The entire country was talking about Tiger’s remarkable win at Bay Hill last week.

Tiger making the final birdie putt to win was a foregone conclusion in many people’s minds. Rather than settle for the mundane, Woods has a flair for the dramatic that can’t be matched. Michael Jordan seemed to hang in the air just a second longer than the people he played against. As a child of the 1990’s, it was hard for me to believe that any athlete could ever match him. Now Tiger Woods has surpassed him. It got me thinking about my favorite Tiger Woods moments, so I polled the rest of the Bag Chatter staff to see what they thought.

A Raehtz: My top Tiger shot is putt at Valhalla on the 17th at the 2000 PGA Championship to take the lead over Bob May. Every single Tiger Woods highlight reel has footage of Tiger walking the putt in with his finger pointed at the hole. It is simply timeless. He walks it in, picks it up, and charges to the next tee. There are very few times in golf that you get to see that cutthroat mentality like Tiger at Valhalla. He just couldn’t wait to get on that tee and finish May off with a giant drive.

D Grannan: My defining moment in the career of Tiger Woods is when he beat Stephen Ames, 9 and 8 in the Accenture World Match Play. After being asked about his chances in the match with Tiger, Ames stated "Anything can happen….Especially where he’s hitting the ball." Talk about inserting ones foot in their mouth. Apparently that statement motivated Tiger to unleash a beating rarely seen in golf, especially at the professional level. Tiger was asked if the statements made by Ames motivated him, he replied with a resounding and confident, "Yes". Then he was asked if he cared to elaborate, Tiger replied just as quickly and surely, "No." It is a perfect example of what Tiger can do when he is motivated, total destruction of a player or the field. Stephen Ames was handed one of the worst defeats in Match play history all because he made the mistake of unleashing a lion, or in this case a Tiger. This incident reminds me of several others that include Vijay, Rory, and Phil, all misstepping by calling Tiger out and then paying the price for doing so. It is almost as if Mr. Woods has a special gear that he can go to when he is upset by some silly comment made from one of his peers. He lets his clubs do the talking, maybe people should work on that instead of using their mouths.

K Vakamudi: I know it’s a cliche but anytime I think about Tiger Woods, the first thing that comes to mind is the 16th at Augusta in 2005. No other athlete before and no one since has had such an uncanny knack for making the impossible look routine. It was nearly an impossible shot to get close, let alone hole out. But a typical pitch that went flying down the hill slamming into the pin, would be far too easy. This shot had destiny written all over it, sauntering down the hill with the perfect line and perfect speed only to stop at the edge of the hole. The milliseconds during which the ball hung on the edge of the hole seemed to go on forever until it finally fell into the hole. Even the most talented author couldn’t have imagined a more perfect story. It transcended real life and for a moment crept into fantasy.

M Anderson: For every moment that Tiger Woods performs feats unparalleled in golf history, the one that stands out for me is not one of his mastery of ball and club but his reaction to his victory at The Open at Hoylake in 2006. Ten times previously, Tiger had dominated the field and gone home with the spoils: a green jacket, a claret jug, the Wanamaker and the US Open Trophies. Ten times he had turned to his family to celebrate. This time was different. For the first time, Tiger could no longer turn to the man who had been his best friend and mentor. Earl Woods, Tiger’s father, had died a mere 2 months previously.

On that day, Tiger’s famed self-control cracked and for once we were privileged to see the man rather than the marvel as this phenomenally talented and dedicated sportsman broke into tears in the knowledge that this was a victory that he could not share with the man who more than any other allowed him to become who he has. In an era of arrogance and bluster, when soundbites take anyway any sense that sportsman are one of us, here was someone exposed as exactly that, experiencing heartbreak at what should be a moment of supreme joy. Tiger often makes the superlative look mundane but this was the first time that the public caught a glimpse of the extraordinary man behind the achievements and his love and admiration for his "Pops" who made it all possible.

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