DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND PAR.

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LIKE GOLF, BECAUSE TIGER WOODS

TRANSCENDS GOLF. **

I CERTAINLY, OVER THE YEARS, HAVE BELIEVED IN EXCELLENCE,

BUT WHEN YOU SEE SOMEBODY DO IT AS WELL AS YOU HAVE DONE,

IT REAFFIRMS OUR BELIEF THAT ANYTHING

IS POSSIBLE FOR OURSELVES. I THINK, IN THAT WAY,

THAT IS HOW YOU TRANSCEND GOLF. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT YOURSELF?

I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE YOU SHOULD NEVER,

EVER LIMIT YOURSELF. ONCE YOU PUT LIMITS

AND BOUNDARIES ON YOURSELF, THEN THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE CONFINED TO.

THANK YOU, TIGER. NO PROBLEM.

YOU ARE SIMPLY THE BEST. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]

* WHOA * THE GAME'S NEWEST

AND BRIGHTEST STAR IS BACK THIS WEEK.

TIGER WARMED UP FOR THE BYRON, IN PART, BY SHOWING OFF

HIS PITCHING ARM AT TUESDAY NIGHT'S RANGERS-INDIANS GAME.

BUT FEAR NOT, HE IS NOT THE NEXT TWO-SPORT ATHLETE.

WAS IT A CURVEBALL? WAS IT A KNUCKLEBALL?

WHAT WAS IT? IT WAS A BALL THAT I JUST

WANTED TO GET OVER THE PLATE. I GOT IT NO PROBLEM.

WAS IT NERVE-RACKING? IT WAS MORE NERVE-RACKING

THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. WHAT DO YOU PREDICT WE'LL SEE

FROM YOUR SON THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN INTRODUCED TO YET?

YOU WILL SEE A SUSTAINED LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE

THAT YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. **

THE BEST GETS EVEN BETTER. TIGER WOODS HAS WON AGAIN.

LIKE ANY NORMAL 21-YEAR-OLD, YOU TOOK A NICE LITTLE SPRING

BREAK AFTER WINNING THE MASTERS. RIGHT.

BUT DID YOU REALLY EXPECT TO COME OUT AND WIN IMMEDIATELY?

YOU KNOW, YEAH, I DID, BECAUSE THAT'S MY GOAL.

AND THEY'RE COMING OUT. A LITTLE BRITISH OPEN

LOOK GOING ON HERE AT COG HILL. NUMBER FOUR ON THE YEAR.

TIGER WOODS WITH ANOTHER VICTORY.

IT'S CALLED HIGH EXPECTATIONS, AND THEY'RE BEING MET.

UNBELIEVABLE. HOW ABOUT THAT?

HE HAS COLLECTED, NOW, HIS SEVENTH VICTORY ON THE PGA TOUR.

IS THAT ANY GOOD? YEAH. HE'S UNBELIEVABLE.

PGA TOUR -- THESE GUYS ARE GOOD, AND WE HAD PROOF OF THAT

TODAY. AN EAGLE FINISH!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO HERE,

BUT I WANT TO WATCH THIS. HAD TO HAPPEN EVENTUALLY.

HE JUST HAD TO PUT IT DOWN SOMEWHERE WHERE

HE ISN'T GOING TO MAKE 6. HE'S GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME

MAKING 5. HOW ABOUT A 4?

HOW ABOUT A 4?! AND HE WINS HERE AT MEMORIAL.

FOR HIS THIRD WIN ON THE PGA TOUR THIS YEAR.

CHICAGO CERTAINLY IS HIS KIND OF TOWN.

TIGER IS NUMBER 1 IN THE WORLD AGAIN.

A SWING OVERHAUL IN 1998 LIMITED TIGER

TO ONE VICTORY THAT YEAR, BUT ONCE THE CHANGES KICKED IN,

HE FOUND A BRAND-NEW GEAR. BY SUMMER, HE BREEZED TO

A DOUBLE-DIGIT CAREER-WIN TOTAL, AND BACK IN THE WINDY CITY,

TIGER WAS PRIMED FOR THE FINAL MAJOR OF THE '90s.

THE 81st PGA CHAMPIONSHIP. JUST A MOMENT AGO,

TIGER MADE A BEELINE FOR SERGIO WHEN HE ARRIVED

ON THE DRIVING RANGE. YOU WANT A NEW RIVALRY IN GOLF?

MAYBE THIS IS IT. MAYBE IT WILL UNFOLD TODAY.

I DON'T LOOK FOR ANYTHING LEAVING IN THE BAG

ON THIS TEE SHOT. WELL, HE'S ACTUALLY BEEN

A LITTLE BIT UNLUCKY HERE. HE'S COME UP ON THE DOWNSLOPE,

HIS FEET BELOW THE BALL, SO HE'S GOT A HOOK STANCE.

AND HE NEEDS TO HIT A HIGH CUT AROUND THE TREES

IN FRONT OF HIM. HE'S GOT 261 YARDS LEFT,

AND HE HAS THE 2-IRON. YOU THINK HE'S CAPABLE

TO DO THIS? UH, YES.

NOTHING SURPRISES ME HERE. SUCH A DIFFICULT SHOT THOUGH,

KENNY. YOU CAN SEE

THAT BALL TURNING. THIS MIGHT BE THE GREATEST

SHOT THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN, IF IT CARRIES.

IT CARRIED. UNBELIEVABLE SHOT!

UNBELIEVABLE SHOT! TIGER'S LEADING BY FIVE.

IN THE FIELD ARE 1 AND 2 ON THE LEADERBOARD --

WOODS AT 23, GARCIA AT 19. TIGER WATCHING FROM THE TEE.

HE CAN SEE A TWO-SHOT SWING. GOT A CHANCE. OH, YES!

OH! AND I THINK HE LOOKED BACK UP AT THE TEE

AT TIGER WOODS AND SAID, "HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT ONE?"

I KNOW HE DID. YOU KNOW HE DID.

UH-OH. LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT LONG.

OH, BOY. THIS IS A ONE-SHOT BALLGAME.

YOU SMALL CHILDREN, DON'T WATCH THIS.

LOOK AT HIM. HE'S QUICK, TOO. OH, MY GOODNESS!

HE HIT IT ON THE GREEN. [ LAUGHS ]

OH, THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE! THIS TO MAINTAIN

THIS TO MAINTAIN A ONE-SHOT LEAD.

TIGER NEEDS PAR TO WIN. THAT'S ALL IT HAD TO BE.

ALMOST. TO CLOSE OUT THE MAJORS,

20th CENTURY. TIGER'S TITLE NUMBER TWO.

TIGER'S TITLE NUMBER TWO. HE WENT THROUGH A LOT.

HOW MUCH BETTER DO YOU THINK YOU CAN BE?

OH, I CAN BE A LOT BETTER. MY GAME IS FAR

FROM BEING AT ITS PEAK, AND YOU NEVER REALLY GET THERE,

AND YOU NEVER REALLY GET THERE, BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL JOURNEY.

* STRAIGHT TO THE TOP * * I'M NEVER TAKING IT SLOW *

WELCOME TO ANOTHER ADDITION OF "LARRY KING LIVE."

IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO HAVE TIGER WOODS AS OUR GUEST.

DO YOU EVER WONDER, LOOKING BACK, HOW ALL THIS HAPPENED TO

YOU? I MEAN, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY SUPERB

AT THE SPORT, BUT ALL THIS ATTENTION SO YOUNG.

DO YOU EVER THINK TO YOURSELF, "WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?"

YOU KNOW, I DO. I REALLY DO, BECAUSE IT'S WILD.

WHEN I GO GROCERY SHOPPING, I MEAN, GO AND RUN MY CART

UP AND DOWN THE AISLES, AND PEOPLE RECOGNIZE ME.

THE WILDEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED WAS -- MY FRIENDS

AND I WERE GOING TO -- WHERE WERE WE GOING?

TO A CLIPPER GAME, AND -- A CLIPPER GAME.

A CLIPPER GAME, AND WE WERE DRIVING ALONG IN THE CAR, EH,

ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR. IT'S AT NIGHT.

MY WINDOW WAS DOWN, BUT IT WAS AT NIGHT.

WE'RE DRIVING ALONG, AND PEOPLE RECOGNIZED ME.

AND THAT WAS WILD. THAT FLIPPED YOU.

THAT WAS WILD, YEAH. TIGER'S BURGEONING CELEBRITY,

BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURSE, COINCIDED WITH THE CREATION

OF THE WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS, A SERIES OF ANNUAL EVENTS

FEATURING THE BEST PLAYERS FROM THE WORLD'S TOP TOURS.

IT TOOK TIGER TWO EVENTS TO MAKE THEM HIS OWN.

WATCH OUT. OH!

OH, IF THAT'S THE RIGHT CLUB...

IT'S THE RIGHT CLUB. JUST 92 YARDS WITH A LOB WEDGE.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'D EVEN SHOW UP OUT HERE.

LOOK FOR AN ENCORE HERE. YOU BET.

JUST PEPPERING THE FLAG. 62. EIGHT BIRDIES.

HE ONLY MADE ONE PUTT OF MORE THAN 8 FEET FOR A 62.

GREAT TEE-TO-GREEN PLAY. TO HOLE THIS GIVES HIM

A TWO-SHOT LEAD. YES!

KILLER INSTINCT OF TIGER WOODS.

AGAIN, TIGER WOODS PREVAILS. TIGER, IT'S NEVER AS EASY

AS PEOPLE THINK IT IS, IS IT? NO, IT'S NOT.

IT'S PRETTY HARD, AND TODAY WAS A DIFFICULT DAY.

TIGER NOW HAS 12 VICTORIES IN 67 PROFESSIONAL STARTS,

AS HE BECOMES THE YOUNGEST SINCE JACK NICKLAUS TO WIN FIVE

IN A SINGLE SEASON. IT ALWAYS FELT LIKE

I'D SEE SOMEBODY LIKE THIS IN MY LIFETIME.

THE LEGEND GROWS. TIGER WOODS' SEVENTH

WIN OF THE SEASON. WELL DONE.

THANKS. THANKS. YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO TALK

ABOUT THIS MAN LIKE HE'S SUPERHUMAN, AND HE CONTINUES TO

PROVE THAT HE MIGHT BE. THE BEST SEASON

IN A QUARTER-CENTURY, EIGHT WINS, $6.6 MILLION.

THE BIGGEST STORY -- TIGER WOODS.

HE WON FOUR EVENTS TO END THE SEASON LAST YEAR.

THIS YEAR, HE STARTS OFF TRYING TO MAKE IT

FIVE IN A ROW FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BEN HOGAN IN 1953.

THIS CERTAINLY HAS TURNED INTO A MATCH-PLAY SITUATION.

THIS IS JUST WHAT THESE GUYS LIVE FOR,

HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN, LAST HOLE. IT WAS JUST A GREAT, GREAT

FIGHT BETWEEN BOTH OF US. AND TO HIT THE SHOTS THAT WE DID

AT THE TIMES WE DID AGAINST EACH OTHER...

WE GOT SOME ACTION. IF IT GETS OVER THAT RISE...

COME ON DOWN. WE JUST TALKED

ABOUT TIGER'S SHOT. ERNIE HIT THAT SHOT AFTER TIGER.

IT WAS EVEN BETTER. WHAT A SHOW BY THESE TWO.

