Tiger Woods, Verne Lundquist Share Great Moment In Lundquist's Final Masters

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After 40 years of broadcasting The Masters, Verne Lundquist decided to call it a career following this year's tournament. Two of the most iconic calls in his career came on shots by two of the greatest golfers of all-time: Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. 

Lundquist's famous Nicklaus call came in 1986 after Nicklaus nailed a birdie putt on the penultimate hole of the tournament. "Yes sir!" Lundquist exclaimed. 

Nicklaus won the event by one shot, his sixth and final career Masters victory. 

In 2005, Tiger Woods sank a ridiculous chip shot for birdie on the par-3 16th hole. Lundquist rhetorically asked the audience, "In your life, have you seen anything like that?" Woods ultimately won the tournament in a playoff over Chris DiMarco to capture his fourth green jacket. 

Tiger Woods and caddie Steve Williams celebrate after Woods holed-out his chip on the 16th hole during the final round of the 2005 Masters, which was iconically called by Verne Lundquist.

Tiger Woods and caddie Steve Williams celebrate after Woods holed-out his chip on the 16th hole during the final round of the 2005 Masters, which was iconically called by Verne Lundquist.

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Both Woods and Lundquist have played major roles in the history of The Masters, and both men clearly have a lot of mutual respect for one another. 

As Lundquist was preparing to get into position for the final call of his career, Woods walked over to him and the pair shared a lengthy handshake. Unfortunately, the most ill-placed tree in history ruined the moment for viewers. 

Stupid trees. Still, a very cool moment between two icons. It was awesome to see Tiger Woods take time out of his round – something he rarely, if ever, does because he talks openly about how focused he is on golf during tournaments – to shake the hand of Verne Lundquist. 

It probably helps that Woods was in last place at the time, with no chance of posting a strong finish in the event. Regardless of his poor performance, Woods making the cut at 48 years old to set the record for consecutive cuts made was nothing short of spectacular. 

We know that it's Verne Lundquist's final Masters, and we don't know how many Masters Tiger Woods has left. For the sake of golf, hopefully he has many more appearances to go. 

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