10. Phil smokes Tiger Sunday at Pebble
Phil Mickelson carded an 8-under 64 in the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, beating Woods (75 Sunday) by 11 shots in a one-sided showdown. (Getty)
9. Woods WDs from Doral, cites left Achilles pain
Tiger Woods WD from the WGC-Cadillac on the 12th hole on Sunday. He was carted off with an Achilles injury, jumped into a black Mercedes and quickly drove off. Woods next teed it up two weeks later at Bay Hill, and won by five shots. (AP Images)
8. 'The Big Miss' saga
Tiger Woods' former swing coach Hank Haney published 'The Big Miss' in March - a book chronicling their six-year relationship on and off the course. Sales went through the roof; Woods claimed he never read it.
7. Tiger, Rory friendship flourishes
Tiger and Rory, the top two players in the world, developed an admiration for one another on and off the course in 2012. They joked while playing together, had lunch after rounds and even held joint press conferences. (Getty)
6. Tiger fails to win a point as U.S. team collapses
Tiger Woods was 0-3-1 on the week and was part of a team that had a complete meltdown Sunday at Medinah to lose the Ryder Cup in record-tying fashion. Woods has been a part of only one winning Ryder Cup team (1999). (Getty)
5. Tiger Woods' major teases
After failing to factor at the Masters, Woods shared the 36-hole lead in the U.S. Open and PGA Championship, and was third after 36 holes in the British Open. But all resulted in weekend fades and he remains major-less since 2008. (Getty Images)
4. Tiger posts 62 Sunday at Honda, narrowly defeated
Tiger Woods finished birdie-eagle to shoot an 8-under 62 Sunday at Doral - his lowest final round on the PGA Tour - to catapult into contention. Rory McIlroy went on to top woods by two strokes. (AP Images)
3. Woods wins the AT&T, passes Jack
Tiger Woods won the AT&T National at Congressional CC for his 74th PGA Tour win and passed Jack Nicklaus (73 wins) on the all-time Tour wins list. He is now second only to Sam Snead (82 wins). (Getty)
2. Woods wins for first time since 2009 scandal
Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by a five-shot margin and officially ended his 30-month PGA Tour winless drought since the infamous 2009 scandal. (Getty)
1. Tiger chips in, goes on to win Memorial
Trailing Rory Sabbatini by one, Woods chipped in for birdie on the par-4 16th to tie the lead. It was vintage Tiger, complete with fist pump. He went on to win the tournament. (Getty)
