As good as he is, Woods may never have another chance to win three consecutive Masters.
Not only has a player never won three consecutive Masters, nobody has ever come close.
He is trying to win an unprecedented third consecutive Masters.
Palmer, cheered from tee to green, plans to play his 50th consecutive Masters next month.
This made Nicklaus the first player to win consecutive Masters.
By the evening, he trailed the leader by only four strokes, squarely in position to win an unprecedented third consecutive Masters.
Woods badly wanted to become the first player to win three consecutive Masters, but he insisted the disappointment subsided weeks ago.
Winning three consecutive Masters would give Woods another accomplishment no one else can claim.
Last year, Woods was trying to become the first player to win three consecutive Masters.
The author recounts how, by squeezing in practice time between Congressional floor votes, he shot a 52 to win his 15th consecutive Masters.