"Just inject these into my veins" - PGA Tour pro Michael S Kim reflects on Tiger Woods' shots from the past

PGA Tour player Michael S Kim recently expressed his admiration for Tiger Woods' iconic iron shots. Kim shared a YouTube compilation video of Woods' greatest iron shots from his 26 appearances at the Masters tournament.

Woods is regarded as one of the best players of iron in golf history. His 6-iron shot from the bunker at the 2000 Canadian Open and his 3-iron shot from the fairway bunker at the 2002 PGA Championship are a few of the highlights of his career.

Kim wrote on X:

"Great Iron Shots from Tiger Woods. Just inject these into my veins haha. He had so much swag."

In the video compilation shared by Kim, Woods' first eagle at a par-4 was one of the highlights. The video also included several of his recovery shots and challenge shots on par-5s at the Augusta National Golf Course.

Collin Morikawa, who is currently regarded as one of the top players in iron play, praised Woods' iron play a few years ago. In an interview with Golf.com, he had said (via Golfing Gazette):

"I love Tiger. Every time I play with him, I think he makes me a better iron player, because he hits every shot that you need. If the pin’s on the left, he’s hitting a draw. If the pin’s on the right, he’s hitting a fade. I think that’s the coolest thing because not a lot of guys out there have that capability to work their shots like that."

Explaining his iron play in a 2020 interview with Golf Digest, Tiger Woods said he had always taken pride in his "ability to vary trajectory and shape the ball both ways."

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A look at Tiger Woods's record at the Masters

Tiger Woods has played in 26 tournaments in the Masters and made the cut in 25 of them. He has five wins, two runner-ups, 12 top-5 finishes, and 18 top-25 finishes.

His first win came at the 1997 Masters, which he won by a margin of 12 strokes over Tom Kite. His next win came four years later in 2001, winning by two strokes over David Duval. He defended his title at the 2002 Masters by three strokes over Retief Goosen.

In 2005, he won in playoffs against Chris DiMarco. His fifth and last win came at the 2019 Masters by one stroke over Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and Xander Schauffele.

Let's take a look at Tiger Woods' performances at the Masters:

• 1995: T41 (72-72-77-72, 293)
• 1996: - (75-75, 150, Missed Cut)
• 1997: 1 (70-66-65-69, 270)
• 1998: T8 (71-72-72-70, 285)
• 1999: T18 (72-72-70-75, 289)
• 2000: 5 (75-72-68-69, 284)
• 2001: 1 (70-66-68-68, 272)
• 2002: 1 (70-69-66-71, 276)
• 2003: T15 (76-73-66-75, 290)
• 2004: T22 (75-69-75-71, 290)
• 2005: 1 (74-66-65-71, 276)
• 2006: T3 (72-71-71-70, 284)
• 2007: T2 (73-74-72-72, 291)
• 2008: 2 (72-71-68-72, 283)
• 2009: T6 (70-72-70-68, 280)
• 2010: T4 (68-70-70-69, 277)
• 2011: T4 (71-66-74-67, 278)
• 2012: T40 (72-75-72-74, 293)
• 2013: T4 (70-73-70-70, 283)
• 2015: T17 (73-69-68-73, 283)
• 2018: T32 (73-75-72-69, 289)
• 2019: 1 (70-68-67-70, 275)
• 2020: T38 (68-71-72-76, 287)
• 2022: 47 (71-74-78-78, 301)
• 2023: - (74-73, 147, Withdrew)