Augusta, Ga. ? You wouldn’t know it from what you saw, and you certainly wouldn’t know it from what you heard from CBS’s broadcasters. But Tiger Woods actually was pretty good at Augusta this weekend in winning his fourth Masters and ninth major tournament.

For one shining moment, he was fantastic. He was the Tiger of 2000 again on the 16th hole late Sunday afternoon with an electrifying birdie chip-in from behind the green.

He was ordinary a lot, too, especially in the final round after he had blown past Chris DiMarco early Sunday morning. Bogeys by Woods on 17 and 18 — ever think you would see that in a major in which he was leading? — pushed the 69th Masters into sudden death.

But Woods found redemption and vindication when 18 served as the first and only playoff hole needed. Woods’ 15-foot birdie putt along the same downhill line Phil Mickelson traced a year ago to win his first major ended the tournament.

Here’s what you didn’t see.

Because of the tournament’s rain delays, Woods played 26 holes Saturday and Sunday morning that weren’t shown live. He was 8 under on those 26. His largely untelevised middle rounds were vintage Tiger as he shot 66-65 to wrestle the lead from DiMarco.

His 12-under total for this event matched his winning score in 2001 when he was completing his Tiger slam. So, yeah, the guy still can play, but based on what transpired during CBS’s regular airtime and based on what the announcers were telling you, you’d never know this guy had competed in a major.

These were the comments you heard on DiMarco: “Tough competitor.” “He can play on my Ryder Cup team.” “There’s no quit in him, he’s all heart.” “Hanging tough just as you would expect.”

This is what the announcers, particularly Lanny Wadkins and Peter Kostis, had to say about Tiger: “Unless he wins convincingly, he won’t convince his critics.” “With Tiger, there’s always the possibility of a foul ball.” “Too tentative on that putt.” “No enthusiasm.”

Excuse me?

I thought DiMarco, based on how he had played virtually error-free for 45 holes, would hang on to win this tournament and offered that opinion Sunday morning.

And while he did compete to the bitter end, DiMarco is the one who coughed up a 41 on the back nine Sunday morning to turn a four-shot lead into a three-shot disadvantage before the final 18.

DiMarco, by the way, is 36 and hasn’t won anything since the 2002 Phoenix Open. He’s a grinder untouched by greatness.

Woods won eight majors before his 27th birthday. The guy can push a ball around a golf course just a little bit.

A magnificent birdie on the first playoff hole ended the day, ended the majors slump, and ended the questions about when Woods would resurface at the top of the golf world.

He’s there. It’s just that, if you weren’t in attendance, you didn’t get to see a lot of how he did it.

And you certainly didn’t hear it from announcers whose comments were as muddy and confusing as Augusta National.