Tiger Woods, up to fourth in the world after his spectacular victory at the Memorial, is starting to feel like his old self again.
Woods produced one of the shots of his career at Muirfield Village's 16th on Sunday, a spectacular chip-in birdie from the rough over the 16th green to help seal the win - his 73rd on the PGA Tour, equal now with Jack Nicklaus and second only to Sam Snead's 82.
It brought back memories of the Tiger of old - the fistpump, the roar and the crowds going wild.
"I hit the ball great," Woods said. "That's what was so exciting is I didn't really miss a golf shot.
"I hit the ball just as good as I have in years. That was fun when I needed it the most.
"It's been pretty nice and to do it at age 36, it's not too shabby.
"I've been very proud what I've done so far in my career and I feel I've still got a lot of good years ahead of me."
Ranked ninth ahead of the week, Woods now lies in fourth, in touching distance of the worlds top three - Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood.
It couldn't have come at a better time for the 14-time major champion, with the US Open only 10 days away. With defending champion Rory McIlroy having missed his last three cuts and seemingly woefully out of form,
Woods now arguably heads into the major as the favourite.
He needs four more big ones to equal Jack Nicklaus' career record of 18 major wins and, for the first time in a while, that dream is starting to seem like more of a reality.
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