Tiger, Tiger Woods, y'all.
I can't tell you where that phrase originated, but it's something I've said many times through the years. And I've even caught myself saying it a few times earlier this year.
Tigers Woods is back, and the golf world couldn't be happier. But is he all the way back?
The U.S. Open begins this week at Shinnecock Hills in New York, which means we have reached the 10th anniversary since the last time Woods won a major.
There are moments in sports where, years down the line, you remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when something big happened.
I remember sitting at my family's kitchen table, keeping score on a piece of paper when Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run in 1998. I remember celebrating to Queen's "We Are the Champions" at the Hearnes Center when the Missouri men's basketball team finished off a 14-0 record in Big 8 Conference play in 1994. And I'll always remember going berserk at Arrowhead Stadium when the Missouri Tigers sacked Kansas' Todd Reesing in the end zone to clinch a win in the 2007 Border War.
And, as you can imagine, nearly 10 years to the day, I remember the moment Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
I was working at an internship with the Republic newspaper that summer, and I kept up with Woods' 18-hole playoff battle with Rocco Mediate that Monday. I followed along online, trying to perfectly time when to take my lunch break so I could sneak away from the office and watch the final few holes.
As it turns out, 18 holes weren't enough, and it took a 19th hole for Wood to finish off Mediate and win his 14th major at the age of 32. It wasn't a matter of "if" he would surpass Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major titles, it was a matter of "when."
Ten years later, fans are wondering "if" Woods has it in him to even win another major championship.
Since Woods' 2008 U.S. Open championship win, I've had a few "Do you remember where you were?" sports moments, but none relating to the sport of golf.
I vaguely remember 59-year-old Tom Watson trying to accomplish the near impossible at the 2009 British Open, but coming up short with a putt on the 18th. I kind of recall Bubba Watson's hook shot from the pine straw to set up a playoff win at the 2012 Masters.
But that's it, and those memories are hazy.
To be fair, most of my golf memories are centered around Woods.
My earliest memory is when Woods crushed the field to win the 1997 Masters on my 10th birthday. It was such a joy to watch, I went out and bought my first set of golf clubs at a garage sale a month or two later and began to take up the game.
Woods' play had an impact on me, and I imagine millions of others as well.
Since returning to the PGA Tour this season, Woods has not won, but he's still causing a stir. He has made 8-of-9 cuts this season, and in March he tied for second at the Valspar Championship.
Think fans don't care about Woods until he wins again? Had he made the birdie putt on the 72nd hole, he would have forced a playoff with Paul Casey at the Valspar, meaning millions of viewers would have to decide to either keep watching or to switch over to the NCAA Tournament Selection Show.
Think golfers don't care to have Woods back? When he won the '97 Masters, Woods' payday was $486,000. Twenty-one years later, Patrick Reed took home $1.98 million for his Masters win. Jon Rahm finished fourth and still left with more than $500,000.
Inflation has some to do with the increased winnings, but the notoriety Woods has brought the sport has had a greater effect.
Will this be the week Woods ends his majors drought? It's not likely. He is 42, and some of the game's best golfers in the field are nearly half his age, not to mention a golfer winning a major in his 40s is a very rare feat.
Still, I'll be watching intently, crossing my fingers he'll be in contention next Sunday when he dons his traditional red polo shirt, hoping for a fist pump after he sinks a putt on the 18th green.
Tiger, Tiger Woods, y'all.