Tiger Woods won his 14th major Monday after beating Rocco Mediate on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff in the US Open.

“It’s unreal,” Woods said. “I understand why my dad was so emotional in 2002 when I won and I brought it back to him. I understand now that I’m a father how he felt, to have my daughter there and to have [wife] Elin there; it means so much more. It’s not Father’s Day, but it’s close enough.”

“I dealt with a few things this week and just had to keep plugging along,” Woods said. “Through all that, all those ups and downs, I ended up being 1-under par for 91 holes; just an amazing week.”

Tiger remains a golf god.