In a nail-biting finish that erupted into a booming cheer, Rory McIlroy turned a missed opportunity on the 18th into the grandest moment of his career — sticking a wedge to 3 feet for birdie in a ...

At this precise moment 25 years ago—early May 2000—the greatest golf of all time was being primed for liftoff. A then-24-year-old Tiger Woods, who had always played a wound golf ball with a balata ...