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Tiger seals 10th major in St Andrews special
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-18 09:17
Tiger Woods romped to victory by five shots at the 134th British Open on
Sunday to clinch the 10th major title of his career.
The world number one, champion at St Andrews in 2000, hardly put a foot wrong
as he become only the second player after Jack Nicklaus to win each of the grand
slam events at least twice.
Back to his very best form, the 29-year-old American fired a two-under-par 70
in breezy conditions on the Old Course to finish at 14-under 274.
He now stands third in the all-time listings for major winners, behind fellow
Americans Nicklaus (18) and Walter Hagen (11).
Impressively, the pace of his major successes is well ahead of Nicklaus. The
Golden Bear, who made an emotional Open farewell at St Andrews two days ago,
secured his 10th grand slam title when he was 32.
"This is as special as it gets, to complete my first career grand slam and
then to complete the second both at the same place... at the home of golf," said
a jubilant Woods.
"This is something you dream about. It doesn't get any sweeter than that.
"That's why I bust my butt so hard at home to get to this point," added
Woods, who spent much of last year revamping his swing for the second time since
turning professional in 1996.
"I've been criticised for years now, for the last couple of years. Why would
I change my game? This is why.
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