This is a photo of Tiger Woods on the 18th hole of Augusta National in the 2006 Masters tournament. It seems every year that one lucky photographer captures Woods on the 18th, and this is one of my favorites. First, I notice where everything is pointing. Every line seems to be leading down into the narrow strip of Georgia pine trees and out to the fairway.
Second, I understand what this photo symbolizes. This is the final hole, of the final day, of greatest golf tournament in the world, and here is the greatest golfer of our time finishing with his final tee shot.
Lastly, my favorite part of this photo is the patrons lining the tee box, all watching where the ball ends up. I have been fortunate enough to see Tiger Woods twice in person. The feeling you get when you seem him is indescribable. He has an aura about him that you feel and it makes it impossible to take your eyes off of him. And when he tees it up and launches a drive 300 yards down the fairway you get the feeling that you've seen something great, that is what every person in this photo is feeling and that is what I relate to the most.
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