None of Augusta's hazards could halt Woods' charge
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Woods the history man wins US Masters
Sunday, 8 April, 2001, 23:00 GMT 00:00 UK
Tiger Woods has achieved golfing immortality with a thrilling victory in the US Masters.
His two-shot triumph means he is the first player in the history of the game to hold all four Majors at the same time.
Woods sank a 16-foot putt for a birdie at the last to win the famous Green Jacket for a second time.
He has now won the US Open, the Open, the USPGA and the Masters in succession for the modern equivalent of golf's Grand Slam.
Aged just 25, he can now already claim to be the greatest golfer to have played the game. As the ball sank, the crowd at Augusta erupted and an emotional Woods punched the air in delight.
But it was a far from routine win for Woods, who was involved in a dramatic three-way tussle with fellow Americans David Duval and Phil Mickelson throughout the final round.
With a one-shot lead going up the last, he just needed to par the 18th to clinch the title.
But he went one better than that as a fine sand-iron set up the birdie chance - and his dependable putter did the rest.
Three-way fight
Duval and Mickelson pushed Woods virtually all the way in one of the most entertaining final rounds for years.
But both the main challengers missed chances at crucial times - and Woods was able to take advantage and move clear at the top of the leaderboard.
When Duval missed a six-foot birdie putt at the last, it effectively handed Woods the title.
-- Anonymous, April 08, 2001