Doug Mills/The New York Times
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods completed a comeback from personal and professional adversity on Sunday, capturing his fifth Masters title and his 15th major tournament with a victory that snapped an 11-year championship drought and instantly returned him to the top of the sports world.
It was a monumental triumph for Woods, a come-from-behind victory for a player who had seen so much go wrong on the course and off after his personal life began to unravel on Thanksgiving night in 2009.
As such, it was only fitting that after he walked off the 18th hole on Sunday, his one-stroke victory secure, his walk to the official scoring office was gridlocked with well-wishers, including many of the golfers he vanquished over four grueling days at Augusta National Golf Club.