Golf: Woods - Win a great sporting moment

Tiger Woods believes his victory in the Masters will go down as one of the greatest moments in golfing history.

The world number one birdied the final hole to beat David Duval by two shots.

And Woods now holds all four Majors, a feat never before achieved in the sport.

"It's hard to explain," said Woods.

"I have a eerie calmness. I have succeeded in what I wanted to accomplish and it feels great, but I don't feel ecstatic yet because it has not sunk in.

"I was so zoned out I forgot what the whole thing was about.

"I think this will go down as one of the top moments in our sport and I am very proud.

"I have been very lucky and I've had some wonderful people supporting me.

"To see my Mum and Dad there was pretty special, although probably not as special as when I won here in 1997 because Dad had just had his heart surgery."

Duval, who had remarkably birdied seven of the first 10 holes but because of two bogeys was still involved in a dogfight, said: "I've been here before, huh?

"But congratulations to Tiger - to shoot 68 under the circumstances was outstanding.

"I played great, but I had a few opportunities I could have capitalised on.

"As for the putt on the 18th I probably pulled it a little bit. I knew I needed to make it. But I'm still very proud of how I played."

Almost as crucial as the final missed putt was the fact that he bogeyed the 16th, as did Mickelson, the only other player who, as the day developed, had a chance.

Duval has now finished second, sixth, third and second in the last four Masters, while third-placed Mickelson has had eight top-seven finishes in Majors - four of them at Augusta. They remain the nearly men.