Last year Woods won a major for his dad, this year he won one as a dad as the world number one landed a 13th major with a final-round 69 to edge out Woody Austin by two strokes.
A year ago Woods won two majors, including the British Open, where, in a rare show of emotion, he broke down on the 18th green. It was his first major victory since his father died between the Masters and US Open and the elder Woods was still very much on his son's mind.
"It's a feeling I've never had before, having Sam there and having Elin there it feels a lot more special when you have your family there," Woods said. "And it used to be my mom and dad. And now Elin and I have our own daughter.
"So it's evolved, and this one feels so much more special than the other majors. The British Open last year was different, but this one was certainly so special and so right to have Elin and Sam there."
Evolved
Tiger's family is not the only thing that has evolved, his game has too. Not his physical skills, even though those are formidable, but his mental game seems to have become sharper and sharper by the tournament.
He has won five of the last 12 majors and at least one in each of the past three seasons. Sunday marked his second successful defence of the PGA Championship in his career.
Woods will be just 32 in December and needs only five more majors to catch Jack Nicklaus' once untouchable record of 18.
"Yeah, by far. Just experience," Wood said when asked if he was a better player than in 2000, when he won the final three majors of the season. "Understanding how to handle it and how to manage my game around the golf course. I have more shots than I did then just because that many more years to learn them. And how to make adjustments on the fly, just comes with experience."
Woods showed that experience on Sunday, when his lead shrunk to one-shot and the heat, Ernine Els and Woody Austin were bearing down on him.
He bogeyed 14, three-putting the hole, but wasted no time bouncing back. He needed only a four-iron off the tee, a seven-iron approach and a 15-footer for birdie to regain control.
He then hit the final three fairways and greens to close out his fourth PGA Championship title.
"It certainly helps having that experience and having been in that position and have gotten things done in the past along the way in those seven years," Woods said. "It makes things a little bit more easy coming down the stretch."
Ernie Els finished three back after a 66, while England's Simon Dyson fired a magnificent 64 to finish on level par - the leading European. Justin Rose finished an impressive year in the Majors with a 69 for a two over par total.
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