Tiger Woods' stunning victory in the 83rd Masters drew plenty of praise as the 43-year-old held his nerve to complete one of sport's greatest ever comebacks.
Amid a dizzying series of twists and turns, Woods carded a closing 70 to finish 13 under par, one shot ahead of Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka, the reigning US Open and US PGA champion.
Eighteen-time major winner Jack Nicklaus was quick to congratulate Woods, who now sits three behind Nicklaus' all-time record.
It was Woods' first major in over a decade after multiple back surgeries and personal issues looked to have cut short his pursuit of Nicklaus - and at one point his career.
"A big 'well done' from me to Tiger Woods!" Nicklaus wrote on Twitter.
"I am so happy for him and for the game of golf. This is just fantastic."
"That will be the greatest scene in golf forever," said six-time major winner Nick Faldo, commentating for CBS. "We will never see anything as exhilarating as that."
Tennis player Serena Williams tweeted: "I am literally in tears watching TigerWoods this is Greatness like no other. Knowing all you have been through physically to come back and do what you just did today? Wow Congrats a million times! I am so inspired thank you buddy."
NFL quarterback Tom Brady tweeted: "Congrats Tiger! What a performance.."
Former pro Paul McGinley said Woods' victory was like something out of Hollywood.
"It's just absolutely fantastic," he said on Sky Sports. "This is going to transcend our game of golf.
"Not just because it's the Masters, not just because it's Tiger Woods, but because we all love comebacks. Hollywood is made of comebacks.
"He was like a thoroughbred racehorse. He was just pacing himself all week and, as he got to the finishing line, he put that bit of pressure on.
"His authority put pressure on the leaders and, as they made mistakes, he glided into the lead.
"It's been a long time since his last rodeo, but he's certainly not forgotten how to do it."
Tiger Woods | -13
| HOLE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| PAR | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| SCORE | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Out: 35 | |||||||||
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| PAR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| SCORE | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| In: 35 | Total: 70 | ||||||||
Round 1: 70 R2: 68 R3: 67 R4: 70
Additional reporting by the Press Association.
