Chris DiMarco names the best shot he ever saw Tiger Woods hit other than that chip on 16 at the Masters

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When it comes to the most iconic shot of Tiger Woods’ career, there is perhaps no moment which made the golfing world stand still quite like the chip he hit from the back of the green on the 16th hole during the 2005 Masters.

Tiger Woods did need a playoff to beat Chris DiMarco and win the green jacket at the 2005 Masters. Woods made bogey on both 17 and 18 to finish on 12 under par. But a birdie on the first additional hole got him across the line – for his first major title since 2002.

There is absolutely no doubt at all that Woods’ shot on 16 on Sunday became the most famous shot from that year’s event, if not in Masters history.

Nevertheless, DiMarco was able to put that to the back of his mind and force his way into a playoff. He played the final five holes in two under par.

The best shot Chris DiMarco saw Tiger Woods hit

Unfortunately for DiMarco, that would be one of three runner-up finishes he would have in the majors during his career. He also finished second during the 2006 Open Championship at Hoylake to Woods.

But Woods was someone who rose to the occasion when the pressure was on. So he would not have been surprised by that chip on the 16th in 2005. And speaking on Subpar in 2024, he was asked what other shot stands out as the best he ever saw from Woods.

“I think I’d have to go back to that Canadian Open, that shot out of the bunker. That was amazing,” he said.

“I played that year. And what people don’t realise, yeah it’s a six iron, but there was no angle because he was in the right bunker. It was all carry over water. The pin from the angle he hit was only six or seven on the green from where he was from 215 with the six iron. That shot was towering.”

The shot Tiger Woods hit to win the Canadian Open

It is perhaps Woods’ best shot outside of the majors, with the tournament very much on the line heading down the last hole.

He found the bunker off the tee. And, as DiMarco says, he could not see the pin and had to carry his six iron almost the entire way. Nevertheless, Woods barely missed the green and had a phenomenal chance to make an eagle.

Ultimately, he was able to tap in for birdie to make it win number nine for the 2000 season. And with that, many probably wondered why they ever doubted Woods when he was stood over that shot from the bunker.