THIS FOR EAGLE, WITH ERNIE'S EAGLE PUTT WAITING.

AND NOW TO TRY TO STUFF IT IN ON TOP OF THAT

AND SEND US BACK TO THE 18th TEE FOR A PLAYOFF.

OH, YEAH! AND YOU KNEW HE WAS GOING

TO MAKE THAT PUTT. YOU HAVE TO EXPECT THE BEST

OUT OF THE BEST PLAYERS, AND THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT

AND THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE IT.

WHICH WOODS MUST MATCH TO SEND US

TO THE SECOND PLAYOFF HOLE. AND OFF WE GO.

THEY HAVE TWO PUTTS HERE THAT REALLY AREN'T MAKABLE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? UNBELIEVABLE.

AND THE CROWDS HERE CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN TREATED

TO A SMORGASBORD OF GREAT GOLF SHOTS, GREAT PUTTS.

IT ENDS UP JUST SHORT. NEW SEASON, SAME RESULT --

ANOTHER TIGER WOODS WIN. THAT'S FIVE IN A ROW

IN OFFICIAL PGA TOUR STARTS. WELL, TIGER, JACK WAS

THE GOLFER OF THE LAST CENTURY. DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS

THE GOLFER OF THE NEXT CENTURY? THAT'S A STRONG QUESTION TO

ASK ALREADY, BUT, NO I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE MY BEST I CAN BE,

AND WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS. I KNOW THAT I'M GOING

TO DO ONE THING. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK

HARD AND BE PATIENT WITHIN, AND HOPEFULLY

THAT CAN EITHER COME CLOSE TO HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

AND, IF I GET LUCKY, MAYBE EVEN EXCEED THEM.

**

ON THE PGA TOUR THESE DAYS -- THOSE WITH TIGER

AND THOSE WITHOUT. THERE IS MORE TALENT OUT HERE

NOW THAN EVER BEFORE, BUT TIGER IS

A SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL. HE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

TIGER WOODS IS WELL ON HIS WAY TO BEING IN

THAT MICHAEL JORDAN-TYPE CLASS. SO, TIGER TRYING TO WIN

SIX STRAIGHT. BEN HOGAN THE LAST TO DO THAT.

THE UNTHINKABLE -- BYRON NELSON WON 11.

GOGEL HAD A FIVE-SHOT LEAD AT ONE TIME.

TIGER WAS, FOR A LARGE PART OF THE DAY, SEVEN BACK.

I LIKE THAT PLAY. AND I LIKE THAT SHOT.

GO IN! OH!

RIGHT BACK IN IT. GOGEL STILL AHEAD.

OH, NO! HE JUST ABOUT MADE TWO IN A ROW!

HOW OBSCURE WOULD IT BE FOR MATT GOGEL TO BEAT TIGER WOODS?

OH! I DON'T SEE

ANYTHING LEFT IN THE BAG HERE. THIS WILL BE ALL HE'S GOT.

SKIPS THROUGH THE ROUGH. AND 3 FEET FOR THE LEAD ALONE.

THERE YOU GO. HE HAS COME BACK FROM AS MANY

AS SEVEN DOWN TODAY. AND THERE'S YOUR ARM SHOT,

KENNY. WE'VE GOT A CHANCE

WE'VE GOT A CHANCE FOR A PLAYOFF AT PEBBLE BEACH.

OH, BOY. AND A DAY NOT TO BE BELIEVED.

TIGER, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU A WINNER'S CHECK

IN THE AMOUNT OF $720,000. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

TIGER WOODS, YOU'RE A WINNER, AND THAT'S LIKE A BROKEN RECORD

THESE DAYS. ARNOLD PALMER, OF COURSE,

CHANGED THE GAME OF GOLF. TIGER WOODS MAY BE IN THE

PROCESS OF DOING THE SAME THING. ALRIGHT, GUYS.

FIVE MINUTES HERE. TIGER WOODS ARRIVES HOPING

TO START A NEW WINNING STREAK. HE'S ALREADY WON 17

TOURNAMENTS ON THE PGA TOUR, TWO MAJORS.

I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE, MAYBE THIS WEEK, HE'LL FALL OFF,

THIS WEEK, HE'LL FALL OFF, BUT HE NEVER DOES.

ANY BETTER THAN HE IS TODAY? NOT WITH MORE CONFIDENCE.

WOW. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL SPEED. HOW ABOUT THAT? PERFECT!

JUST A FEW MOMENTS AWAY FROM ARNIE'S TITLE AT BAY HILL.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CLOSE FOR TIGER WOODS.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE PLAYERS NOW ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST

THE WAY THEY PLAY IF THEY WANT TO BEAT TIGER WOODS?

WELL, I'M NOT SURE THEYCANADJUST.

BACK-TO-BACK MEMORIAL TITLES FOR TIGER WOODS.

AND THE GOLF HE'S PLAYING IS BETTER THAN I'VE EVER PLAYED.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

I'M ROOTING FOR HIM. EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT HE DOES

WITH A GOLF BALL IS PURE MAGIC, BUT IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE

EVEN TIGER WOODS COULD DO WHAT HE SEEMS TO DO

IN THAT COMMERCIAL -- A DAZZLING BALANCING ACT

THAT ENDS WITH A FLAWLESS DRIVE, AND HE CRUSHES IT.

** WITH NO ANNOUNCER,

WITH NO ANNOUNCER, TIGER JUGGLES...JUGGLES.

PRESSURE HERE, TOO. IT'S A COMMERCIAL, OVER

IN EXACTLY 30 SECONDS. NOW LOOK WHAT HE DOES

AT 28 SECONDS. WHAP!

COOL. AND, BEST OF ALL, IT'S 100% FOR REAL.

STILL SHY OF HIS 25th BIRTHDAY,

TIGER'S WIN AT THE MEMORIAL LEFT HIM ONE SHORT

OF A ROARING 20 TITLES. HIS NEXT START WOULD BE

THE U.S. OPEN AT PEBBLE BEACH, WHERE HIS SEASON WAS ABOUT

TO TAKE A MAJOR TURN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE 100th

UNITED STATES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. TIGER WOODS CAME INTO

THIS CHAMPIONSHIP, JOHNNY, AS THE FAVORITE, AND AFTER THIS

FIRST ROUND IS COMPLETE FOR HIM, NO ONE IS GOING TO BE

CHANGING THEIR MINDS. LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S JUST NOT A FAIR FIGHT. NO, IT REALLY ISN'T, ROGER.

WOW. HE IS IN THAT PERIOD

OF HIS PRIME WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE NOBODY CAN TOUCH YOU.

GOOD NIGHT! THERE'S NOBODY ELSE

IN ANY SPORT THAT DOMINATES THEIR SPORT

THE WAY THIS YOUNG MAN DOES. WELL, I'M TELLING YOU WHAT,

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, JOHNNY.

BRILLIANT, JOHNNY. WOW!

TIGER'S LEAD IS NOW 15 SHOTS.

AND TIGER WOODS IS THE 100th U.S. OPEN CHAMPION IN HISTORY.

HE'S JUST BETTER IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME, PERIOD,

ESPECIALLY MENTALLY. WINNING BY 15 STROKES,

BIGGEST MARGIN IN A MAJOR... I'M RUNNING OUT OF WORDS HERE.

I MEAN, HEY, GIVE ME A BREAK. I MEAN, THE GUY IS UNBELIEVABLE.

YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,

THERE WERE PEOPLE SAYING THAT TIGER WOODS CAN'T WIN A

U.S. OPEN. OH, YEAH.

I'M SURE YOU HEARD THAT TALK. I KNOW WHO THEY ARE, TOO.

DOES THAT MAKE THIS WIN EVEN MORE SPECIAL?

YES, IT DOES. IT MAKES IT VERY SPECIAL.

ST. ANDREWS IS NEXT, AND YOU COULD HAVE THE

PROFESSIONAL-CAREER GRAND SLAM AT THE AGE OF 24.

TIGER IS GOING FOR HISTORY -- THE MODERN GRAND SLAM.

HASN'T BEEN DONE SINCE JACK DID IT IN THE MID-'60s.

TIGER IS EXPECTED TO WIN THE BRITISH OPEN

AND BECOME THE YOUNGEST PLAYER EVER TO ACHIEVE THE CAREER

GRAND SLAM. YOU MIGHT BE SEEING

THE BEST PLAYER EVER. FOR BIRDIE.

67, 66, 67 -- LEADER BY SIX, 18 HOLES FROM HISTORY.

BY SIX, 18 HOLES FROM HISTORY. ON THE TEE, TIGER WOODS.

WHAT A MOMENT TO HOLE A PUTT. THIS IS HUGE.

HE HAS PUT IT ON YET AGAIN AND MADE IT LOOK EASY.

20-UNDER PAR. THE ENGRAVER

IS MORE THAN JUST STANDING BY RIGHT NOW.

TAKE AN EIGHT-SHOT LEAD TO THE FINAL HOLE.

AND HERE COMES THE SPORT'S BEST

ONTO THE GAME'S GREATEST STAGE. RECORD CROWDS.

THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN THE CROWD.

HE'S WON THEM ALL. THE GRAND SLAM.

THE YOUNGEST MAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME.

AND THE CHAMPION GOLFER FOR THE YEAR, TIGER WOODS.

HAVE WE SEEN THE BEST, IN YOUR OPINION,

FROM TIGER WOODS YET? NO, NO, NO, DEFINITELY NOT.

* EVERYTHING I MAKE * * GONNA BE GREAT *

IF TIGER DOES SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND HIS CROWN THIS WEEK,

YES, HE WILL MATCH HOGAN'S 1953 MARK OF THREE

MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ONE YEAR. HE WILL ALSO BECOME THE FIRST

PLAYER SINCE 1937 TO WIN THE PGA TWO YEARS IN A ROW.

WE'RE SEEING SOMETHING ALMOST SUPERNATURAL.

WINNING MAJOR TOURNAMENTS BY 12 AND 15 SHOTS --

THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE. * THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES

TO BE GREAT * THE 1999 AND DEFENDING

PGA CHAMPION, TIGER WOODS! BOB MAY HANGIN' WITH TIGER.

15 FEET, HE'D BE TIED FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

NOT GOING TO BE. HOLD ON!

OH, YES! HOLD ON!

I DON'T BELIEVE IT! YES, YOU MAY!

NOW TIGER HAVING TO MAKE THIS ONE TO TIE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE FIRST THREE-HOLE PLAYOFF IN THE

HISTORY OF THIS CHAMPIONSHIP. * EVERYTHING I MAKE *

OH, HE'S RUNNING AFTER IT. HE RAN AFTER IT.

HE GOT THERE BEFORE THE BALL DID.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT! BRILLIANT BUNKER SHOTS

OUT OF THERE EACH TIME HE'S BEEN IN THERE.

IF HE DOESN'T MAKE IT, IT'S OVER WITH.

HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS ONE? HOW DO YOU MAKE IT?

HOW DO YOU MAKE IT? OH.

HOW GOOD WOULD THAT BE? WHAT AN EFFORT.

MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP NUMBER FIVE,

HIS THIRD OF THE YEAR. THE FIRST SINCE HOGAN, IN 1953,

TO WIN THREE PROFESSIONAL MAJORS IN ONE YEAR.

