LAND OF HOPE AND RORY...

CHIP, CHIP HOORAY – GENIUS OF TIGER

- By Neil Squires

IT'S 20 years since Tiger Woods produced one of the most magical moments in Masters history.

The final round chip-in at the 16th, with a Green Jacket on the line, was poetry in slow motion as his ball stopped teasingly on the hole edge before dropping in.

Woods, who would go on to win the fourth of his five Masters, rocked back and roared in triumph as an explosion of noise rang around Augusta.

His playing partner was Chris DiMarco. Even now DiMarco can't quite believe what he saw that Sunday. "That chip he made, that's just legendary. That's one of the alltime great shots," he said.

"If it was just him playing with his buddies on the 16th hole at Augusta, it wouldn't have been that difficult a shot.

"Under the circumstances, it was a very difficult shot.