The images from the 1997 Masters Tournament are still fresh. Tiger Woods calmly knocks in a four-foot birdie for par on the 18th hole, and history is made.

1997 Masters champion Tiger Woods (File)

He is the first black player to win one of golf's major championships. At 21, he is the youngest to don the green jacket. He eclipses the tournament's scoring record with a total of 18-under-par 270 and sets a margin of victory (12) that is unlikely to be broken.

After making the putt, Woods makes his way to the back of the 18th green and embraces his father, Earl.

His mother, Kutilda, beams with pride.

Much has changed in the decade since Woods' first major win.

His father died in May. His caddie, agent and swing coach have all been replaced. his competition has changed: Many of his chief rivals that week are either retired from competitive golf or are no longer playing on the PGA tour. And Woods' personal life has changed, too. He married Elin Nordegren in 2004, and they are expecting their first child this summer.

Here's a look back at some key figures and their roles in Woods' march toward history in April 1997.

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THE INNER CIRCLE: THEN AND NOW

Kutilda Woods

Then: Woods' mother was on hand to see her only child win his first major

Now: She still shows up to watch Woods play at selected events. Her husband, Earl, told Golf Digest in 2001 that the two were living apart but were not separated or divorced.

Earl Woods

Then: The former Green Beret used unconventional methods to train his son to be a champion golfer. Tiger and his father embraced behind the 18th green after the historic victory.

Tiger Woods' father, Earl Woods. (File)

Now: Earl died in May at age 74 after a long battle with cancer.

Quote: "No major is complete until we hug," Earl said after the final round, "I said, 'We did it. I love you, and I'm so proud,' and I told him to let it out."

Elin Nordegren

Then: She was a teenager living in Sweden in 1997 and had not yet met the world's No. 1 golfer.

Now: The former nanny for golfer Jesper Parnevik began dating Woods in 2002. The couple married in October 2002.

THE CADDIE

Tiger Woods' mother, Kultida Woods. (Associated Press)

Mike "Fluff" Cowan

Then: The former caddie for Peter Jacobson joined Team Tiger and was on the bag for the historic victory.

Quote: "I'm not amazed, I believe he's as good as he showed everybody this week. Tiger's a great player. He showed the world this week how good he is."

Now: A celebrated divorce from Team Tiger in 1999 - caused by too much face time with the media and his own TV commercials - put Cowan with Jim Furyk, who has emerged as one of the game's top players.

Steve Williams

Then: He was Raymond Floyd's caddie.

Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren. (File)

Quote: "Everyone was just blown away," Williams said of Tiger's 1997 win in a Masters Journal interview this year. "A record margin on that type of golf course, I'm sure it precipitated the changes we've seen not only at Augusta National, but to golf in general."

Now: A cross between a bodyguard and a caddie, Williams took over Woods' bag at Bay Hill in 1999. The two have been together ever since.

THE COACH

Butch Harmon

Then: The son of 1948 Masters champ Claude Harmon, he served as Woods' coach from late 1993 until summer 2002. Along the way, he helped Woods reach No. 1 in the World Golf Ranking, just as he did former pupil Greg Norman. Woods ended their relationship before the 2002 PGA Championship.

Now: He is ranked No. 1 on Golf Digest's list of 50 Greatest Teachers. His current students include Adam Scott and Fred Couples.

Tommy Toles (File)

Hank Haney

Then: He was best known as Mark O'Meara's coach and is also a former golf coach at Southern Methodist University.

Now: The instructor began working with Woods in March 2004 and helped him revamp his swing, with an emphasis on getting the club on the correct plane. He also owns a golf instruction school in Texas.

THE AGENT

Hughes Norton

Then: He was Woods' first agent at International Management Group. Woods fired him in late 1998.

Nick Faldo (File)

Now: He is living in the Cleveland area and is no longer working as an agent.

Mark Steinberg

Then: He joined IMG in 1992, representing LPGA players, including Annika Sorenstam.

Now: He has been Woods' agent since 1998. NBA star Vince Carter is also his client.

THE ROLE PLAYERS

Tom Kite (File)

THE PLAYING PARTNERS

Nick Faldo

Then: The three-time Masters champion played with Woods in the first round. He shot 75-81 and missed the cut.

