Woods Reflects on Last Year’s Masters Victory After 2020 Event Postponed

Sunday was supposed to be the final round of the 83rd edition of The Masters, the most prestigious golf tournament in the world. Tiger Woods had a miraculous victory last year at August National, his fifth-ever at the course – also his 15th major victory and 82nd PGA event victory.
With absolutely nothing on the sports calendar, we’re all trying to find something to catch our interest. Replays of great moments in sports have been a huge help in helping the nation heal, especially these improbable wins that give us all a sense of hope for the first time in so long.
After all, this was the first major tournament victory for Woods since the 2008 U.S. Open, and a time we all thought he would get back to being the one we remembered as the greatest golfer to ever live.
For those that don’t remember, Tiger was two shots back to Francesco Molinari entering the final round. After a lackluster opening to the day, Tiger would storm back and take the lead late to bring home another green jacket.
As we all know, this would end up becoming the most important major win of his career, considering the turbulent times that led up to this.
A Look Back
Easter Sunday marked the one-month mark that nearly every professional league shut down or suspended operations until the coronavirus outbreak slows down or stops altogether. With no event to be played yesterday, Tiger watched the final round of last year’s Masters tournament with Jim Nantz of CBS.
Nantz interviewed Woods at various points throughout the telecast, even getting the five-time Masters champ all choked up on several occasions.
“Yes, I would have been good to go,” said Woods when assessing his chances of winning the Masters this year. “Mind and body were coming together. … I was not my normal self (earlier in the week), and all of my normal pre-major championship self. I’m used to having this four times a year. I kind of get in that mode. And it started happening again.”
Tiger would assess his chances for this year’s tournament:
“But this year, I was out practicing and subconsciously getting ready. I didn’t realize I was getting ready. I just wanted to go out there, have some fun, hit some balls and get out of the house. But it’s amazing.
“I’ve been doing it for so long that things were starting to come together. I was starting to peak. We try to peak four times a year, and I know that the tournament’s been postponed, not until November – but for some reason, I was still peaking anyway.”
There is nothing normal about the last 30 days of our lives. In one swoop, our jobs, social interactions, and forms of entertainment were all put on hold for the time being. At some point, we’ll all get back to normal and use these times as a strengthening force on our patience going forward.