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Emotional Tiger compares Tour Championship win with 14 major titles

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Tiger Woods didn't hold back when discussing how his Tour Championship victory stacks up against the other 79 wins on the PGA Tour.

"It's certainly up there with, obviously, with all the major championships I've won," Tiger said during his post-win press conference. "This is under different circumstances. I've explained throughout the year, I just didn't know when this would ever happen again."

Tiger's two-shot victory at East Lake Golf Club is his 80th PGA Tour win and first since 2013. It's a moment nobody saw coming, not even Tiger himself.

"I just can't believe I pulled this off," an emotional Tiger said as he fought back tears. "It's been tough. I've had a not-so-easy last couple of years and I couldn't have done it without everyone around me."

Woods' has gone through four back surgeries, the chipping yips, and a DUI charge over the past few years.

His breakthrough win caps off a sensational comeback season and vaults him into 13th in the official world golf rankings.

"It was just a grind out there. I loved every bit of it," he added.

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