This past April, when the Masters was played in its proper time, it wasn’t surprising to see Mike Weir tee it up with fellow Canadians Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners. After all, for many, it was Weir’s win at Augusta that really defined Canadian golf. “We’ve talked about it a number of times and we’re both pretty excited,” Conners said prior to tipping it up with Weir and Hughes, his teammate at Kent State.

Weir’s win is now nearing 20 years in the rear view, but that doesn’t make it any less significant. It came at a time when Weir, now part of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and a Golf Town ambassador, was one of the best players on the planet. And while his win total of eight at golf’s highest level has been eclipsed by Canadian LPGA star Brooke Henderson, there’s no denying that, for a few years, he won on the grandest stages. Think about it—Weir won the Tour Championship, a World Golf Championship at Valderama, and twice at Riviera. Those are among golf’s most noted championships held at great courses.

But it was the win at Augusta that really captured the imagination of a generation. Take NBA great, and fellow Canadian, Steve Nash. He garnered inspiration from Weir’s win at the Masters.

“We’re both underdogs who overachieved,” Nash said in an interview at the end of his basketball playing days. “I just like to hear how someone prepares and trains regardless of the sport. I want to know about their approach to the game, how someone like Mike breaks the game down and prepares to play.”

The playoff victory over Len Mattiace at Augusta pushed Weir to an entirely different level of stardom. Suddenly he was dropping the puck on Hockey Night in Canada and creating his own Mike Weir Wine.

“It was a real whirlwind—I was blown away,” Weir said in an interview in 2009 about launching a clothing line right after the Masters win. “I didn’t know what to expect when I came back to Toronto. It was something that had been set up for a long time. I didn’t know what would happen. Would we have 50 people out? I had no idea. We had a late night and then flew into Toronto and when we pulled around the corner from Sears I remember thinking, ‘What are all these people doing here?’ I guess that’s when it hit me – the impact of winning the Masters. It took me back to realize how special that tournament is and to become the first Canadian to win it was amazing. But at the same time, it was almost surreal.”

To this day, Weir’s victory is among the most celebrated Canadian sports wins—up with the Toronto Blue Jays’ back-to-back World Series wins, Donovan Bailey’s Olympic gold medals, Bianca Andreescu’s U.S Open tennis win, and Henderson’s Women’s PGA Championship victory.

And, just like all great victories, Weir’s Masters win is an unforgettable part of Canadian history, and will remain as such for years to come.