Tiger Woods’ remarkable story at The US Masters
Tiger Woods is one of the greatest golfers to pull on a Green Jacket. Planet Sport takes a year-by-year look at his remarkable story at The Masters.
1995 - Tied 41st
1996 - Missed cut
1997 - WINNER!
When Tiger, a 16/1 shot, played his outward nine in 4-over, it looked as if the difficult start to his Masters career was continuing.
1998 - Tied 8th
1999 - Tied 18th
2000 - 5th
2001 - WINNER!
The Tiger Slam! While the true Grand Slam involves winning all four Majors in the same calendar year, Woods provided a variant of his own.
2002 - WINNER!
Woods had defended the PGA Championship in 2000 and now he repeated the trick in The Masters.
2003 - Tied 15th
2004 - Tied 22nd
Woods' dip in form in the majors in 2003/2004 was highlighted by his only finish outside the top 20 at Augusta National between 1997 and 2012. Another slow start (75) was to blame as Woods cleared the stage for Phil Mickelson to win his first Green Jacket. Woods' 2-over tally left him 11 back.
2005 - WINNER!
A Masters made famous for THAT shot on 16. To this day, Tiger's chip at the 70th hole remains one of the most iconic in Augusta history.
Less well remembered is another slow start (74) and Woods bogeying the final two holes before eventually beating Chris DiMarco at the first play-off hole.
2006 - Tied 3rd
2007 - Tied 2nd
2008 - 2nd
2009 - Tied 6th
2010 - Tied 4th
2011 - Tied 4th
2012 - Tied 40th
2013 - Tied 4th
2014 - Didn't play
2015 - Tied 17th
With his game in a mess, Woods arrived at The Masters having not played since an embarrassing second-round 82 and missed cut at February's Waste Management Phoenix Open. Battling chipping yips, that he made the top 20 was testament to his iron will. His problems were exposed with missed cuts in each of the final three majors.
2016 - Didn't play
Woods was a no-show again after declaring the month before that he wouldn't be ready following back surgery in September 2015.
2017 - Didn't play
Woods' spell in the wilderness continued as he missed the trip down Magnolia Lane for the third time in four years. Doctors cleared him to play but Woods admitted he didn't feel "tournament ready". As his rivals pegged it up at Augusta National, Woods, unfathomably, sat outside the top 650 in the world rankings.
2018 - Tied 32nd
2019 - WINNER!
After a first PGA Tour title since 2013 at the previous September's Tour Championship, Tiger-mania was gathering pace again. Could he win a first Masters title since 2005?
2020 - Tied 38th
After the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the Masters until November and meant it was played without patrons, a subdued Woods couldn't find the same energy.