When Tiger Woods' 2019 Masters win led to him receiving a message from an NBA legend he 'inspired'

Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club. He was coming back from an injury and hadn't won a major championship since 2008. However, he defied all odds and won the Masters in 2019 to register his fifth win at the Augusta National.

After this victory, the legendary NBA player LeBron James shared a X post saying it was inspiring to see Tiger Woods win.

"I SALUTE YOU @TigerWoods‼️‼️‼️ #Inspired"

Tiger Woods was coming back to golf after battling injuries and other issues in his personal life. He hadn't won a major championship since 2008, while his last Masters victory came in 2005. Hence, not many experts or fans backed him to win any major championship again.

Woods started the event on a decent note as he carded -2 for the day and was four strokes behind the lead as Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka led the event after day one.

Tiger picked up the pace on day two as he carded -4 for the day and remained -6 for the event, along with three other golfers. He remained just a stroke behind the four-way lead going into the weekend.

The 15-time major championship winner then carded -5 for the day on day three to take his score up to -11 and remained tied for second place with Tony Finau going into the final round, while Francesco Molinari was leading the event by two strokes.

Tiger Woods used all his experience and composure to go past all golfers on the final day, and he eventually won the event by a stroke, registering his 15th major championship victory.