Tiger Woods' most famous shot at the Masters was even more incredible than most realize

• Maybe the most iconic moment of Tiger Woods' storied career came during the 2005 Masters.
• Woods had a one-stroke lead when he chipped in on the 16th hole of the final round.
• Woods was aiming for a mark the size of a dime and hit it on the fly, eventually winning the Masters.

Tiger Woods won his fourth Masters Tournament in 2005, and in the final round, he hit what was arguably the most iconic shot of his career.

On the 16th hole in his final round, Woods sank a chip shot from the rough while battling for the lead, with the ball hanging on the edge of the hole before falling in. In an interview with Golf Digest, Tiger's caddie Steve Williams revealed some details behind the shot that make it look even more incredible.

Williams says Tiger was aiming for an old ball mark the size of a dime and that he hit it perfectly on the fly.

"There's more to that Tiger hole-out than you probably know. After Tiger inspected the green and was walking back to his ball, he pointed out an old ball mark on the green. It was the size of a dime, almost fully healed, practically invisible. He said, 'You think if I hit that spot, it'll take the slope without going into the bunker?' ... I told him I liked that play. He then hit that old ball mark exactly, from 20 feet away from a tough lie. That the ball went in the hole was sort of a miracle, but hitting the old ball mark on the fly was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen."

At the time, Woods had a one-stroke lead over his playing partner, Chris DiMarco, whom Tiger would eventually beat in a playoff. DiMarco had 15 feet for birdie while Woods had hit his tee shot on the par-3 into the rough.

CBS commentator Lanny Wadkins called it "one of the toughest pitches on the entire [course]" and speculated that because of the thicker rough sitting just behind Tiger's ball, he would have a hard time getting the ball within 15 feet of the hole. There was also the threat of the ball rolling off the green and into the bunker.

Woods got the ball up in the air, it landed on the hill, slowly rolled down to the hole where it rested on the edge for a moment ... and then fell in for a birdie with commentator Verne Lundquist yelling, "OH WOW!"

When Tiger recalled the shot, he spoke about remembering a similar one made in a previous year by Davis Love III and needing to aim for a strip of light between the shadows. But according to Williams, there was more to it than that.

Woods was fighting for the lead with three holes to play at the famed Augusta National golf course, and he hit a bulls-eye under terrible conditions.

Incredible.

Here is the now-famous alternate TV angle.