* LOOK AT ME * * LOOK AT ME *

* WHOA * TIGER WOODS, Y'ALL,

TIGER WOODS, Y'ALL. TIGER, TIGER, TIGER, TIGER,

TIGER WOODS, Y'ALL. [ SCREAMS ]

[ SCREAMS ] HEY, TIGER WOODS, Y'ALL.

SEEMED UNSTOPPABLE. HIS 68.17 SCORING AVERAGE

THAT YEAR IS THE BEST IN PGA TOUR HISTORY.

HEADING INTO AKRON, A VICTORY WOULD GIVE HIM

A REMARKABLE 15 VICTORIES OVER A 26-TOURNAMENT STRETCH.

IN THE TOWN KNOWN FOR TIRES, TIGER PUT MILES BETWEEN HIMSELF

AND THE FIELD. ONCE AGAIN LOOKING AT TIGER

AT THE TOP OF THAT LEADERBOARD. YOU KNOW HE'S GOING TO BE

THERE. YOU KNOW HE'S GOING TO HAVE

A CHANCE TO WIN THIS GOLF TOURNAMENT.

DO YOU DO ANYTHING SPECIAL FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS?

THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO. WITH WEATHER CAUSING HAVOC

FOR TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS, THEY HAD TO GET CREATIVE

TO COMPLETE PLAY ON SUNDAY, EVEN IF IT WAS A SHOT

IN THE DARK. WHAT AM I SAYING

"HE'S GOT TO LOOK AT THE FLAG"? HE CAN'T SEE THE FLAG.

OH, NO! YOU CAN'T DO THAT! THAT CAN'T HAPPEN.

MAN, HOW ABOUT THAT, HUH? A NICE LITTLE DRAW IN THERE.

AS IT WAS FALLING, YOU COULD HEAR IT.

WE JUST COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. HE'S LEFT THEM

IN THE DARK AGAIN. IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE TAKE

ALL THE GREAT TRAITS OF ALL THE GREAT PLAYERS

AND PUT THEM INTO ONE PERSON, AND YOU GET TIGER WOODS.

TO ME, HE'S THE ACTUAL GREATEST PLAYER

THAT'S EVER PLAYED THE GAME. TIGER WOODS HAS TAKEN

THE LEAD IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THIS BELL CANADIAN OPEN.

I TELL YOU WHAT, BRUCE -- IF HE PULLS THIS SHOT OFF,

THIS IS GOING TO BE IN THAT HIGHLIGHT PACKAGE.

BOY, THAT'S AMAZING. BOY, THIS IS

BOY, THIS IS SOME GUTS RIGHT HERE.

OH, WHAT A SHOT. DOES IT GET ANY BETTER

THAN THIS, GUYS? TIGER WOODS, THE 2000

BELL CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPION AND THE SECOND MAN

TO CAPTURE THE TRIPLE CROWN, ALONG WITH LEE TREVINO -- THE

U.S., THE BRITISH, AND THE CANADIAN

OPENS IN THE SAME YEAR. IT JUST SEEMED LIKE TIGER

WON EVERY WEEK. DURING ONE EIGHT-TOURNAMENT

STRETCH WITHOUT A VICTORY, THERE WAS EVEN TALK OF A SLUMP.

THAT ENDED AT BAY HILL. AND THIS IS A HERO SHOT

IF HE DOES IT. CAN TIGER WOODS BIRDIE 18

TO GET BACK INTO THE PGA TOUR WINNER'S CIRCLE

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN SIX MONTHS?

WELL, THESE ARE THE PUTTS THAT HE HAS MADE LITERALLY

ALMOST EVERY TIME HE'S NEEDED THEM TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

IT IS OVER! SEE YA, SLUMP.

WE HEAR THIS IS A 9-IRON. I'VE GOT TO THINK IT'S JUST

A SMOOTH ONE AT THAT. OH, LOOK AT THIS.

I'M SURPRISED AT THAT CLUB SELECTION.

I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF PLAYERS PUTT FROM

THE BACK PART OF THIS GREEN, AND THE RESULTS

HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD. JOHNNY, THAT'S BETTER THAN MOST.

HOW ABOUT IN? THAT IS BETTER THAN MOST.

BETTER THAN MOST! TIGER WOODS, THE 2001 PLAYERS

TIGER WOODS, THE 2001 PLAYERS CHAMPION.

SOME SLUMP, HUH, HUH? AFTER BACK-TO-BACK WINS,

AT BAY HILL AND THE PLAYERS, THE TALK TURNED FROM TIGER'S

THE TALK TURNED FROM TIGER'S SLUMP TO TIGER'S SLAM.

LIKE A LIGHTNING BOLT, TIGER GETS TO 10-UNDER.

STAY! WHAT A SHOT.

WHAT A SUNDAY AWAITS HERE IN AUGUSTA.

JUST A PERFECT ANGLE, BUT CAN HE STILL -- HERE,

YOU NEED TO BE ABOUT 15 FEET RIGHT OF THE HOLE.

IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU'VE PULLED IT. OH, AND HE'S PULLED IT

RIGHT AT THE HOLE! LOOK OUT!

KIND OF ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHERE YOU WANT TO SAY,

"I WAS HERE WHEN..." THERE IT IS.

AS GRAND AS IT GETS! WHAT A WAY TO CAP IT OFF.

AND TIGER HAS HIS SLAM. I THINK IT'S THE GREATEST

FEAT I'VE EVER KNOWN IN ALL OF SPORTS.

I WAS IN SUCH A ZONE TODAY, WORKING SO HARD ON EVERY SHOT.

THEN I WALKED OVER TO THE SIDE AND I JUST START THINKING,

"YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE SHOTS TO PLAY."

I'M DONE AND I WON THE MASTERS." TIGER, WHAT CAN I SAY?

TIGER, WHAT CAN I SAY? YOU'RE THE GREATEST.

**

* WHOA * HEY, TIGER.

YO, STU. HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD. ARE WE STILL ON FOR LUNCH?

UH, YEAH. WHAT DO YOU SAY YOU MEET ME

IN THE LOBBY AT 12:30? PERFECT. DONE. SEE YOU THERE.

ALRIGHT. * RUSH IN *

* DROP BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK *

* WHEN I'M ON THE RADIO, YOU KNOW WE DON'T STOP *

IT'S JUST REMARKABLE. THE GREATEST PLAYER IN THE GAME,

SO FAR, SHAKES HIS HEAD WHEN HE SEES A SHOT THAT TIGER WOODS

HITS, JUST CANNOT BELIEVE THE TALENT OF THIS YOUNG MAN.

* WHEN I'M ON THE RADIO, YOU KNOW WE DON'T STOP *

[ LAUGHTER ] TIGER TIMES THREE.

THE FIRST PLAYER IN 21 YEARS ON THE PGA TOUR TO WIN

AN EVENT THREE SUCCESSIVE YEARS. SINCE TIGER WOODS WON

THE MEMORIAL HERE IN 1999, HE HAS WON 20 OF 38 STARTS.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY MIND-BOGGLING.

AND THAT IS TIGER WOODS FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR.

TIGER WOODS WILL. AND TIGER WOODS FINISHES OFF

ANOTHER PGA TOUR VICTORY. * LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

TURN IT UP * OH, BE THE NUMBER.

OH, HE'S GOT A LITTLE CURTAIN CALL HERE.

YES. THE YEAR OF THE TIGER AGAIN AT AUGUSTA.

I THINK WE MIGHT WEAR THIS JACKET OUT PUTTING IT ON YOU

BEFORE YOUR CAREER IS OVER, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY.

ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WOODS HAD BECOME THE MOST

PROLIFIC 20-SOMETHING IN TOUR HISTORY,

AND HE STILL HAD 3 1/2 SEASONS TO GO

BEFORE THE BENCHMARK BIRTHDAY. ENTERING THE 2002 U.S. OPEN

AT BETHPAGE, HE'D WON 6 OF THE LAST 10 MAJORS.

TIGER WOODS HALFWAY TO THE SLAM, AND HIS SECOND

TO THE SLAM, AND HIS SECOND U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

WELL, HE'S GOT THE CAREER SLAM,

HE'S GOT THE TIGER SLAM, AND NOW HE'S GOT THE SECOND LEG

OF THE BUICK SLAM. [ LAUGHS ]

ANY TIME YOU WIN, YOU GOT TO FEEL PRETTY GOOD.

THAT WAS A HUGE PUTT. A SIXTH

WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE 12 HE'S ENTERED.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR 12:55 TEE TIME

FROM WINDERMERE, FLORIDA, WINNER OF 34 PGA TOUR EVENTS,

INCLUDING THE 2002 MASTERS TOURNAMENT, THE U.S. OPEN,

THE BAY HILL INVITATIONAL, THE BUICK OPEN,

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. [ LAUGHTER ]

TIGER'S LONG LIST OF WINS IN 2002 WAS IMPRESSIVE,

TO SAY THE LEAST, AND HE WASTED NO TIME

STARTING A NEW LIST IN 2003. IT'S JUST RIGHT OF THE FLAG.

WHAT A SHOT. [ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY RIPPED THAT ONE.

BOY! WHAT A HARD SWING.

FORGET ABOUT RUNNING IT UP. WHAT A GOLF SHOT.

THAT IS FLAT-OUT UNBELIEVABLE.

YOU JUST CANNOT PREDICT THAT SHOT.

DAVID, HE'S JUST GOT SHOTS WE HAVEN'T IMAGINED YET.

OH! PUT A CHERRY ON IT! JUST ANOTHER CHAPTER

IN THE BOOK, DAVID. TIGER, WELCOME TO VICTORY FOR

WHAT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST OF MANY THIS YEAR.

TIGER WAS DOMINATING THE STROKE-PLAY EVENTS THAT

DOMINATED THE TOUR SCHEDULE, ADDING MORE HARDWARE

TO HIS COLLECTION AND FILLING HIS GARAGE

WITH BUICKS. BUT AS AN AMATEUR,

HE CUT HIS TEETH IN MATCH PLAY AND, YEARS LATER,

WAS EAGER TO PROVE THAT, AS DANGEROUS AS HE WAS WHEN IT

WAS TIGER VERSUS EVERYBODY, HE WAS JUST AS DEADLY

WHEN IT WAS ONE-ON-ONE. FEAR OF LOSING EVER CROSS

YOUR MIND? DOES IT MOTIVATE YOU?

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A FEAR. IT'S A LOVE OF COMPETITION.

I LOVE TO COMPETE. IS IT IN?

OH, LOOK OUT! 5-UP THROUGH SIX.

HASN'T MADE A BOGEY THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT.

HE STILL HASN'T. SO, THIS IS THE FIFTH

7 & 6 DEFEAT IN THE HISTORY OF THIS EVENT.

STOP IT. OH, MY.

STOP IT! OH, MY.

SCOTT NEEDS THIS TO GO IN TO KEEP THIS MATCH GOING.

TIGER WOODS ON TO THE SEMIFINALS.

ADAM SCOTT TO WIN THE HOLE.

AND SQUARE THE MATCH. HERE SHE COMES.

HERE SHE COMES. ADAM SCOTT HAS SQUARED

ADAM SCOTT HAS SQUARED THE MATCH.

THIS IS SCOTT TO EXTEND THE MATCH TO A 20th HOLE.

OOH! TIGER WOODS ADVANCES

TIGER WOODS ADVANCES TO THE FINALS.

GOOD TIME TO MAKE ONE. IT'S GOOD.

