Tiger Woods’ one hundredth aggressive spherical on the Masters was not a memorable one.
He shot a 5-over-par 77 and end the event at 16-over par — the worst rating he’s posted in his 26 profession Masters, together with the 2 he performed as an beginner, in 1995 and ’96, and the worst 72-hole rating of his professional profession.
Woods, too, completed final among the many 60 gamers who made the lower, two photographs worse than 61-year-old Vijay Singh.
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The 48-year-old legend, who’s received the inexperienced jacket 5 occasions, departed Augusta Nationwide quietly on Sunday and instantly set his sights on his subsequent process: The PGA Championship subsequent month at Valhalla in Kentucky.
“It was week throughout,” Woods stated. “Coming in right here, not having performed a full event in a really very long time, it was struggle on Thursday and Friday. Sadly, (Saturday) it didn’t fairly end up the way in which I wished it to.
“At this time, the way in which that Tom (Kim) is taking part in I assumed I had in my system,” Woods went on, referring to Kim’s 6-under-par 66 within the closing spherical. “Sadly, I didn’t produce it.”
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However it was nonetheless a remarkably gutsy effort from Woods, who awoke at 3.45am to start his bodily preparations for a gruelling closing spherical.
Neal Shipley, the low-amateur who performed the ultimate spherical with Woods, stated afterwards: “Actually rooting for him [Tiger Woods] and rooting for good golf photographs. He was superior. Want him nothing however the most effective.
“I actually admire all of the work that he does to maintain his physique prepared to return out right here. He advised me that he awoke at like 3:45 this morning simply to prepare for the day, which is — I received about three hours extra sleep than him.”
He added: “He’s actually grinding and making a giant dedication to be out right here for everybody. It’s superior to see the patrons actually appreciative of him and actually get pleasure from having him out right here.”
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Woods entered the weekend at 1-over par, seven photographs out of the lead, and declared that he was “proper there” with an opportunity to “win the event.”
Then got here his 10-over-par 82 within the third spherical Saturday, which dramatically derailed his probabilities.
By the point Woods put the ending touches on his closing spherical 77 Sunday, he was 23 photographs out of the lead held by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.
Woods’ 16-over-par whole eclipsed the 13-over he posted in 2022 as his worst end in a 12 months through which he made the lower.
The low level of Woods’ closing spherical got here on the fifth gap, the place he misplaced a ball and took a triple-bogey, which dropped him into final place.
He did, nevertheless, produce a major accomplishment by making the lower, breaking the event file together with his twenty fourth consecutive lower made.
“It’s all the time good coming again right here as a result of I do know the golf course; I understand how to play it,” Woods stated. “I can form of simulate photographs. It is a golf course I knew going into it. So, (now) I’m going to do my homework going ahead at Pinehurst (the place the U.S. Open can be performed), Valhalla (the PGA) and Troon (British Open). That’s form of the sport plan.
“I heard there’s some adjustments on the subsequent couple websites, so (I’ve) received to rise up there early and verify them out.”
Woods’ Masters week was solely the second fill-field 72-hole event he’s accomplished previously two years, including to the 2023 Genesis Invitational.
What’s subsequent?
“Simply maintain lifting, maintain the motor going, maintain the physique transferring, maintain getting stronger, maintain progressing,” he stated. “Hopefully, the observe periods will maintain getting longer.”