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A timeline of Tiger Woods' career

Twitter talk: The world reacts to Woods' fifth Masters win

A glance at fourth round of the Masters

Column: A new Tiger Woods emerges on a magical day at the Masters

Key hole in the fourth round of the Masters

Tiger's Journey: 11 years that felt like several lifetimes

Masters 2019: Jack Nicklaus on Golf Channel says Tiger's 'got me shaking in my boots'

Kevin C. CoxAUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods' 15th major title was different from the previous 14 for a variety of obvious reasons. It's his first major win coming from behind after 54 holes, his first major win with a fused back, and his first major win since he's had two kids. But there was a less obvious reason as well. Although, it was pretty obvious if you watched closely.
Woods' gum chomping drew attention all week. And although it's certainly not the first time he's chewed the sticky stuff during a tournament (We did some digging into this important matter on Friday when Golf Twitter took notice), it's definitely the first time he's worked his jaw like that from start to finish.
So why did Tiger do it? Was he looking to “stimulate the front cortex” like Phil Mickelson? Did he do it to stay calm under pressure? Is he hooked on Bubblicious (Don't laugh, I had a nasty habit once)? Or did caddie Joe LaCava just keep forgetting to pack pimento c..

Steady for so long, Molinari's wet miscues cost him Masters