JUST HIT IT LIKE A BUNKER SHOT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

HORRIBLE PLACE. SO, IT ALL COMES DOWN

TO A PUTT OF A BIRDIE. TIGER WINS.

A STRUGGLE, BUT HE WINS. FIRST TO WIN ALL FOUR OF THE

WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. ALRIGHT,

TIGER WOODS' CAREER-VICTORY NUMBER -- 36, TIED NOW

WITH LLOYD MANGRUM, 11th ON THE ALL-TIME LIST.

THAT'S PRETTY SOLID. JUST THREE BACK OF A COUPLE OF

FAIR NAMES -- TOM WATSON AND GENE SARAZEN.

THE TIGER TRAIN IS RACING THROUGH SOME OF

THE CHOICEST REAL ESTATE GOLF HISTORY HAS TO OFFER.

CONGRATS, TIGER. GREAT WEEK. NICE ESSAY RIGHT THERE.

HOW WAS THAT, HUH? [ BOTH LAUGH ]

* I'M A ROCK STAR * * AND I WORK FOR THE MINIMUM *

* YOU CAN'T DO MY STYLE * * CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? *

FOUR IN A ROW FOR TIGER WOODS.

* I'M A ROCK STAR * * AND I WORK FOR THE MINIMUM *

SO, BY FIVE, TIGER WOODS WILL WIN THE 2003 WESTERN OPEN.

ONE MORE WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TIGER.

HE'S WON THE AMERICAN EXPRESS FOR THE THIRD TIME.

PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA HOW BIG A WIN THIS IS.

IT'S NOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD AND

ALL THAT STUFF, MONEY, TITLE. THIS WAS STEVIE'S 100th WIN

AS A CADDIE, AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT FOR THE SUMMER,

SINCE I WON THE WESTERN, AND WE FINALLY GOT THE 100th WIN

FOR HIM. * YOU CAN'T DO MY STYLE *

* CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? * * HEY *

* CAN YOU FEEL ME NOW? * * OH *

FOR THE 40th TIME ON THE PGA TOUR, TIGER WOODS A

WINNER. HE'S WON BACK-TO-BACK ACCENTURE

MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS. BIG STATEMENT TODAY.

TALENT IS A WONDERFUL THING, BUT HE CAN SOMEHOW DIG DOWN DEEP

AND MUSTER IT UP WHEN HE HAS TO. AT THIS POINT,

TIGER WAS NEARLY HALFWAY TO SAM SNEAD'S 82 VICTORIES

AND WAS IN THE MIDST OF ANOTHER STAGGERING RECORD --

142 CONSECUTIVE CUTS MADE OVER 7 1/2 YEARS.

NO BENCHMARK WAS SAFE AS TIGER CONTINUED

AS TIGER CONTINUED REWRITING THE HISTORY BOOKS.

* STRAIGHT TO THE TOP * * I'M NEVER TAKING IT SLOW *

* I'M NEVER TAKING IT SLOW * **

REACHING HIS 30th BIRTHDAY, TIGER WOODS HAD AMASSED

40 PGA TOUR WINS, BARRELING TOWARDS

SAM SNEAD'S RECORD MARK OF 82 VICTORIES.

STILL NOT SATISFIED, TIGER MADE A SWING CHANGE IN EARLY 2004

AND WON ONLY ONCE THAT SEASON. BUT BY 2005,

WOODS WAS BACK IN FORM, AND SNEAD'S RECORD

WAS BACK IN DANGER. **

IT'S THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 2005 BUICK INVITATIONAL.

HE KNOWS HE NEEDS TO GET SOMETHING GOING HERE QUICKLY.

IT'S TIME TO GET THAT LOOK BACK.

THAT LOOK BACK. **

THE THIRD TIME AT TORREY PINES. WINS THE BUICK INVITATIONAL.

WIN 41 OF HIS CAREER, AND HIS FIRST STROKE-PLAY WIN

IN 15 MONTHS. PLEASE WELCOME,

FOR THE FIRST TIME ON OUR SHOW, THE GREAT TIGER WOODS!

THE GREAT TIGER WOODS! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

WOULD DO WITH YOUR LIFE IF YOU WEREN'T A GOLFER?

YEAH. I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED

MY DAD'S FOOTSTEPS AND BEEN IN THE ARMED SERVICES.

I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT BEING A NAVY SEAL.

IS THAT RIGHT? WOW!

YOUR DAD WAS IN THE MILITARY? YEAH. YEAH.

YOU KIND OF REMIND ME OF SHAQ O'NEAL.

HIS FATHER WAS ALSO IN THE MILITARY.

YEAH. MY DAD WAS A GREEN BERET.

WAS HE REALLY? OH, BOY. SO IT KIND OF RUNS

IN THE FAMILY. YEAH. WELL, THAT GIVES YOU

THAT GRIT AND DETERMINATION TO GET THE JOB DONE, YEAH.

ANYWAY -- I CAN'T BELIEVE

THAT YOU WERE 6 MONTHS OLD WHEN YOU EXPERIENCED

YOUR FIRST GOLF SWING. NOW, COULD YOU STAND UP?

I WAS WALKING AT 6 MONTHS, YEAH.

YOU ARE KIDDING ME! HIS FATHER WAS GREEN BERET!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?! [ LAUGHTER ]

TIGER WAS GOLF'S CLEAR TOUR DE FORCE,

BUT IF ANYONE COULD RIVAL HIS POPULARITY IN THE SPORT,

IT WAS PHIL MICKELSON. FAN'S CRAVED A TIGER-PHIL

MATCHUP IN THE FINAL ROUND OF A BIG-TIME EVENT,

AND THEIR 2005 DUAL AT DORAL DID NOT DISAPPOINT.

LOOK AT THIS. UNBELIEVABLE! WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

THIS BALL JUST RIGHT OF THE HOLE.

BEAUTY! LANDED IT RIGHT PIN-HIGH.

RIGHT PIN-HIGH. IT'S DOWNHILL AND VERY QUICK.

MR. WOODS IS UP. WELL, HOW ABOUT IT?

A LOT OF REFERENCES TO THIS BEING A HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT.

THIS WAS QUITE THE PUNCH. ALRIGHT, SAFELY IN FOR PAR,

ALRIGHT, SAFELY IN FOR PAR, BUT MICKELSON NOW ONE BEHIND.

GONNA GO! THERE IT IS!

LOOKIT HERE. OH, MY GOODNESS!

WHAT A GREAT EFFORT. THAT WOULD HAVE REALLY

PUT THE PRESSURE ON TIGER. EXPRESSIONLESS, JUST

EXPRESSIONLESS, JUST ABSOLUTELY GEARED, ZONED IN.

HE IS FULLY BACK. TOURNAMENT RECORD -- TIGER WOODS

THE 2005 CHAMPION AT DORAL. THE TWO MOST POPULAR PLAYERS

IN THE GAME TODAY PUT ON A SHOW. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,

IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WAS ONE OF THE SHARPEST ROUNDS THAT YOU

PLAYED. AM I RIGHT?

YEAH, I PLAYED WELL. I PLAYED REALLY WELL TODAY,

AND I GUESS I OWE IT TO MY DAD, AND I JUST

WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD. I TOLD YOU I'D SHOOT A LOW ONE

FOR YOU, AND I DID, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

TIGER'S FATHER AND MENTOR, EARL WOODS, OFTEN HAD

THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE FOR HIS SON'S GREATEST TRIUMPHS,

BUT WITH HIS HEALTH DECLINING IN 2005, EARL WAS UNABLE TO WALK

THE HILLS OF AUGUSTA NATIONAL. LIKE MOST GOLF FANS,

HE WATCHED ON TELEVISION AS TIGER PULLED OFF YET

ANOTHER IMMORTAL MASTERS MOMENT. OH, HE'S LONG AND LEFT.

AND HE'S RIGHT AT THE SECOND CUT.

WELL, AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST PITCHES

THE TOUGHEST PITCHES ON THE ENTIRE PLACE HERE.

HERE IT COMES. OH, MY GOODNESS.

OH, WOW!

IN YOUR LIFE, HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT?!

ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT LOOKED PRETTY GOOD,

THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT LOOKED, LIKE, REALLY GOOD.

AND THEN IT LOOKED LIKE, "HOW CAN IT NOT GO IN?"

AND THEN, "HOW DID IT NOT GO IN?"

AND THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT WENT IN, SO IT WAS PRETTY SWEET.

TIGER, CAN YOU SHARE WITH US THE THOUGHT THAT YOU HAD

ABOUT YOUR FATHER? HE'S STRUGGLING, YEAH.

HE'S NOT ABLE TO COME OUT HERE TODAY OR ALL WEEK.

HIS HEALTH HAS BEEN PRETTY BAD ALL YEAR.

LOOK OUT! WHAT A FINISH!

NUMBER FOUR FOR TIGER. THIS IS FOR DAD.

EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH

TO HAVE WON THIS TOURNAMENT, MY DAD

HAS BEEN THERE TO GIVE ME A HUG, AND HE WASN'T THERE TODAY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME AND SEE HIM TO GIVE HIM A BIG BEAR HUG.

THANK YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

ON THE BRINK OF HIS 10th MAJOR WIN, AT THE AGE OF

28. THIS IS WHAT TIGER IS DOING

SO WELL WITH HIS SO-CALLED NEW SWING.

OH, THAT'S PRETTY.

THE NEXT FEW MOMENTS OF THIS CHAMPIONSHIP

BEFORE THE SOUND BUILDS UP TO A CRESCENDO.

POP IT IN, TIGER, AND WHAT A ROAR THERE WILL BE.

AND THE CHAMPION GOLFER OF THE YEAR IS TIGER WOODS.

WOODS WIRE-TO-WIRE -- IT HAS A NICE RING TO IT, DOESN'T IT?

[ LAUGHS ] IT DOES. IT REALLY DOES.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND EASY, BUT IT WASN'T.

WAS IT EASY? IT LOOKED -- NO, FAR FROM IT.

FOR A FOURTH TIME IN AKRON. AND THERE'S YOUR PLAYER

OF THE YEAR FOR 2005. HOPEFULLY,

I CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THIS. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HANK

ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS NICE TO

STRIKE THE BALL THIS WELL TODAY. SO IT'S NICE TO KIND OF

PUT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER. THE FIRST WIN WITH A GOATEE?

I THINK IT IS. IT TOOK ME A WHILE

TO GET IT, TOO. [ BOTH LAUGH ]

**

THROUGH 45 WINS, WOODS HAD SHOWN HE COULD GET

THE "W" IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. HE COULD WIN UGLY.

NO ROOM TO PLAY. UNBELIEVABLE.

HE COULD LAP THE FIELD. BUT FEW WERE CREDITED TO HIM

LIKE THE 2005 WGC-AMERICAN EXPRESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

STAGED AT THE PUBLIC HARDING PARK GOLF CLUB IN SAN FRANCISCO,

IT PITTED WOODS AGAINST ANOTHER FAN FAVORITE --

TWO-TIME MAJOR CHAMPION JOHN DALY.

IS IT? NO.

DALY WINS WITH A 3. PLAYOFF WOULD GO BACK TO 18.

JUST TO GET IT ON THE GREEN, WOULD BE -- OH!

OH, HE'S RIGHT AT IT. IT'S GOING TO BE --

OH, THAT'S A GREAT SHOT. OH, AND A GOOD BACKSPIN.

