Tiger Woods' comeback from personal and professional adversity is complete: He captured his fifth Masters title and his 15th major tournament Sunday, snapping a championship drought of nearly 11 years.[AUGUSTA, Georgia] Tiger Woods' comeback from personal and professional adversity is complete: He captured his fifth Masters title and his 15th major tournament Sunday, snapping a championship drought of nearly 11 years.
His pursuit of Nicklaus' record 18 major championships, which seemed a foregone conclusion when he sprinted to 14 major titles in his first 11 years as a professional, is now officially back on. But by the time the tournament leaders went into the second half of their rounds Sunday, the wind picked up and it briefly began to rain.
Those events seem far-off though. The glow from Sunday will surely last for weeks and months, and will be discussed for years as one of the pivotal moments in the career of an athlete who has been more than a golfer since he burst on the scene in 1996.