Tiger Woods was the architect of arguably the greatest sporting comeback of all time at Augusta on Sunday, as the 43-year-old swept away years of crippling injuries and personal issues to clinch The Masters for the fifth time.

On a Sunday that just seemed meant for Tiger, there was barely a dry eye on the course after celebrating the improbable victory with his children – some two decades on from the iconic shot of him embracing his late father Earl after his first triumph.

Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Serena Williams were among those who flocked to social media and congratulated Woods on an unfathomable achievement that ended his 11-year drought between wins at a major.

It moved him onto 15 majors in total and three behind Jack Nicklaus – and matching or even surpassing the fabled mark of 18 suddenly doesn’t seem so distant.

Watch Tiger’s thoughts above at the end of an emotional four days.