Tiger broke down after sinking his final putt to seal victory

Tiger Woods won the British Open over the weekend, his first major championship since the passing of his father, Earl. He held off the challenge of Chris DiMarco, who was dealing with his own personal loss - his mother died suddenly of a heart attack on July 4th. Tiger has now won 11 major championships and is ahead of the pace that Jack Nicklaus set in winning 18 majors. At the same age, Tiger has 11 championships, while Jack had 8.

Tiger’s goal of breaking Jack’s record looks more attainable than ever. When Tiger plays at 80%, he is still better than the majority of his peers. During the British Open, Tiger only used his driver once, using irons from the tee and still reaching a consideable distance due to the hard fairways. It goes without saying that Tiger is going to be hard to beat, but now he has further motivation in his effort to break Jack’s record - he’s going to do it for his father.

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