ATLANTA - It's been five years since we've seen him hold a trophy in his signature Sunday red.
For the first time since 2013, Tiger Woods is a champion.
Woods, arguably (not really) the most popular golfer of all time, has dealt with numerous injuries for the better part of the last decade. After undergoing yet another back surgery in April 2017, people wondered (again) if Tiger would ever be able to compete again on the PGA Tour.
That all turned around this season when Woods found himself on the front page of the leaderboard constantly throughout the year. Notably, he tied for sixth in the British Open and placed second in the PGA Championship earlier this season.
The world got a flash of the old Tiger Woods this weekend, the one that would lead tournaments from start to finish and win in dominating fashion.
Woods led by four strokes or more for most of the final round, but things got a little interesting when he bogeyed 15 and 16, finding himself just two shots ahead of Billy Horschel, who shot 4-under on the day.
Tiger finished -11, two shots ahead of Horschel in second place and four shots ahead of Dustin Johnson in third.
While the annual tour finale has just a 30-player field, it's 30 of the best the world has to offer.
Tiger came into the tournament ranked 20th in the FedEx Cup standings. His win launched him to second, one behind Justin Rose. Rose needed to finish in a two-way tie for 5th or better to win the FedEx Cup, and he birdied the 18th to finish tied for fourth.
On Sunday, it was a culmination of the potential return to greatness we've seen all year from Woods.
This win marks his 80th PGA Tour victory, now just two behind the all-time record held by Sam Snead (82).
The only bad news for golf fans is that we have to wait 171 days to see what Tiger can do at Augusta National in the first major tournament of next year's season, a place he's won four times before.
The good news, for Americans, is that Tiger is at peak performance heading into the 2018 Ryder Cup, taking place in Paris next weekend.
One thing is for certain, nobody in sports is capable of creating a scene like Tiger did on the 18th hole of East Lake Golf Club on Sunday.
Don't wait another five years, Tiger.