OH, AND THE CROWD GOES NUTS. STANDING OVATION.

AND WE KNOW JOHN DALY DOESN'T TAKE TOO LONG,

SO HERE'S A LOOK, AND HERE HE GOES FOR BIRDIE AND THE WIN.

SLOWER THAN TIGER'S LINE, BUT IT'S SHORT ALL THE WAY.

SO WE HAVE A PLAYOFF, THE FAN-FAVORITE PLAYOFF.

THE FAN-FAVORITE PLAYOFF. OH, SIDE-BY-SIDE, GREAT SHOTS.

TIGER, YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE. OH!

THIS TO WIN. THIS WOULD BE LIKE A SAN FRAN

THIS WOULD BE LIKE A SAN FRAN EARTHQUAKE IF THIS GOES IN.

THERE IT IS. OH!

AND TIGER WOODS WINS THIS AMERICAN EXPRESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

"J.D." PLAYED BEAUTIFULLY, AND, YOU KNOW, THE LAST YOU WANT

TO SEE IS TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN. I MEAN, YOU DON'T WANT TO

WIN TOURNAMENTS LIKE THAT, MAN. AS WELL AS WE GUTTED IT OUT

COMING DOWN THE STRETCH, BATTLING EACH OTHER OUT

LIKE THIS, WE HAD A BUNCH OF FUN,

BUT WE SHOULD BE GOING ON TO 17. I MEAN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FUN

FOR THE BOTH OF US. TIGER'S 20s CAME TO AN END

WITH A RECORD 46 VICTORIES, 16 MORE THAN JACK NICKLAUS

HAD ATTAINED BY THE SAME AGE. THAT IS MONEY RIGHT THERE.

HE'S A MAGICIAN, JOHNNY. WHOA, MAN!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? HAVING PASSED THE

INCOMPARABLE WALTER HAGEN FOR SEVENTH

ON THE ALL-TIME WINS LIST, WOODS SET HIS SIGHTS

ON ANOTHER DECADE OF DOMINANCE. TIGER'S RUN AT A FOURTH TITLE

HERE AND 47th OF HIS CAREER. PULLED IT. PULLED IT.

TIGER WOODS STARTING OFF THE NEXT DECADE

LIKE HE DID THE FIRST DECADE, BEATING EVERYBODY.

YOU CAN SEE HE'S NOT REALLY THRILLED WITH HIMSELF RIGHT NOW.

HE PUT HIMSELF IN A LITTLE BIT OF A TOUGH SPOT HERE.

ALRIGHT, A TWO-PUTT FROM THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER WIN

FOR TIGER AT DORAL. A BOGEY-5 IS ENOUGH

TO GET IT DONE FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR.

WELL, I KNOW IT WASN'T THE WAY YOU NECESSARILY WANTED

TO WIN, BUT A "W" IS A "W." A "W" IS A "W," BABY.

GOOD ONE. THANKS.

YOU BET. DID YOU FEEL ANY PRESSURE?

OH, HELL YEAH. OH, YEAH. I MEAN, ANYTIME YOU'RE

IN CONTENTION, YOU GOT A CHANCE TO WIN, OF COURSE,

YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL PRESSURE. **

IT IS A SAD DAY IN THE GOLF WORLD.

EARL WOODS, TIGER'S FATHER, HAS LOST HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER.

EARL WOODS, BETTER KNOWN TO TIGER AS "POPS," HAD BEEN THERE

FROM THE BEGINNING. THE MAN WHO HAD SEEN TWO

COMBAT TOURS IN VIETNAM, ONE OF THEM AS A GREEN BERET,

HAD SEEN TIGER COME OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF 46 PGA TOUR

BATTLES, BUT IN MAY OF 2006, EARL'S PERSONAL BATTLE WITH

CANCER CAME TO A PEACEFUL END. A DISTRAUGHT TIGER MISSED

THE CUT AT THE U.S. OPEN, BUT HE CAME TO THE OPEN

AT HOYLAKE WITH A RENEWED FOCUS. ON THE TEE FROM U.S.A.,

THE DEFENDING CHAMPION, TIGER WOODS!

WE'VE YET TO SEE TIGER WOODS HIT DRIVER.

YEAH, ANOTHER IRON FOR TIGER OFF THE TEE, AND IT'S

POSSIBLE -- IT'S BEEN RUMORED THAT HE MAY NOT HIT DRIVER

THAT HE MAY NOT HIT DRIVER ALL DAY TODAY.

AND STICKING WITH HIS GAME PLAN. HAVEN'T SEEN THE DRIVER.

THIS IS A GOOD-LOOKING GOLF SHOT IF IT'S THE RIGHT DISTANCE.

IT IS, BILLY. BEST WE'VE SEEN TODAY.

FOR EAGLE! HOW ABOUT THAT FIST PUMP?

AND WHAT A GREAT LINE THIS IS.

OH! OOH!

OH, MY GOODNESS! OH, MY...

IT WENT IN. HE CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

FOR EAGLE AT 5! YES!

SEE WHAT I MEAN? THE HANDS OF SOMEONE

HAVE BEEN PLACED UPON HIM. UP AHEAD TO 13 NOW.

DiMARCO FOR BIRDIE. IF HE MAKES THIS ONE, IT WOULD

BE HUGE FOR CHRIS DiMARCO. HE'S GOT IT!

WOW! NOW TIGER'S IN A JAM.

THERE'S A HUGE SCOREBOARD RIGHT HERE, SO HE KNOWS

RIGHT HERE, SO HE KNOWS THAT DiMARCO IS NOW 14-UNDER.

AT THE MOMENT. DiMARCO FOR PAR.

OH, NO. YES!

NO WAY! THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT OVER.

YOU KNOW THE PRESSURE IS EXTRAORDINARY.

A HUGE BIRDIE. WHEN THE HEAT GOT ON

AND THINGS STARTED TO GET TIGHT, TIGER WOODS -- BIRDIE AT 14,

BIRDIE AT 15. HIS LEAD IS THREE.

WOODS WILL ENJOY SOME OF THE WALK IN.

UNDOUBTEDLY SOME OF THE EMOTION AND SOME THOUGHTS OF HIS DAD,

AND SOME THOUGHTS OF HIS DAD, I'M SURE.

FOR POPS -- MAJOR NUMBER 11. TIGER WOODS IS BACK IN THE

WINNER'S CIRCLE AT THE MAJORS. HE'S WON HIS THIRD BRITISH OPEN.

THERE'S THE EMOTION WE TALKED ABOUT, GUYS.

THEY KNEW IT WAS BUBBLING UNDER.

HE WON'T LET GO OF STEVE FOR A WHILE.

AND EVERYONE'S DAD IS IMPORTANT IN THEIR LIVES,

AND, OBVIOUSLY, TIGER'S MEANT SO MUCH

TO ONE OF THE GREAT CAREERS THAT NOT JUST THIS SPORT

BUT ANY SPORT HAS SEEN. AND THE CHAMPION GOLFER

OF THE YEAR IS TIGER WOODS. AFTER MY LAST PUTT,

I REALIZED THAT, YOU KNOW, MY DAD IS NEVER GOING TO SEE

THIS AGAIN, AND I WISH HE COULD HAVE SEEN THIS ONE LAST TIME.

I TRIED AT AUGUSTA, AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

I LOVE MY DAD AND I MISS HIM VERY MUCH.

THE EMOTIONAL TRIUMPH WAS TIGER'S 11th

PROFESSIONAL MAJOR TITLE. WITH HIS NEXT VICTORY,

HE WOULD BECOME THE SEVENTH PLAYER IN HISTORY

TO REACH 50 PGA TOUR WINS, A MILESTONE NO ONE

HAD COME CLOSE TO REACHING AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE.

**

MANY PEOPLE SAY THAT GOLFERS PEAK IN THEIR 30s.

YOUR BEST YEARS ARE AHEAD OF YOU.

I HOPE SO. IT'S MY INTENT. HOW LONG WOULD YOU PLAY

COMPETITIVELY? THAT'S A VERY EASY ANSWER --

WHEN MY BEST ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN ANYMORE.

TO WIN ANYMORE. **

HIS SWING IN COMING -- HE'S SO CONFIDENT

IN HIS STRIKE, HE'S NOT EVEN WATCHING IT.

THERE'S JUST A HUGE OVATION FOR TIGER.

TIGER STILL PERFECT AND NOW 21 OF 21

WHEN LEADING BY AT LEAST TWO GOING INTO THE FINAL ROUND.

HE'S DONE IT -- 50-CAREER VICTORIES.

THE MILESTONE IS HIS AT THE AGE OF 30.

JUST WHAT DOES BEING THE YOUNGEST, BY THREE YEARS,

TO 50 WINS ON TOUR MEAN TO YOU? THAT'S PRETTY COOL

TO GET TO 50. MAN, YOU NEVER, IN YOUR WILDEST

DREAMS, EVER THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN,

BUT I'VE BEEN BLESSED AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF

GOOD THINGS GO MY WAY. YOU ENTER

A GOLF TOURNAMENT TO WIN. THERE'S NO REASON TO ENTER IT

IF THAT'S NOT THE BELIEF THAT YOU HAVE.

I CAME HERE TO WIN A GOLF TOURNAMENT.

I WAS IN THE TOURNAMENT, HENCE I CAME HERE TO WIN.

AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET IT DONE.

THERE'S PLENTY OF TIMES WHERE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN,

BUT YOUR INTENTION SHOULD BE IS TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP,

AND THAT'S MY INTENT THAT I HAD THIS WEEK

MY INTENT THAT I HAD THIS WEEK AND I WAS ABLE TO DO IT.

FROM AUGUST OF 1999 TO OCTOBER OF 2010,

ONLY TWO MEN HELD THE DISTINCTION OF BEING

THE NUMBER-1 PLAYER IN GOLF. TIGER WOODS HELD THE POST

FOR AN INCREDIBLE 553 WEEKS. VIJAY SINGH -- 32.

SINGH FINISHED SECOND TO WOODS FIVE TIMES,

INCLUDING THE TIME TIGER BANKED ANOTHER ONE IN BOSTON.

HOW GOOD IS THAT? GREAT SHOT. ANY QUESTIONS?

BANG! FROM THREE BEHIND TO THREE IN

FRONT IN 17 HOLES. SO, THIS WILL BE FOR PAR

AND A FIFTH START IN A ROW WITH A WIN.

THE BRITISH, BUICK, THE PGA, THE WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP,

AND NOW THE DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP.

CHAMPIONSHIP. TIGER HAS WON FIVE IN A ROW.

NO END IN SIGHT. OH, NO!

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. WELL, HERE'S ANOTHER CLINIC

FROM TIGER WOODS. SIXTH IN A ROW.

HE KNEW IT, DIDN'T HE, NICK? IT'S WIN 55.

YES. FOR THE SECOND TIME

IN HIS CAREER, TIGER HAD EXPERTS BELIEVING

BYRON NELSON'S 1945 RECORD OF 11 STRAIGHT WINS

COULD BE IN JEOPARDY. THIS TIME, THE STREAK ENDED

AT SEVEN. BUT, IN TRUE TIGER FASHION,

IT DIDN'T TAKE HIM LONG TO GET BACK TO VICTORY LANE.

TIGER WOODS, ANOTHER WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

AND HERE'S AN OVATION, CHARLOTTE STYLE, FOR

THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD. THIS IS GOING TO BE 57.

