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Trevor Immelman of South Africa won the 2008 Masters golf tournament. (AP Images)

Trevor Immelman fired a respectable 75 on Sunday at Augusta and held on to win the Masters by three shots over four-time champion Tiger Woods. Woods earned a second-place spot, finishing at five-under with fellow Americans Stewart Cink and Brandt Snedeker tied for third a further stroke back.

"I just didn't make any putts all week," Woods said. "I hit the ball well enough to contend … but I just didn't make any putts today."

With the win, Immelman became the second South African to don the coveted green jacket at the Masters, the other being Gary Player.

"I knew I had to just be as tough as I can and hang in there. And I’m so proud of myself. I actually still can’t believe that I got that done," Immelman said in a post-match interview.

The 28-year-old suffered a stomach parasite at last year's Masters and didn't play for nearly four months. Soon after, he underwent surgery to have a non-cancerous tumor removed underneath his ribs. He didn't touch a golf club for six weeks after that. Immelman began playing golf when he was five. His father, Johan, put in a practice bunker and green at the family home in Cape Town.

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