Quote: "He obviously played great," Faldo said after the first round. "He struggled at first, but he got his score back. Good luck to him."

Now: Faldo's playing career is all but over as he embarks on his role as the lead analyst for CBS and The Golf Channel.

Paul Azinger Then: Azinger was paired with Woods for the second round. He shot 73 and tied for 28th.

Paul Azinger (File)

Quote: "Nobody runs away here, but I wouldn't put it past him," Azinger said after the second round.

Now: Back on the PGA Tour after splittingtime as a player and golf analyst for ABC, he is not in this year's Masters field.

Colin Montgomerie

Then: Monty suggested Woods might not hold up under the pressure of their third-round pairing. Woods responded with 65 to Montgomerie's 74, and the Scot faded to a tie for 30th.

Quote: "This is different; this is way different. Faldo's not lying second, for a start. And Greg Norman is not Tiger Woods," he said after the third round, referring to the possibility of someone catching Woods.

Now: A stalwart on the European Tour, Monty is still looking for his first major win and his first victory in a PGA Tour event. He will be playing in his 15th Masters this week.

Fuzzy Zoeller (left) and Tiger Woods. (File)

Costantino Rocca

Then: The Italian golfer was paired with Woods for the final round. He shot 75 to finish tied for fifth.

Quote: "I can win, maybe, if I play nine holes, and under par, too," he said before Round 4.

Now: Rocca has played on the EuropeanTour, but his game has steadily declined.

THE ALSO-RANS

Tom Kite

Constantino Rocca (File)

Then: Finished as runner-up to Woods.

Quote: "I never had a chance to win the golf tournament. Like we said, we decided that we were going to go out, all of us, and try to play for second place."

Now: Kite is a fixture on the Champions Tour, where he won twice in 2006. In 26 Masters, he was a runner-up in 1983, 1986 and 1997.

Tommy Tolles

Then: A final-round 67 propelled him to third.

Quote: "I played the best golf I've played in three years on the tour," he said after his final round.

Jack Nicklaus (File)

Now: Tolles, who recently won a Tarheel Tour event, is toiling on the Nationwide Tour. His media guide bio lists his greatest thrill in golf as playing with Fuzzy Zoeller in the final round of the 1997 Masters.

THE TRAILBLAZER

Lee Elder

Then: The first black golfer to play in the Masters (1975), Elder made sure he witnessed Woods' victory as he traveled to Augusta from his Florida home on the final day.

Quote: "To have a black champion of a major is something that makes my heart feel very, very good. Tiger winning here - it could have more potential than Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. No one will turn their head when a black man walks to the first tee."

Now: He is retired from golf. He played in six Masters and made the cut three times.

Lee Elder (File)

THE HEAVYWEIGHTS

Phil Mickelson

Then: Mickelson was coming off his best finish in the Masters, a solo third in 1996, and still looking for his first win in a major. He missed the cut with rounds of 76 and 74.

Quote: "I think since he's out here and expected to do so well, it's taken the focus off other players, which is good," Mickelson said before the tournament began.

Now: Mickelson is now Woods' chief rival and has won two of the past three Masters.

Jack Nicklaus

Phil Mickelson (File)

Then: The six-time Masters winner once said Woods would win as many times (10) at Augusta National as he and Arnold Palmer combined. Nicklaus made the cut and finished tied for 39th.

Quote: "I could see them making adjustments. They're going to have to. They like this course tough," Nicklaus said after Woods' assault on the record books.

Now: He retired from Masters competition in 2005. Now all he can do is sit back and watch as Woods marches toward his records for most Masters (six) and professional majors (18).

THE QUOTEMAKER

Fuzzy Zoeller

Then: The 1979 Masters champ brought on harsh criticism after CNN revealed, a week after the historic win, some racially insensitive comments he made about Woods.

Colin Montgomerie (File)

Quote: "He's doing everything it takes to win," Zoeller told a CNN camera crew. "So, you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not to serve fried chicken next year. Got it?" "Or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve."

Now: Woods and Zoeller patched things up a couple of months after the incident. Zoeller is a regular on the Champions Tour.