Scottie Scheffler gets Masters' green jacket while Tiger Woods finishes 47th

Scottie Scheffler gets Masters' green jacket while Tiger Woods finishes 47th

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Scottie Scheffler continued his dominating year on the golf course with his first major championship at the Masters. His victory came as Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf.

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There's a new Masters champion. And if you've been following professional golf lately, the winner might not come as a surprise. Twenty-five-year-old Scottie Scheffler won his first-ever green jacket and first major championship after a dominating weekend at the famed golf course in Augusta, Ga. NPR's Tom Goldman was following the Masters. Tom, Tiger Woods finished far from the top. We'll get to him in just a second. But first, what the heck has happened to Scottie Scheffler the last couple of months?

TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE²: He has learned how to win, and he can't seem to stop. Since February and his first-ever PGA Tour victory, Scheffler has won four tournaments, including the Masters. He's ranked No. 1 in the world, and he's running a hot streak³ that only a few male golfers have experienced. He's just the fourth player in the last 50 years with four tour wins in a season before the end of April. And that group includes Hall of Famers Tom Watson and Johnny Miller⁴.

MARTINEZ: So did this streak, this hot streak, come out of nowhere?

GOLDMAN: You know, it's surprising, but there were signs. Last year, Scheffler finished in the top 10 in golf's three majors other than the Masters - the U.S. Open, the Open Championship and the PGA Championship.

MARTINEZ: Considering how hot he has been this year, I take it that Scheffler took his nearly wire-to-wire win at Augusta in stride maybe.

GOLDMAN: He sure looked calm. He was smiling. He seemed very comfortable once he took the lead on day two and never gave it back. His golf is so good right now, especially his chipping and putting, and that saved him the few times he was in trouble. One hiccup⁵ that really was quite hilarious⁶ came on the last green yesterday. He had a five-shot lead standing⁷ over a short putt to win. He missed not once but twice, put his hand over his mouth on the second short miss. But with the fans cheering him on, he sank the next one and won the tournament. You know, he was in control 99% of the time. But interestingly, after his win, he said yesterday morning before teeing off, he was so stressed out, he cried like a baby and told his wife he didn't think he was ready for the pressure cooker of the final round. Now, when we all saw him, he sure hid those nerves well. But he said once he started playing, he was at peace.

MARTINEZ: Well, it's good to know that Scheffler is human, even once in a while. All right. Let's get to Tiger - first major tournament since that really terrible car accident last year that almost actually cost him his right leg. How did he look?

GOLDMAN: Great on day one; made the cut on day two, which was quite an accomplishment⁸. But over the weekend, he wilted⁹. His scores of 78 on both Saturday and Sunday were his worst scores in his illustrious career at Augusta, where he's won five times. And by the time he finished yesterday, his limp was very pronounced. But considering what he's come back from, even he said just completing four rounds was a victory on the difficult hilly Augusta course. And that's quite an admission from an athlete who has always said winning a golf tournament is his only measure of success. In fact, he seemed to embrace a new role for himself as someone who persevered¹⁰ through these last 14 months since his accident. Here's what he said after Saturday's third round.

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TIGER WOODS: Never give up. Always chase after your dreams. And I fight each and every day. Each and every day presents its own different challenges for all of us. And I wake up, and let's start the fight all over again.

MARTINEZ: Tom, at best, I am a casual golf fan, but when Tiger announced he was playing, I started to watch. Will he keep fighting? I mean, are we going to see Tiger Woods on the golf course again? Because I'll start to watch again.

GOLDMAN: (Laughter) At the big events. He said he's looking forward to the Open Championship at St Andrews in Scotland. That's in July. He's not sure about anything before that. He said he will try, but he has to see what his body's able to do. And that'll be Tiger Woods going forward.

MARTINEZ: That's NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman. Tom, thanks a lot.

GOLDMAN: You're welcome.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

4 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

5 hiccup   

n.打嗝

参考例句：

• When you have to hiccup,drink a glass of cold water.当你不得不打嗝时，喝一杯冷水就好了。
• How long did he hiccup?他打嗝打了多久？

6 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

7 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

8 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。

9 wilted   

（使）凋谢，枯萎( wilt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The flowers wilted in the hot sun. 花在烈日下枯萎了。
• The romance blossomed for six or seven months, and then wilted. 那罗曼史持续六七个月之后就告吹了。

10 persevered   

v.坚忍，坚持( persevere的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She persevered with her violin lessons. 她孜孜不倦地学习小提琴。
• Hard as the conditions were, he persevered in his studies. 虽然条件艰苦，但他仍坚持学习。 来自辞典例句