The shot Tiger Woods hit in 2002 which Ernie Els described as the greatest golf shot he had ever seen

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Tiger Woods remains absent from the PGA Tour due to injury, but it hasn’t stopped many of his iconic moments from re-emerging.

Woods loved seeing Rory McIlroy win The Masters, a tournament he was ruled out of playing in due to injury.

McIlroy’s career grand slam was predicted by Woods, with the duo among an exclusive group to achieve the feat.

Woods has won five of his 15 major championships at The Masters, the most recent of which arrived in 2019.

The American also has four PGA Championship triumphs to his name, along with three titles each at the US Open and The Open Championship.

Ernie Els called Tiger Woods 2002 PGA Championship shot the best he’d ever seen

And it was at the 2002 PGA Championship at Hazeltine where Woods claimed he hit one of his best-ever shots.

Trevor Immelman, winner of The Masters in 2008, has been looking back on the effort, in which Woods hit a phenomenal three-iron from a fairway bunker on the 18th.

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The stunning effort came in his second round of the tournament, before he drained his birdie putt from eight feet.

Reacting to the footage, Immelman wrote on X: “Ernie Els, who was playing with TW, told me this was the best shot he’s ever seen.”

Tiger Woods falls short at 2002 PGA Championship after unforgettable shot

It was obviously a stunning shot from the living legend, but it wasn’t enough for Woods to emerge victorious.

He was just two shots back after the unforgettable fairway bunker shot, but Rich Beem managed to come out on top.

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The American eventually saw off Woods by one shot in Minnesota, representing his only career major championship title.

Discussing the shot himself, the runner-up said: “That was probably one of the all-time greatest shots I’ve ever hit right there.”