What class are you? Tiger Woods holding a golf club in his hands. And what a head, and what talent to fight or live, as you like. This Friday, early morning, the former world number 1, winner of 15 Grand Slams and five green jackets of Masterscompleted his first round, not finished the day before, with 73 strokes (+1) after making bogeys on holes 14 and 18.
Just 45 minutes later he hit the ball again on hole 1 and began the second round of the 88th Masters, sunny but windy, choppy and stressful. It was a physical challenge for the extraordinary athlete of California, who did not disappoint the thousands and thousands of followers he continued to have and followed him throughout the course cheering him on every tee and green.
After getting a score of one under par through 13 holes on Thursday before darkness stopped play, he finished bogey-5 on the 18th and over par. He then headed to the Augusta National clubhouse with 45 minutes to prepare his battered but mended body for another 18 holes.
He scored three birdies and three bogeys in the first nine holes, saved ‘made in Tiger’ pars on 10, 11 and 12, didn’t make birdie on 13 and failed again on 14. But on 15, in wind blowing, he hits a wonderful second shot wood that reaches the green in two and leaves himself an eagle option. A harsh blow with a headwind and an affordable flag. He went out there with a birdie and +1 overall when the cut was scheduled at +4 or +5. Woods, at 48 years old, did not miss a start, played the rhythm, patiently and in the end, his goal was achieved. He delivered a card of 72 strokes for 145 (+1). The public on the 18th saw him off with great honor and cheers.
And Woods achieved another record for his long list of anniversaries and made a little more history at Augusta National with his presence this weekend. He made his 24th straight cut (25th overall) tying the three-time champion Gary Player, which adds 23 straight cuts since 1959, and includes the winner in 1992 Couples Fredthat streak lasted until 2007. It should be noted that there were four editions (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2021), due to his operations, that Woods did not play as Masters.
Tiger, of course, has bigger goals than simply making the cut at a major. Despite numerous injuries – this Friday he showed again, especially at the end of the tour, that he is not one hundred percent physically speaking – and a very serious car accident in February 2021 that now limits him to a short number of tournament. year, Tiger said Tuesday in the press room that he still sees himself winning another Masters and joining the Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win six green jackets.
Source: La Verdad
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