When Woods signed his scorecard Friday afternoon, he was tied for twenty sixth. Woods’ last spherical Sunday will likely be his one hundredth on the Masters.
Tiger Woods set a brand new file by making the weekend lower on the Masters for the twenty fourth consecutive time, grinding out a 1-over-par rating by way of the primary 36 holes at Augusta Nationwide.
“I’ve been fortunate sufficient to have been in a position to play this occasion for all these years,” Woods mentioned of breaking a tie with Gary Participant and Fred {Couples}, who performed into the weekend on the Masters 23 instances in a row. “And I did miss a lower once I was an newbie. As a professional, I’ve performed effectively. It’s simply an incredible aura that this place has.”
When Woods signed his scorecard Friday afternoon, he was tied for twenty sixth. Woods’ last spherical on Sunday will likely be his one hundredth on the Masters.
Woods performed a complete of 23 holes on Friday. The bodily check for the five-time Masters champion included the ultimate 5 holes required to finish his opening spherical, which was postponed by darkness following a morning climate delay.
“I’m drained. I’ve been out for some time, competing, grinding,” Woods mentioned. “It’s been a protracted 23 holes, a protracted day.”
Woods rolled in a bogey on the final to finish his first spherical, then was confronted with a fast return to the primary tee with lower than 45 minutes earlier than the beginning of the second spherical.
Woods flashed late-morning brilliance with three birdies — highlighted by a chip-in from the perimeter on No. 6 — on the entrance 9 but additionally confirmed some rust with three bogeys.
“It was a superb combat. I used to be in a position to go on the market and nonetheless be on the market within the ballgame going into the weekend,” Woods mentioned Friday.
He posted a complete of 36 on the primary 9 of the second spherical.
It’s Woods’ first look since withdrawing from the Genesis Invitational in February with flu-like signs, and his first main in a 12 months. Woods made the lower ultimately 12 months’s Masters however withdrew earlier than the top of the rain-interrupted third spherical, citing plantar fasciitis.
After a bogey on the par-4 14th within the second spherical Friday, Woods responded along with his solely birdie on the again 9 as wind gusts as much as 40 mph prompted cautious calibration on each shot.
Woods, who hit 22 of 28 fairways within the first two rounds, mentioned it wasn’t doable to single out one a part of his sport that was examined most on Friday.
“Just about every part. This golf course will expose any weak point that you’ve. The greens are fast proper now. This wind is everywhere — something that will get within the air, it was an incredible check.”