Tiger Woods’ historic comeback victory Sunday at the The Masters Tournament shows the enduring star \u2014 and earning \u2014 power of a player once dropped by many sponsors because of his problems on and off the golf course.<\/p>\n
“It’s crazy to think a 43-year-old who has experienced every high and every low and has just won his 15th<\/sup>\u00a0major …. is chasing the same dream as a 3-year-old,”\u00a0a new Nike ad says<\/a>.<\/p>\n President Trump\u00a0announced Monday<\/a>\u00a0that he will award Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, “because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE.”<\/p>\n At 43, Woods is the second-oldest winner of the Masters. In 1986 Jack Nicklaus won The Masters for a sixth time when he was 46.<\/p>\n And after Woods’ momentous victory Sunday, multiple sponsors are celebrating his resilience. At the end of the Nike ad, a very young Woods is seen on camera saying: “I’m going to beat Jack Nicklaus.”<\/p>\n Woods now has 15 major wins, compared to 18 for Nicklaus. “I felt for a long time that he was going to win again. … He’s got me shaking in my boots, guys,” Nicklaus\u00a0told the Golf Channel<\/a>\u00a0after Tiger’s victory.<\/p>\n