In desperately difficult conditions, Shane Lowry's one-over par final round was still more than enough as he finished on 15-under for the tournament to claim the Claret Jug.
Shane Lowry's 16-under overall total of 197 is the lowest after 54 holes in British Open history.
Gaganjeet Bhullar's short-iron shot bounced in the fringes of the green before trickling forward and dropping into the side of the cup.
Presenting the golfing great with the nation's highest honor, Donald Trump praised Tiger Woods' "relentless will to win, win, win".
Tiger Woods stunned the sporting world last month by completing an epic comeback from spinal fusion surgery to capture the Masters.
Rafael Nadal, a keen golfer himself, expressed nothing but admiration for Tiger Woods, who has fought through at least as many physical challenges as he has himself.
Tiger Woods' sensational win wasn't just a feel-good story for himself and legions of golf fans; it made a lot of bettors pretty happy as well.
Tiger Woods completed his comeback from travails both personal and physical Sunday, winning his fifth Masters title an astonishing 14 years after last.
It's the first time Tiger Woods has won a major without holding the 54-hole lead, and his first major title since the 2008 US Open.
Francesco Molinari seized a two stroke lead over Tiger Woods and Tony Finau in a thrilling Masters third round at Augusta National.
Tiger Woods shook off a short weather delay and survived a close encounter with a security guard to put himself one shot off the lead midway through the Masters.
Tiger Woods seeks his first major triumph since the 2008 US Open.
Rory McIlroy, who has had a sensational start to the year, figures to be tested at Augusta National by resurgent Tiger Woods.
Tiger Woods, a 14-time major champion seeking a 4th WGC Match Play title, defeated Rory McIlroy in a morning knockout match only to fall to the 50th-seeded Dane.
Nick Jonas recently got married to Indian actress Priyanka Chopra.
Padraig Harrington played in six successive Ryder Cups from 1999 and was on the winning team on four occasions.
Shubhankar Sharma became the fifth and youngest Indian to top the Asian Tour money list in a season.
Khalin Joshi said the birdie at the eighth hole was the turning point for him.