"THE KING," ARNOLD PALMER, 62. SHOULD HAVE THAT BY

CHRISTMAS. I WOULD THINK LABOR DAY.

HE'S THE KING IN THE QUEEN CITY THIS WEEK.

OH, WHEN IT COMES TO FIRESTONE, HE NOW HAS A SIXTH

SENSE. WIN NUMBER SIX.

BOY, WAS THIS BALL -- DOES THIS LOOK GOOD, GARY?

OH, IT'S A GOOD SWING. OH! OH!

OH! OH! CALL BILL. IT'S A TAP-IN.

THE 1999, 2000, AND 2006 PGA CHAMPION, TIGER WOODS!

THIS TO WIN BY TWO. YET AGAIN.

AND NO ONE CAN TAKE THE HEAT LIKE TIGER WOODS.

**

TO TRY TO HIT -- WE HAVE TO GET THREE BALLS

INTO THOSE BLUE HOLES, AND IF WE GET

THREE BALLS COMBINED -- I'LL PROBABLY GET THE MAJORITY,

BUT IF WE DO, THEN WHAT HAPPENS? SOMEBODY IS GETTING SOMETHING.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] I LOVE YOU.

LET'S SEE IT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

WOW. COME ON, ELLEN.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] HOW GOOD WAS THAT?!

YEAH! AS THE TIGER ERA REACHED

INCREASING HEIGHTS, A NEW AGE WAS USHERED IN

ON THE PGA TOUR WITH THE ADVENT OF THE FedExCup.

THE SEASON-LONG RACE AND ITS $10 MILLION

PRIZE AMPLIFIED INTEREST AMONG PLAYERS AND FANS ALIKE.

IT ALSO STOKED THE COMPETITIVE FIRE IN TIGER.

OH, LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THIS SHOT.

WHAT A SURPRISE. GET THAT "SHOT OF THE DAY"

AWARD OUT. WE GOT A WINNER HERE.

JUST LIKE THAT. YOU JUST KNOW IT.

YOU GET A FEELING. YOU'VE WATCHED HIM LONG ENOUGH.

CARRYING SOME GOOD SPEED. THIS IS ON A PRETTY GOOD LINE

HERE. AND TIGER HAS DRILLED IT!

WIN NUMBER 60 FOR TIGER WOODS.

WOODS WAS REACHING INCREASINGLY RARIFIED AIR.

HE RACKED UP WIN NUMBER 60 AT THE AGE OF 31, THE YOUNGEST IN

HISTORY BY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS. TWO PUTTS FOR 29.

THIS ONE HAS GOT SOME SPEED TO IT.

LOOK AT IT. OH, COME ON!

HOW ABOUT ONE PUTT FOR A 28? THAT IS RIGHT AT IT.

OVER THE MASTERS AND A COUPLE OF OTHER TOURNAMENTS,

HE'S WON BY MORE SHOTS. TIGER WOODS MAKES IT

A CLEAN SWEEP IN ATLANTA. THE CLEAN SWEEP OF THE TOUR

CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE INAUGURAL FedExCup,

WOODS SET HIS SIGHTS ON CATCHING AND PASSING THE KING.

LET'S SEE IF HE GOT IT RIGHT. WELL, HE'S DOING IT IN STYLE,

ISN'T HE? UNBELIEVABLE STUFF RIGHT THERE.

GOT A CHANCE. GOT A CHANCE! OH, MY GOODNESS!

TIGER WOODS HAS A CHANCE FOR HIS THIRD ACCENTURE MATCH

PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. SEND THE MESSAGE THAT WAY.

TIGER IS ALIVE AND KICKING. DON'T PANIC, FOLKS.

WITH ARNOLD PALMER'S CAREER WIN TOTAL ECLIPSED,

WOODS WASTED LITTLE TIME IN CATCHING BEN HOGAN.

AS THE KING LOOKED ON, TIGER THREW HIS HAT

IN THE RING FOR A SPOT ON GOLF'S MOUNT RUSHMORE.

HELLO, BEN HOGAN! AND A BIRDIE AT THE 72nd HOLE.

MATCHES THE GREAT "HAWK" WITH CAREER VICTORY NUMBER 64.

THREE MONTHS LATER, WOODS WAS IN POSITION TO PASS THE HAWK.

EVEN A BROKEN LEG COULDN'T STOP HIM FROM CLOSING THE DEAL.

ALRIGHT, TIGER NOW. HE GRIMACED ON THAT ONE.

HE EITHER HATED THE SHOT OR HIS KNEE HURT, ONE OR THE OTHER.

I THINK TIGER WOODS, RIGHT NOW, IS HURTING HUGELY.

I THINK HE'S HAVING TO SUCK IT UP HERE.

WILL IT STAY UP? HE'S GOT IT. SECOND EAGLE ON THE BACK NINE

FOR TIGER WOODS! HE WAS FIVE SHOTS BACK

SIX HOLES AGO. ON THE PUTT, I WAS

JUST TRYING TO LAG IT DOWN THERE INSIDE 3 FEET SOMEHOW,

INSIDE 3 FEET SOMEHOW, AND IT WENT IN.

EXCITING FOR ROCCO THAN THIS. A QUALIFIER TRYING TO WIN

A U.S. OPEN. INTO THE 72nd HOLE OF THE

U.S. OPEN IS THE LEAP I WANT, BUT WILL IT BE GOOD ENOUGH?

TIGER WITH A PUTT TO TIE HIM AND FORCE AN 18-HOLE PLAYOFF.

EXPECT ANYTHING DIFFERENT? UNBELIEVABLE.

I KNEW HE'D MAKE IT. WAY TO GO!

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO TOMORROW TO WIN?

BATTLE ROYALE. I MEAN, I'VE GOT TO PLAY AGAINST

THENUMBER-1 PLAYER ON THE GRASS.

90 HOLES THROUGH THE 108th U.S. OPEN, AND STILL NOT ENOUGH

TO DECIDE A CHAMPION. IT'S TWO IN NOW FOR TIGER.

IT'S TWO IN NOW FOR TIGER. HARD ENOUGH?

IN SUDDEN DEATH. AND, IN ONE OF THE MOST

REMARKABLE PERFORMANCES OF HIS CAREER,

TIGER WOODS PERSEVERES THROUGH TORREY PINES AND WINS

A THIRD U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. 14 MAJORS NOW FOR TIGER.

TIGER WOODS' SEASON IS OVER. AFTER WINNING HIS THIRD

U.S. OPEN, WOODS WILL UNDERGO RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

ON THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT KNEE, WHICH

WILL LIKELY TAKE NINE MONTHS OF REHABILITATION.

WE ALSO LEARNED THAT WOODS PLAYED THE U.S. OPEN

WITH TWO STRESS FRACTURES IN HIS TIBIA, IGNORING DOCTORS'

RECOMMENDATIONS TO SIT OUT, MAKING HIS VICTORY AT TORREY

MAKING HIS VICTORY AT TORREY THAT MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE.

* LOOK AT ME * * WHOA *

IN 13 SEASONS AS A PROFESSIONAL,

TIGER WOODS HAD GONE FROM "HELLO, WORLD" TO ALL-WORLD.

OH, WOW! EXPECT ANYTHING DIFFERENT?

STILL IN HIS PRIME, HE WAS ALREADY THIRD

ON THE ALL-TIME PGA TOUR WINS LIST, AHEAD OF NAMES

LIKE NELSON, HOGAN, AND PALMER. THERE WAS NO DOUBT

TIGER WOODS HAD BECOME A LEGEND. HE'S LIKE, "I'M HERE TO WIN

THE GOLF TOURNAMENT." THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

AND YOU JUST LOOK AT HIM AND YOU CAN TELL.

YOU SEE IT IN HIS EYES. YOU CAN SEE IT IN HIS GRIP.

I COULD SEE HIM KNOCKING THIS STIFF.

DIDN'T MISS. BY HIS STANDARDS COMPARED

TO LAST YEAR, THAT'S AN EASY PUTT.

WELCOME BACK TO BAY HILL, TIGER.

WELL, THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHY TIGER IS

TIGER. FOR THE WIN.

DONE AT BAY HILL! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

UNBELIEVABLE! WHAT DID I SAY TO YOU

LAST YEAR? THIRD TIME OUT WITH

THE CORRECTED KNEE AND ALL THAT. OH, IT FEELS GOOD.

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD, AND IT FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK

IN CONTENTION AGAIN, TO FEEL THE RUSH,

AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERYTHING COMING OUT IN THE STRETCH.

AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT, GOD, IT FELT GOOD.

GONNA LOFT IT UP HIGH IN THE AIR.

OH, A LITTLE ONE-HANDED SHOT. IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

IT'S LOOK-- IT'S IN THE HOLE! THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE.

OH, MY GOODNESS! BIRDIE TIME AT THE FINISH.

HE BIRDIES 17 AND 18, AND JACK IS COMING DOWN THE HILL

TO APPLAUD HIM. HOST AND WINNER.

HOST AND WINNER. AND THERE IS YOUR CHAMPION.

IS TIGER WOODS." 4-UNDER THROUGH FIVE HOLES

IS TIGER WOODS. HE'S GOT SOME GOOD PICTURES

IN HIS MIND FROM OVER THE YEARS. YEAH, THE VICTORY SHOT.

HERE IT IS. HERE IT COMES.

PRETTY CLOSE TO PARANORMAL, ISN'T IT?

IS THAT A GOOD WORD FOR HIM? NUMBER SEVEN ADDS UP TO 70.

ON A PERFECT DAY AT COG HILL, THE FINAL ROUND OF THE

THE FINAL ROUND OF THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP IS UNDER WAY.

FOR TIGER WOODS. HE JUST KNOCKED THE FIELD

TO THE GROUND. THE 2009 SEASON HAD YIELDED

SIX MORE WINS FOR WOODS, BUT THE YEAR WILL FOREVER

BE REMEMBERED FOR WHAT FOLLOWED. AFTER A LONG HIATUS

AND A MULTITUDE OF INJURIES, TIGER WAS ABSENT

FROM THE WINNER'S CIRCLE FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

TIGER WOODS HAS WITHDRAWN... YET ANOTHER LAYER

TO THE SAGA. THE WILL TO WIN

HASN'T CHANGED. IT'S, PHYSICALLY,

AM I ABLE TO DO IT? A BAD BACK IS NO JOKE.

UH-OH. BUT WITH A CLEAR HEAD

AND A HEALTHY BODY, THAT OLD, FAMILIAR FEELING

RETURNED AT ARNIE'S PLACE. * DAMN *

* BEEN ANOTHER YEAR, AND...* PLEASE WELCOME TIGER WOODS!

IT'S A BIG MOMENT IN GOLF. * CELEBRATING *

* CELEBRATING * THERE WERE SOME WHO BELIEVED

TIGER WAS GOING TO EVER WIN AGAIN,

AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT SEEMS TO HAVE JUST ALL KIND

OF CLICKED AND CULMINATED HERE. TIGER WOODS, IN THE FINAL GROUP,

IS A WINNER AGAIN, AND HOW APPROPRIATE IT

COMES AT BAY HILL. HIS SEVENTH VICTORY HERE.

TIGER, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. THIS HAS GOT TO FEEL

PRETTY GOOD, DOESN'T IT? IT DOES FEEL GOOD.

