Mike Chiari @@mikechiari Featured Columnist IV April 13, 2024
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After surprisingly making the cut at the 2024 Masters, Tiger Woods struggled mightily during Saturday’s third round, shooting a 10-over 82.
The 48-year-old veteran, who is a five-time Masters winner and 15-time major champion, entered the third round at Augusta National in Augusta, Georgia, tied for 25th place at one-over, but he ended the round tied for 52nd place at 11-over.
While Woods was even for the day through five holes, he ended his front nine on a low note, playing the next four holes at six-over.
Woods’ six-over 42 was the worst front nine of his illustrious career at the Masters, and he also shot his worst Masters round as a whole on Saturday at 82, eclipsing the previous mark of 78.
Tiger has battled numerous injuries to his knees, legs, ankles and back in recent years, and it has prevented him from playing competitive golf regularly.
Woods has also struggled to get around on the course as smoothly as he once did, and many of the fans following along Saturday on X took notice of Tiger laboring physically, as well as his tumble down the leaderboard:
Dan Rapaport @Daniel_Rapaport
Zero fun to watch Tiger Woods right now. Can’t even imagine how much pain he is in. Hands are there but the legs just aren’t. A reminder he’s completed 72 holes just 3 times in the last 3 years.
Tiger Woods News + Updates @TNUtweetss
One of the biggest sinking feelings is when Tiger doesn’t make that charge up the leaderboard like he used to on Saturday at Augusta. A feeling that we have to accept…But it’s hard. 😔
Mr. Whitǝ @Sarcasm_____INC
Tiger Woods is falling apart
EHMags @EHNUFC433_
Be surprised if Tiger Woods plays the final round, he looks in severe pain. Poor bloke can hardly walk.#Masters2024
Bo Butler @AdvoBo2
Thank you @TigerWoods. Watching you labor around the course demonstrates the fortitude & perseverance all of us children of the 70s call upon in our daily lives too often now. #finishstrong or #justfinish
Rodney Koehler @rakoehler63
Watching @TigerWoods playing @TheMasters looking like his back has tightened up. Not getting through the ball. Congrats on making the cut. Hope you can build up to playing 4 days w/o limitations
Big Easy Bets🎙 @BigEasyBets
I love Tiger Woods. Golf is infinitely better when he is on the course…
But how many times are we going to watch him get halfway through a tournament and then limp his way around and no longer be able to compete?
Kaare Johnson @KaareJohnson
Golf. What a love-hate relationship. For all.
Yesterday @TigerWoods shoots even par, better than 70 of 90 playing.
Today, shooting 3rd to worst round of the day
Golf is hard.
Richard todd @Richard90618832
Sad to see Tiger Woods limping around Augusta a shell of former self great ones NEVER seem to know when to gracefully exit stage left
⭐⭐Mr. Charles Fitzherbert 💙 🇫🇴 @CharlieFitzh
The one thing I admire about Tiger Woods. However bad it’s going for him, on the golf course, he never gives up. Ever.
A true Champion.
The highlights were few and far between for Woods on Saturday, as he finished the round with only two birdies.
After bogeying the par-three fourth, Tiger responded with a birdie on the par-four fifth, as he rolled in a long birdie putt:
The Masters @TheMasters
Tiger Woods makes a lengthy birdie putt on No. 5. #themasters pic.twitter.com/bm3zw6cllK
Woods had only one other birdie on the day, carding a four on the par-five 13th. By comparison, he registered eight bogeys and two double-bogeys.
Although Woods is arguably the greatest golfer of all time and an all-time performer at the Masters, little was expected of him entering this year’s tournament.
He made three or fewer official PGA Tour starts in three straight years from 2020-21 through 2022-23, and his only entry this year prior to the Masters was in February at the Genesis Invitational when he withdrew in the second round due to injury.
Still, fans always have at least some hope for something magical when Woods takes the course, especially at the Masters.
Memorably, Tiger won the 2019 Masters, marking his first Masters win since 2005 and his first major tournament win of any kind since the 2008 U.S. Open.
Fans won’t get to experience a similar revelation this year, but the fact that Woods made it to the weekend at the 2024 Masters despite his health issues and his lack of tournament action in recent years is impressive nonetheless.
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