Paul Stankowski, a PGA Tour winner, was able to get a close look at the emerging Tiger Woods as he took the golf world by storm in the 1997 Masters
iger Woods’s domination of the 1997 Masters was such that only the tournament within the tournament behind him was competitive. He prevailed by a dozen shots. Six separated Tom Kite, who was second, from those who tied for 17th.
“I joke about how I could have altered history with that 10ft putt on Saturday. Truth be told, nothing would have changed. Tiger was destined to win and destined to be great. For my generation he is the best player who has ever lived. It was pretty cool to almost share the spotlight with him.” Tiger Woods celebrates his victory after sinking his putt on the 18th at Augusta. He finished 12 shots clear of second place.Stankowski, playing directly in front of Faldo and Woods, admits to having a chuckle to himself when seeing the latter’s early problems. “Then, quickly, we started hearing the roars.” They continued for another three days; golf had a new icon. “I was asked by the media on Saturday afternoon: ‘Is it over?’” Stankowski adds.
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