New York Times: Golf

The understated late bloomer called the final round “stressful,” but he fought through windy conditions to hold off a charge by Dustin Johnson.

He was never all that lovable a figure, and he is hardly an exemplar of fine behavior off the course, but fans love golf’s past and current king.

Woods had two early double bogeys, a late eagle and a following that included David Wright, the retired Mets third baseman.

The crowd was there for Tiger Woods, but Koepka shot a 63 in the first round of the 2019 P.G.A. Championship. He believes he could have done even better.

President Trump offered the honor to Mr. Woods soon after the golfer won the Masters last month for his 15th major championship — and his first in almost 11 years.

After winning the Masters last month, his first major in a decade, Woods will become the fourth golfer to be given the nation’s highest civilian honor.

As he stood on the 12th green, glaring at Francesco Molinari and Tony Finau, Woods found the killer instinct he — and golf as a whole — had been missing.

Woods is tied for second going into the final round at Augusta National. A win would be something no one thought possible by him as recently as two years ago.

Tiger Woods led for much of the opening round at the Masters. He shot a two-under-par 70, the same first-round score he had when he won in 1997, 2001 and 2002.

He considered his wife and a former tennis star before settling on his brother. “He’s excited about caddying here, but it is not the holidays.”