He was on the run, within sight of his pursuer and strangely unsure of his footing. Even stranger was that the hunter was a relative unknown in pursuit of his first taste of victory. Bob May was the anonymous player attempting to slay the giant with a golf ball and bring him back down among the mortals. But Tiger Woods refused to fall, forever silencing those few remaining skeptics who wondered how Woods would handle himself if seriously pressured in a championship setting. He may never be pushed any further than he was Sunday on the final dramatic day of the PGA Championship.
Champions are first and foremost survivors.
Woods outlasted an opponent playing the greatest round of golf in his life. Woods not only successfully defend his PGA title but also become the first since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in one year. He either tied or led outright 11 of the last 12 major championship rounds. Hats off to Bob. He played his heart out.