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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Tiger Woods received a standing ovation from the patrons as he walked up Augusta National’s 18th hole. His fellow competitors were waiting for him outside the scoring area. It was a scene reminiscent of his win here three years ago. Woods didn’t add to his incredible 82 wins and 15 majors on Sunday, but he still called this year’s Masters one of the greatest achievements of his career. Few can understand how difficult it was for him to play this week, Woods said. Only a handful of people have seen what his right leg, the one that was shattered in last year’s single-car accident, looks like under his pants leg. It’s a sight that leaves people “horrified,” in Woods’ words. An even smaller circle saw all the ice baths and recovery work that were necessary to piece Woods back together for each round at Augusta National. “It’s hard. It’s hard,” Woods said. “I have those days where I just don’t want to do anything. It just hurts.” He fought through the pain to play all four rounds at this year’s Masters, completing 72 holes while some of his younger, healthier competitors missed the cut. “Forget score. I don’t care. He might not say that to the media, but forget score, right? It’s pretty inspirational,” said Bubba Watson. “I cry on a paper cut. For him to be able to walk and make the cut is pretty spectacular.” Watson was there when Woods walked off the 18th green Sunday, stopping Woods to give him a hug and say, “I’m proud of you.” Bryson DeChambeau was there, as well, despite missing the Masters cut. The record will show that Woods finished at 13-over 301, his highest 72-hole total at this event by eight shots. It also is the second-highest 72-hole total of his career. Score was secondary this week, though. “I don’t think people really understand,” Woods said. “The people who are close to me understand. They’ve seen it. Some of the players who are close to me have seen it and have seen some of the pictures and the things that I have had to endure. They appreciate it probably more than anyone else because they know what it takes to do this out here at this level. “It’s one thing to play with my son at a hit-and-giggle, but it’s another thing to play in a major championship. It’s been a tough road, and one that I’m very thankful to have the opportunity to be able to grind through it. A lot of different things could have happened, but 14 months, I’m able to tee it up and play in the Masters.” Woods also described himself as thankful for the opportunity. “I am. I really am. I truly am. Just to get to this point,” he said. “Just to be able to play, and not only just to play, but I put up a good first round. I got myself there. I don’t quite have the endurance that I would like to have had, but as of a few weeks ago, didn’t even know if I was going to play in this event. “I think it was a positive and I’ve got some work to do and looking forward to it.” Woods confirmed to Sky Sports that he will play The Open at St. Andrews in July. Many thought that would the site of his return to competitive golf because of the relatively flat terrain of the links where Woods won two of his three Open Championships. He said his status for next month’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills was uncertain, though. Woods won the 2007 PGA Championship at Southern Hills. “I think it needs a couple more days to heal after this,” he said, “but we’ll get back after it, and we’ll get into it.”

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SAN DIEGO — Justin Rose overcame a few nervous moments early in the final round with enough key putts down the stretch for a 3-under 69 to hold off Adam Scott and win the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday. Rose, the defending FedExCup champion, had a three-shot lead shrink to a single shot when he opened with three bogeys in five holes, and Jon Rahm made birdie on the par-5 sixth. Rose answered with a bold play on the next hole for a short birdie, restored his lead at the turn and then kept in front of Scott, who birdied his last four holes for a 68. Rose finished at 21-under 267 for a two-shot victory, becoming the first player since Peter Jacobsen in 1995 — when the South and North courses at Torrey Pines were 700 yards shorter — to post all four rounds in the 60s at this event. “The offseason was short and sharp,” Rose said. “I didn’t know how I was going to come out. It’s awesome to play that well this week.” He won for the 10th consecutive year worldwide, including his gold medal at the 2016 Olympics. His 10th victory on the PGA TOUR gave him the most of English players, breaking a tie with Nick Faldo. “He’s the No. 1 player in the world, and he’s showing why,” Scott said. “Even when he was a little off, he kept it together.” Scott, making his debut at this tournament, didn’t make a birdie until the ninth hole and missed a 20-inch par putt on the front nine. He was flawless on the back, however, and kept the outcome in doubt until the end. Rose holed an 8-foot par putt on No. 15 with Scott in tight for birdie to keep his lead at three shots. On the par-3 16th, Rose holed a 30-foot birdie putt, and then Scott rolled in his birdie from 20 feet. Scott pulled within two by hitting his approach to a foot on the 17th. Scott badly missed the fairway on the par-5 18th and had to lay up from a bunker, and Rose stuffed his wedge into 3 feet to wrap it up. The Australian figured he lost his best chance on the front nine, when Rose was dropping shots and he couldn’t make a move. “Just was a little shaky and I wasn’t solid tee-to-green,” Scott said. “He never really was under much pressure. By the time I got it sorted out, it was too late.” Hideki Matsuyama closed with a 67 and tied for third with Talor Gooch, who shot 68. Gooch, who finished fourth last week in the Desert Classic to get into this event, earned a spot in next week’s Phoenix Open. He is playing this year on conditional status. Rahm was never a factor after pulling within one shot with that birdie on No. 6, which turned out to be the only one he made all round. He shot 72 and tied for fifth with Rory McIlroy (69) and defending champion Jason Day (67). Tiger Woods had to settle for his own version of winning. Starting the final round 13 shots behind, Woods wanted to get into double figures. He birdied his last two holes for a 31 on the front nine to shoot 67 and finish at 10-under 278. Rose failed to convert a 54-hole lead in the BMW Championship late last year in Aronimink, and he had a 3-6 record on the PGA TOUR when leading going into the final round. He struggled with his swing early, missing tee shots to the right and missing the green from the fairway on No. 5, and his putter looked shaky. But he delivered big birdie putts on No. 7 and No. 10, short-game shots that took stress off his putter on consecutive holes on the back nine. He won with a new set of clubs having signed an endorsement deal with Japan-based Honma. Rose also won without his regular caddie, Mark Fulcher, who had a heart procedure last week. Rose used Gareth Lord, the former caddie of Rose’s longtime Ryder Cup partner, Henrik Stenson.

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Brooks Koepka had four birdies in his match against Bryson DeChambeau on Friday en route to an easy 4-and-3 victory in a 12-hole match in Las Vegas.

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