AUGUSTA, Ga. – During his press conference on Tuesday, Tiger Woods showed a rare flash of emotion when asked to recount his victory last year at the Masters.
“I'm still getting chills just thinking about it,” he said as he choked back tears.
Later that day, Woods hosted the Champions Dinner and he was still in a sentimental mood.
“Tiger was very emotional. I've never seen Tiger that way,” six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus said on Thursday.
According to Nicklaus, who joined Gary Player on the first tee as honorary starters early Thursday, it was probably the smallest crowd at the dinner he could remember because of travel restrictions and COVID-19.