The American shot at the world ranking up from place twelve to six. His compatriot Dustin Johnson, who was in Augusta on the shared second place finisher, took the leading position on the global ranking of the Englishman Justin Rose who Masters the ‘cut’ was missing.
Woods was for many years the number 1 in the world, but dropped due to problems on the personal, physical and sporting field far away. By a lingering back injury feared the golfmiljardair even for a while that he is never pain-free could life. Woods had four operations undergone to of his complaints.
In 2017, he was arrested by the police because he was in sleepy and confused state at the wheel. The leaked video of Woods that has a white line on the road seized, because the agents wanted to see whether he was drunk, formed the sad low point out of a dark period in his life. It turned out not to drugs or alcohol, but an unexpected reaction to the medication.
Woods closed 2017 as number 656 of the world. He returned last year to be fit and sharp back on the PGA Tour, and underlined at the Masters in his return to the wave crest. The victory of Woods earned him congratulations from president Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama.