AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sixteen years ago almost to the day, a 13-year-old Japanese boy woke up early one Monday morning to watch the Masters. He loved Tiger Woods — the very first time he’d watched the Masters, Tiger had won — and on this morning, Woods and Chris DiMarco walked to the 16th tee separated by a single stroke.
It was about 7:30 in the morning, but the boy watched, amazed, as Woods rolled in one of the great shots of all time, a curling chip that hung on the edge of the cup before dropping in to ground-shaking applause.