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Tiger Woods won his 5th Green Jacket yesterday ending a 12-year drought at the Majors. It had been 5,117 days since Tiger Woods last won The Masters and 3,954 days since he last won a Major championship but that weight was finally lifted off his shoulders after he won his first Major by coming-from-behind to take the lead.
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The world has changed A LOT since Tiger Woods last won a Major twelve years ago and after Tiger walked off 18 yesterday everyone on Twitter started sharing the ways in which things are different these days. I’m thinking back to 2007 and I hadn’t even moved to NYC yet, a city I’d live in for 9 years before moving back to Florida. My life back then is unrecognizable to my life today. I’ve got a kid now!
I can’t imagine what yesterday was like for Tiger Woods, the culmination of all his injuries and personal setbacks throughout the years. But here’s how the world has changed in the time since Tiger Woods last won a Major championship:
2005. The last time #Tiger won #TheMasters green jacket. pic.twitter.com/fGr26uVVUy
— John Morris (@JMorrisTV) April 14, 2019
When Tiger Woods last won a Masters in 2005…
• George W Bush had just started his 2nd term
• Barack Obama had been a senator for 97 days
• Sahara, starring Matthew McConaughey, was #1 movie in America
• Destiny’s Child had begun its final tour
• Rory McIlroy was 15 yrs old— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) April 14, 2019
I do remember most of these names but there are a few on there (Axley? Merrick?) who I’m not sure I ever remember seeing again:
The leaderboard the last time Tiger won a major. pic.twitter.com/RY6BYA4F3n
— Ryan Stevens (@RyanAStevens) April 14, 2019
If you had a cellphone last time Tiger Woods won a Major then there’s a GOOD chance it was a flip phone.
Perspective:
2005 – Tiger's last Masters win
2007 – The iPhone was first introduced
The iPhone was not around the last time Tiger won the masters….— Russ Rose (@CoachRussRose) April 14, 2019
No GPS:
The last time Tiger won a major, GPS wasn't on mobile phones and you couldn't order an Uber.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/frankpallotta/status/1117493979707256833
The last time Tiger won I had no kids. I just watched him win with my 7 yr old. Great sports moment to share with him. #mastersunday
— Nick Wegman (@thechief58831) April 14, 2019
Explaining to my 9 year old what’s going on and realizing he wasn’t born the last time this happened #Tiger #Wow
— Matt Randazzo (@MattRandazzo) April 14, 2019
Mind = Blown.
Lionel Messi hadn't even scored a senior goal for Barcelona the last time Tiger Woods won the Masters#TheMasters
— Robert Redmond (@RobRedmond10) April 14, 2019
Has Game of Thrones really been on TV that long?
The last time Tiger won a major, we were still about three years away from the first ever episode of #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/y3ENvpegY1
— The Ringer (@ringer) April 14, 2019
The No. 1 album in America the last time Tiger Woods won the Masters. pic.twitter.com/mWCHGr0J0S
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) April 14, 2019
Neither?!??
The last time Tiger Woods won a major in June 2008, neither Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi had won the Ballon d'Or.
The wait ends with #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/Wgl2Nnxm3V
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 14, 2019
Brand. New.
This car was brand new the last time Tiger won the Masters pic.twitter.com/wL0QMGjRuH
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) April 14, 2019
Before today’s win, last time Tiger won the Masters, these didn’t exist:
iPhone📱
iPad
Kindle
4G
Android
YouTube
AWS
🍏 App Store
Uber
Airbnb
Blockchain
Bitcoin
Square
Stripe
Spotify
Snapchat
Kickstarter
Messenger
Box
Lyft
Hulu
Nest
Fitbit pic.twitter.com/CKXVwhJq4A— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) April 14, 2019
Also, the last time Tiger Woods won a major Twitter didn’t even exist yet. I kind of feel like someone should’ve led with that because this article wouldn’t have been possible without Twitter.