Tiger Woods noticed his dream of a record-tying sixth Masters victory collapse in Sunday morning’s third spherical of the Masters after the worst 9 holes of his profession in 99 rounds at Augusta Nationwide.
A day after setting a report by making the reduce in his twenty fourth consecutive Masters, the 48-year-old legend struggled and confirmed indicators of his problem strolling rounds since struggling extreme leg accidents in a 2021 automobile crash.
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The reside TV broadcast reported there have been rumours Woods was about to drag the pin on his spherical and retire — however the American limped by way of all 18 holes.
He mentioned after the spherical he will likely be again for extra on Monday morning and is set to get by way of 72 holes.
“My group will get me prepared. It will likely be a protracted night time and a protracted warmup session, however we’ll be prepared,” he mentioned.
One Sky Sports activities commentator mentioned it was “onerous to look at” Woods wrestle so unhealthy.
“Tiger will likely be very upset with this spherical in the present day,” veteran American golf commentator Butch Harmon mentioned.
“We all know when he teed off he thought he had an opportunity to maneuver up this leaderboard.
“I believe taking part in 23 holes yesterday needed to put some put on and tear on his physique.
“Nonetheless, to have Tiger over the weekend at The Masters is what we’re in search of. It’s a pleasure to have him again.”
Woods had declared himself in with an opportunity of taking a sixth inexperienced jacket to match the report of Jack Nicklaus after 36 holes.
“I’m right here. I’ve an opportunity to win the golf match,” Woods mentioned on Saturday.
“I’m solely eight again.”
5-time Masters champion Woods had rounds of one-over 73 and par 72 to face on one-over 145 for 36 holes and had simply made a birdie on the fifth following a bogey on the par-3 fourth when catastrophe struck.
Woods completed Sunday’s entrance 9 bogey, double-bogey, double-bogey, bogey for a front-nine 42 — his worst nine-hole rating on both the inward or outward halves of the famed structure.
The 15-time main winner went over the inexperienced on the par-3 sixth then missed a five-foot par putt and made bogey.
On the par-4 seventh, Woods smacked his tee pictures into bushes to the suitable, then blasted his second into woods on the left aspect of the opening and despatched his third right into a greenside bunker earlier than pitching out and lacking an 18-foot bogey putt.
It was his first double-bogey of the week, however solely an indication of the difficulty to come back.
Woods then got here to the par-5 eighth, the best gap of the week at Augusta Nationwide that had by no means inflicted a double-bogey on any participant even in Friday’s swirling winds.
Woods pulled his tee shot into bushes left of the golf green, then blasted out to the quick grass. He wanted two extra from there to succeed in the inexperienced after which missed each a 26-foot par putt and a four-footer for bogey.
Battling his kind, Woods discovered a greenside bunker on the ninth, pitched out to 9 toes however then missed his par putt for one more bogey.
Monday morning will likely be Tiger’s one centesimal spherical on the well-known Augusta course.