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD. IN A CASE OF STARS ALIGNING,

TIGER ENDED HIS VICTORY DROUGHT AT THE KING'S COURSE,

AND, JUST WEEKS LATER, HE WAS POISED TO MATCH THE

GOLDEN BEAR'S CAREER-WIN TOTAL AT JACK'S OWN TOURNAMENT.

AND HELLO. WOW. THAT'S GOING TO SEND A ROAR

BACK DOWN THE FAIRWAY. * TELL ME WHAT THEY GONNA

SAY * OH, YEAH.

LOOK AT THIS, PETER. LOOK AT THIS SHOT.

LOOK AT THIS. IT MIGHT GO IN. MIGHT GO IN.

MIGHT GO IN. IT IS IN.

[ LAUGHS ] AND HE'S TIED FOR THE LEAD.

DOES THAT REMIND YOU OF ANYBODY?

ONE GUY. THAT GUY.

HE'S DONE IT AGAIN. JACK.

TIGER. YOUR 73rd PGA TOUR VICTORY,

WHICH IS NOW OFFICIAL. YOU'VE TIED JACK NICKLAUS.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU NOW AFTER ITS DONE?

IT'S BEEN A NICE RUN SINCE I'VE TURNED PRO,

AND, YEAH, TO DO IT, YOU KNOW, AT AGE 36, NOT TOO SHABBY.

I'VE BEEN VERY PROUD OF WHAT I'VE DONE SO FAR,

AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE STILL GOT JUST A LOT OF GOOD YEARS

JUST A LOT OF GOOD YEARS AHEAD OF ME.

WOW. WHAT A SHOT. THIS IS RIGHT AT THE FLAGSTICK.

OH, MY GOODNESS. OH!

HAS HE HIT IT HARD ENOUGH, YOU THINK?

HE SURE HAS. OH!

WOW! TIGER TAKES THE LEAD. FEELS ALMOST LIKE OLD TIMES.

74th-CAREER WIN. WOODS HAD GROWN UP

WITH POSTERS OF JACK NICKLAUS ON HIS WALLS.

NOW HE HAD SURPASSED HIS CHILDHOOD HERO.

TIGER HAD ONLY ONE MORE NAME TO CATCH -- SAM SNEAD.

* I'M READY FOR THIS TIME * * BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP ME HELD

DOWN * HIS SEVENTH VICTORY HERE

AT THE FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN, TIGER WOODS.

* I'M A FIGHTER * TIGER JUST A COUPLE

OF PUTTS TO PUT AWAY HIS 76th PGA TOUR VICTORY

AND HIS SEVENTH WGC-CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

NUMBER 1 TO TIGER. AND HIS FIRST WGC TITLE IN

NEARLY FOUR YEARS. HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

TIGER WOODS HAS GOT WIN NUMBER EIGHT AT BAY HILL.

NUMBER 1 IN THE WORLD AGAIN. SAM SNEAD WON GREENSBORO

EIGHT TIMES. YOU'VE NOW WON BAY HILL

EIGHT TIMES. HOW DO YOU PUT THAT IN ITS

PROPER HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE? I PLAY WELL HERE, AND THAT'S

I PLAY WELL HERE, AND THAT'S ABOUT AS SIMPLE AS IT GETS.

AT THE TPC SAWGRASS ON THIS MOTHER'S DAY.

TIGER WOODS TRYING TO WIN THIS TITLE FOR THE SECOND TIME,

THE FIRST TIME IN A DOZEN YEARS. BIG PUTT FOR GARCIA.

14-UNDER PAR, TWO-SHOT LEAD. HE LIKES THIS.

TIGER WITH A TWO-SHOT LEAD. THAT'S EVAPORATING QUICKLY.

AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT? WITH JUST A FEW HOLES LEFT,

TIGER WOODS AND SERGIO GARCIA ARE TIED FOR THE LEAD.

I THINK THIS PUTT MAY BE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE ONE

HE MADE BACK IN 2001. AND THE PACE IS VERY GOOD.

THAT IS AN EXCELLENT LAG PUTT. EXCELLENT.

NICE TWO-PUTT PAR FOR TIGER WOODS.

HE'LL MOVE TO THE 18th AT 13-UNDER,

TIED WITH SERGIO GARCIA. SERGIO GETTING READY

TO HIT TO THIS BIG STAGE. AND THIS IS ON COURSE AND

HEADING -- OH! UNBELIEVABLE.

HE'S STILL GOT THE WEDGE, HAS NOT CHANGED HIS MIND.

WELL, DOWN THERE, TOO. AND THAT'S IN THE WATER.

THIS IS AS WILD A SPINOUT ON THE LAST COUPLE OF HOLES

AS WE'VE EVER HAD HERE AT THIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

YOU KNOW TIGER HAS HEARD THOSE ROARS BEHIND HIM.

TIGER COULD SLAM THE DOOR BY MAKING THIS PUTT.

AND TIGER WOODS IS A PLAYERS CHAMPION AGAIN.

TIGER, IT WAS REALLY INTENSE WATCHING FROM OUTSIDE THE ROPES.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE INSIDE? SORRY, MOM.

I THINK SHE MIGHT HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK.

IT'S A REAL HONOR FOR ME TO INTRODUCE THE BEST PLAYER

IN THE WORLD AS THE 2013 PLAYERS CHAMPION.

PLAYERS CHAMPION. CONGRATULATIONS.

WGC-BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL. TIGER WOODS TRIES TO WIN

HIS EIGHTH GARY PLAYER CUP TO TIE SAM SNEAD

AND A RECORD HE PREVIOUSLY TIED EARLIER THIS YEAR AT

BAY HILL, WINNING EIGHT TIMES IN THE SAME EVENT.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE COURSES WHERE, FOR ME

OVER THE YEARS, I JUST HAVE FELT VERY COMFORTABLE ON IT.

OH, LOOK AT THIS SHOT. WHOA!

UH-OH. OH!

WE ARE ON SCHEDULE. WE ARE OFFICIALLY

ON SCHEDULE NOW. 8-UNDER PAR THROUGH 12 HOLES.

REMEMBER, THIS IS A PAR-70 GOLF COURSE.

YOU CAN REALLY START THINKING ABOUT IT SERIOUSLY.

WHAT AN EFFORT. WHAT AN EFFORT.

OH, MY GOODNESS. WELL, THAT WAS

GOOD ENTERTAINMENT. IT WAS 61 FOR TIGER

IN ROUND 2. THAT TIES THE COURSE RECORD

HERE AT FIRESTONE. OH!

AND THAT MISSED THE FLAG. HE'S DONE IT AGAIN.

JUST THREE AWAY FROM TYING SAM SNEAD.

HE'D BEEN ASKED ABOUT IT YEARS AGO, WOULD

HE EVER THREATEN THE RECORD? AND HE SAID, "WELL, HOPEFULLY."

WITH FIVE MORE WINS IN 2013, TIGER HAD NOTCHED

FIVE OR MORE VICTORIES IN A SEASON FOR THE 10th TIME.

EQUALING SNEAD'S 82 WINS LOOKED LIKE A FOREGONE CONCLUSION,

UNTIL THE BODY WHICH HAD PROVIDED COUNTLESS DISPLAYS

OF POWER, POLISH, AND PROWESS BEGAN TO BREAK DOWN.

FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS, WOODS' CAREER LANGUISHED.

BUT WITH TIGER'S HISTORY OF OVERCOMING ADVERSITY,

THERE WAS ALWAYS A SENSE THAT THIS WAS NOT HOW

THAT THIS WAS NOT HOW HIS REMARKABLE STORY WOULD END.

**

* WHOA * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

OKAY, NOW YOU'VE GOTTEN EVERYBODY EXCITED

FOR YOU COMING BACK. WHY COME BACK?

[ LAUGHTER ] WHY COME BACK?

YOU'VE DONE IT ALL. YOU'VE GOT NOTHING

LEFT TO PROVE. I LOVE COMPETING.

I LOVE PLAYING. REALLY?

AND I LOVE TRYING TO BEAT THESE BOYS.

IT'S FUN. AND THEY ARE KIND OF BOYS

COMPARED TO YOU NOW, BECAUSE NEXT YEAR

WILL BE 20 YEARS SINCE YOU ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED

EVERYBODY AT THE MASTERS. WELL, I WAS GIVING

JORDAN SOME PRETTY GOOD GRIEF AT THE RYDER CUP,

BECAUSE WHEN I WON THE MASTERS, HE WAS STILL IN DIAPERS.

NOT A METAPHOR. NO.

NOT A METAPHOR. BUT IT'S A FACT. YEAH.

WOW. AS WOODS NEARED HIS 40s,

HIS HEALTH WAS NO LAUGHING MATTER.

BETWEEN 2014 AND 2017, TIGER ENDURED FOUR BACK

SURGERIES AND, AT TIMES, WAS UNABLE TO WALK,

LET ALONE PLAY GOLF. IT'S A SLOW, TEDIOUS PROCESS.

I'M NOT GOING TO SWING A CLUB FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH.

IT'S JUST ABOUT GETTING STRONGER, GETTING MORE STABLE,

EVENTUALLY GETTING MORE DYNAMIC. YOU CAN'T JUST HOP IN

YOU CAN'T JUST HOP IN AND DO IT ALL AT ONCE.

WOODS RETURNED TO THE TOUR IN 2018.

HE SHOWED FLASHES OF VINTAGE TIGER AT THE OPEN AND FOLLOWED

THAT WITH A RUNNER-UP FINISH AT THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP.

OH, YES! BUT THE COMEBACK

WAS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT A WIN, AND HIS LAST CHANCE

OF THE SEASON CAME IN BOBBY JONES' BACKYARD.

NO QUESTION HE TEES IT UP THIS WEEK BELIEVING HE CAN WIN,

AND I THINK EVERYBODY IN THAT GALLERY, TOO.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. THAT'S MORE THAN PRETTY GOOD.

AND, SUDDENLY, TIGER FINDS HIMSELF ON THE FIRST PAGE

HIMSELF ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE LEADERBOARD.

AND THOSE FANS WATCHING COME HERE WITH HOPE, AND MAYBE

THEY LEAVE TODAY WITH BELIEF. TO EARN MY WAY BACK

TO THIS LEVEL IS SOMETHING THAT I WAS HOPING I WOULD DO

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW,

AND I'VE DONE IT. PLEASE WELCOME, FROM JUPITER,

FLORIDA, TIGER WOODS. I THOUGHT HE HAD

A BIG GALLERY YESTERDAY, AND THIS DWARFS THE SIZE OF WHAT

HE HAD IN HIS GALLERY YESTERDAY. BARELY TOUCHED IT.

GOOD. [ CHUCKLES ]

MAN! AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN, TIGER,

TERRY, HAS THE LEAD ALL TO HIMSELF.

BEAUTIFUL TEE SHOT. JUST BEAUTIFUL.

IF THIS WERE TO GO, THAT ROOF'S GONNA COME OFF

THAT TRIPLE-DECKER. OH, BOY.

GO AHEAD AND RAISE THAT ROOF. [ CROWD CHEERING ]

GOING INTO THE WEEKEND, TIGER WOODS WITH A SHARE

OF THE LEAD AT THE FINAL EVENT OF THE SEASON.

STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO, STILL GOT 36 MORE HOLES TO GO,

AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOLF TO BE PLAYED STILL.

WE'LL SEE HOW MANY TWIRLS HE GETS TODAY.

TWIRLS HE GETS TODAY. THAT'S THE FIRST ONE.

HE'S NOT CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

THAT WORKS. IS THIS THE WEEK, JOHNNY?

IS THIS THE WEEK? JUST PUTTING LIKE HE DID

IN THE YEAR 2000. AND YOU CAN FEEL THE TENSION

IN THE AIR HERE. IS THIS THE DAY?

IS THIS THE WEEK? IT'S FUN TO WATCH.

NOBODY MOVES THE NEEDLE LIKE TIGER.

JEREMY, HE DOESN'T JUST MOVE THE NEEDLE.

HEISTHE NEEDLE. THIS HAS JUST TURNED INTO

BEYOND DESCRIPTION. IF YOU'RE GOING TO PICK

THIS TIME AND THIS WAY AND THIS DAY TO SET THE TABLE

FOR YOUR FIRST WIN IN FIVE YEARS,

IN THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, TO END THE PGA TOUR SEASON,

IT DOES BORDER ON SURREAL. WELL, AS YOU KNOW,

WHEN TIGER IS IN CONTENTION, SO MANY PEOPLE JUST SEEM

TO JUST DROP WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO KEEP UP.

CHECK THIS OUT FROM THURSDAY AT THE ARIZONA CARDINALS'

FOOTBALL LOCKER ROOM, WHEN STAR WIDEOUT

LARRY FITZGERALD WAS MEETING WITH THE MEDIA RIGHT WHEN

TIGER WAS FINISHING UP HIS FIRST ROUND.

TALK ABOUT -- HOLD ON.

JUST HOLD ON REAL QUICK. TIGER IS PUTTING FOR BIRDIE.

HE'S PUTTING FOR EAGLE, ACTUALLY.

GIVE US PLAY-BY-PLAY. GIVE US YOUR GOLF VOICE.

COME ON. COME ON.

COME ON. YES, SIR!

MY BOY! HEY, PAT, 5-UNDER, BABY.

5-UNDER. HE'S LEADING THE TOURNAMENT.

MY GUY. HE'S DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST.

WE NEED TO DO THAT ON SUNDAY. WE NEED TO DO THAT, YES.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME TIGER WOODS.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THERE'S BEEN A LOT

OF CONJECTURE WHEN THIS NEXT WIN IS GOING TO BE.

IT MAY NOT BE ONE OF THIS BIG OF MAGNITUDE, BUT

HE'S RIGHT IN THE CROSS HAIRS FOR THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP.

SO, TIGER IS PUTTING ON A SHOW. * HEROES FALL TO THE GROUND *

* COULD NOT GET ENOUGH AGAIN * ANOTHER ONE.

TIGER JUST CASUALLY WALKS THIS ONE IN.

* GOING TO FIGHT HERE TO THE END *

WHAT A GREAT GALLERY. LOOK AT THEM

SWARM DOWN THE HILL. PART OF HISTORY.

COMING BACK STEP BY STEP. AND HAVE WE EVER SEEN ANYTHING

LIKE THIS IN GOLF? WELL, LOOK AT THIS SCENE.

BEN HOGAN -- PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS COMEBACK IN GOLF,

IF NOT IN SPORTS, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, TODAY,

YOU COULDN'T TELL THIS HUGE THRONG THAT THIS COMEBACK

ISN'T ALMOST AS SPECIAL. TIGER, I THINK,

TIGER, I THINK, IS GETTING A KICK OUT OF THIS.

THE STAGE IS CLEARED FOR TIGER WOODS AT EAST LAKE.

THE TAP-IN FOR TIGER. WE THOUGHT WE'D NEVER SEE IT.

I DON'T BELIEVE HE THOUGHT EITHER.

TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER. TIGER WOODS

A WINNER AGAIN -- NUMBER 80. TIGER, CONGRATULATIONS.

WHAT DID YOU PROVE TO YOURSELF TODAY?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT WAS JUST A GRIND OUT THERE.

I LOVED EVERY BIT OF IT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE

FOR THIS TO FULLY SOAK IN. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE SCENE.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE SAID THIS --

CONGRATULATIONS, TIGER. THANKS, ANDY.

IT WAS TIGER'S 13th WIRE-TO-WIRE VICTORY

AND 80th WIN ON THE PGA TOUR. SAM SNEAD'S ONCE SEEMINGLY

UNTOUCHABLE RECORD WAS AGAIN WITHIN REACH,

AND IF TIGER'S TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP WIN WAS MEMORABLE,

HIS NEXT WIN WOULD BE UNIMAGINABLE.

TIGER ROARED AT AMEN CORNER. OH, MY GOODNESS. AGAIN.

YOU KIDDING ME? TIGER, AFTER THAT JUST

STUNNING RECOVERY SHOT IN THE TREES.

OH, MY GOODNESS! THAT WAS THE TIGER OF OLD.

THAT'S THE THINGS YOU WERE ACCUSTOMED TO

IN THE EARLY PART OF HIS CAREER. AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN,

YOU SENSE THAT MAYBE THEY'RE SCOREBOARD-WATCHING,

AS IT WAS 10 YEARS AGO. AND HE'S ONE SHOT

OUT OF THE LEAD. SETS UP FOR ONE

RIVETING WEEKEND. TIGER, WE SPENT MOST

OF THE LAST TWO HOURS HEARING TIGER ROARS.

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE FOR YOU TO CREATE THIS ENERGY HERE

AND FEEL THIS EMOTION? YEAH, I FEEL LIKE I'M PLAYING

MY WAY BACK INTO THE TOURNAMENT. FELT VERY GOOD TO BE OUT THERE

DOING WHAT I WAS GOING. AND NOW THREE MAJORS UP INTO THE

AND NOW THREE MAJORS UP INTO THE MIX, AND SO IT'S GOOD STUFF.

THERE ARE SIGNS OF THE WAY TIGER USED TO PLAY GOLF.

22 YEARS AGO TODAY, APRIL 13, 1997,

HE STEPPED UP ONTO THIS GREEN AND MADE HISTORY.

HE'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THAT OLD TIGER WOODS AURA

AND MYSTIQUE ABOUT HIM. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE

I'VE BEEN IN CONTENTION HERE, BUT I'VE BEEN IN THE MIX

WITH A CHANCE TO WIN MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND, SO, TOMORROW, I'M GOING TO

GET UP EARLY AND GET AFTER IT. OH, YES.

OH, YES. TIGER WOODS NOW ONE BACK.

THAT ONE, WASN'T IT? TIGER WOODS HAS THE LEAD

AT MINUS-13. THINK OF ALL THE YOUNGSTERS

WHO WERE INSPIRED BY HIS GREATNESS

AND NOW INTRODUCING TO A NEW WAVE OF YOUNGSTERS

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SEE TIGER WOODS IN THIS POSITION

AT A MAJOR. BUT TO WIN ANOTHER MAJOR

AFTER 11 YEARS IS JUST ASTONISHING.

GIVEN THE CONTEXT HERE, THIS IS GOING TO BE

THE COMPLETION OF ONE OF THE GREAT COMEBACKS

THE GREAT COMEBACKS IN ANY SPORT, ALL TIME.

SEE IT, BUT HERE IT IS, THE RETURN TO GLORY!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED

STATES, ACCOMPANIED BY ELDRICK "TIGER" WOODS.

IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO AWARD OUR NATION'S HIGHEST

CIVILIAN HONOR TO ONE OF THE GREATEST ATHLETES

IN THE HISTORY OF SPORTS, TIGER WOODS,

AN EXTRAORDINARY ATHLETE, WHO HAS TRANSFORMED GOLF

AND ACHIEVED NEW LEVELS OF DOMINANCE.

TIGER, WE ARE INSPIRED BY EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BECOME

AND ATTAINED, PUSHING BOUNDARIES,

DEFYING LIMITS, AND ALWAYS STRIVING FOR GREATNESS

AND FOR GIVING SPORTS FANS EVERYWHERE A LIFETIME

OF MEMORIES. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE

WHAT'S NEXT, TIGER. A WIN AT THE MASTERS,

FOLLOWED BY A STOP AT THE WHITE HOUSE,

TIGER'S YEAR SEEMED LIKE IT COULDN'T BE TOPPED.

BUT LET'S NOT FORGET, THIS IS TIGER WOODS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,

AND HE ONLY NEEDED ONE MORE WIN TO TIE SNEAD'S RECORD.

WELCOME BACK, TIGER WOODS. TIGER IS ON THE GOLF COURSE

AND MAKING HIS FIRST PGA TOUR START IN TWO MONTHS, AT THE

ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN. SEVEN TIMES IN HIS

PGA TOUR CAREER, TIGER WOODS HAS WON IN HIS FIRST

START OF THE SEASON, BUT THIS TIME, TIGER WOODS

IN IN PURSUIT OF TYING THE MOST PGA TOUR WINS OF ALL TIME.

FROM THE UNITED STATES, THE CURRENT MASTERS CHAMPION,

THE CURRENT MASTERS CHAMPION, TIGER WOODS!

WHAT A PUTT! AND HE KNOWS THIS ONE IS

GOOD. RIGHT AT IT.

THIS IS THE GREATEST CLOSER IN THE HISTORY OF SPORTS.

TIGER STARING EVERYBODY DOWN AND SAYING, "JUST BACK AWAY."

AND HE KNOWS HE HAS IT IN HAND. SOME THOUGHT IT WOULD

NEVER HAPPEN. MAKE ROOM ON THE MOUNTAINTOP.

TIGER WOODS HAS MATCHED SAM SNEAD WITH 82 PGA TOUR

WINS, THE MOST OF ALL TIME. WHAT DOES THE NUMBER 82 MEAN

TO YOU PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY?

JUST CRAZY. IT'S A LOT.

TIGER WOODS, OUR AMAZING CHAMPION,

JAPAN IS NOW THE SEVENTH COUNTRY WHERE YOU HAVE WON

A PGA TOUR EVENT, AND WITH THIS VICTORY,

YOU HAVE MATCHED A RECORD THAT MANY THOUGHT

COULD NEVER BE DUPLICATED. WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON WINNING

THE INAUGURAL ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP AND FOR 82 PGA TOUR

VICTORIES, EQUALING THE GREAT SAM SNEAD FOR MOST OFFICIAL WINS

SAM SNEAD FOR MOST OFFICIAL WINS IN PGA TOUR HISTORY.

THE KIND OF YOUNG MAN WHO COULD EMERGE AS A GREAT SUPERSTAR?

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH BETTER HE COULD GET

OR IF HE'S AT HIS TOP RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU JUST HAVE

TO WAIT TO SEE. HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING TO BE

REALLY A FORCE ON THE TOUR. 82 WINS IN 23 YEARS,

EQUALING THE INCREDIBLE STANDARD SET BY SAM SNEAD.

* WOW, UH-HUH * * IT'S TOO GOOD,

THE SECRET IS OUT * BUT TIGER'S GOAL WASN'T

TO TIE SAM'S RECORD. TIGER, WHAT IS YOUR GOAL

FOR THIS WEEK? A VICTORY.

HE WAS OUT TO WIN EVERY TIME HE TEED IT UP.

OH, MY! EXPECT ANYTHING DIFFERENT?

* LOOK AT ME * TIGER IS STILL LEARNING

NEW WAYS TO WIN... HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING

LIKE THIS IN GOLF? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

...AND CONTINUES CHASING HISTORY.

* WHOA *