Current location:business >>
Tiger Woods starts his 26th Masters with an impressive birdie on his first hole
business3196People have gathered around
IntroductionTiger Woods has begun his pursuit of a record 24th consecutive made cut at the Masters with a birdie ...
Tiger Woods has begun his pursuit of a record 24th consecutive made cut at the Masters with a birdie on Thursday, though the five-time champion with the fused ankle and long injury history believes he is still capable of so much more by Sunday.
Drawing a massive crowd nearly three decades after his first trip around Augusta National in an attempt to equal the sport's record six jackets won by an individual at the major, the 48-year-old Woods hit a huge, sweeping fade up the first hole to begin his round.
Woods then stuck his approach shot to 8 feet and made the slight bender to get into the red numbers on a day when those who went off early were going low.
Woods had to follow his brilliant start with some impressive scrambling. He hit a wayward tee shot into the trees left of No. 2, punched back into the fairway, hit his approach shot over the green and had to get up and down from there for par.
Onward he went, the ankle he had fused last year only giving him a small hitch in his gait. The bigger question remains how Woods' back, which has undergone five procedures over the years, will hold up over 18 holes and beyond.
Tiger Woods plays his shot from the first tee during the first round of the Masters on Thursday
The 48-year-old hit a huge, sweeping fade up on hole No. 1 to start off at Augusta National
Woods putting on the first green after his start was delayed due to local weather conditions
Tiger Woods embarks on his 26th Masters Tournament. #themasters pic.twitter.com/00TxKz1hMk
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 11, 2024
Tiger Woods. -1 thru 1. ☢️😵
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) April 11, 2024
pic.twitter.com/xemfvajxAu
'If everything comes together, I think I can get one more,' Woods said earlier in the week. He paused briefly before adding, 'Do I need to describe that any more than that, or are we good?'
The first round was delayed two-and-a-half hours by weather Thursday, which meant Woods - playing with Jason Day and Max Homa four groups from the end - did not tee off until 3:54 p.m. local time, after many early starters had already finished their rounds.
It also meant that Woods was unlikely to finish his opening round before dark.
Woods waves after making a putt on the first hole as he wore his new 'Sun Day Red' brand
The American walks the second fairway with his caddie after his impressive start in Georgia
Woods is tied for the record for cuts made at the Masters with three-time champion Gary Player, who had 23 straight beginning in 1959, and 1992 champion Fred Couples, whose own streak lasted until 2007.
Woods had to fight to make the cut the last year, when the ankle he shattered in a 2021 car crash caused so much trouble.
He bogeyed three of his first seven holes, battled to shoot an opening 74, then had to slog his way through heavy rain, cold weather and delays to finish off a second-round 73 on Saturday and make the cut on the number.
Woods also began his third round Saturday but was unable to complete it before dark. He withdrew before resuming it Sunday, ending his streak of completing all 72 holes of every tournament he had played at Augusta National as a professional.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Stellar Station news portal”。http://kenya.downmusic.org/html-91c599908.html
Related articles
US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 2018
businessNEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease ...
【business】
Read moreWill Power and Josef Newgarden begin Indy quests by adapting to new strategists and engineers
businessINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden and Will Power went back to work Friday with revamped teams.The ...
【business】
Read moreAgricultural cooperation producing fruitful yields
businessWith both countries having shown resilience in food supply despite the upward trend in global hunger ...
【business】
Read more
Popular articles
- What's next for Iran after death of its president in crash?
- Google IS quietly recording your voice... here is how to switch the feature off
- Bethune scores early and the Spirit holds on for 2
- Mother's Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of Mexico's over 100,000 missing people
- Liverpool confirms Arne Slot as Jurgen Klopp's replacement
- Tesla’s Autopilot caused a fiery crash into a tree, killing a Colorado man, lawsuit says
Latest articles
Young Boys seals 6th Swiss soccer league title in 7 years after rallying from firing coach Wicky
Djokovic says he's 'fine' after being hit on the head by a water bottle
Crochet strikes out 11 to help the White Sox beat the Guardians 6
Clarke Schmidt shuts down Rays, Anthony Rizzo drives in both runs in Yankees' 2
Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
Suárez throws 7 scoreless innings, Castellanos and Rojas homer in Phillies 8
LINKS
- Suspect in London sword attack appears in court on murder charge in death of teenage boy
- Soderberg maintains strong recent form to share first
- Old Summer Palace exhibition opens in Beijing
- Fly in a 'palace in the sky'
- Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols
- China holds cultural and tourism event in L.A. following resumption of group tours
- Wondrous Xinjiang: Artsy traffic boxes liven up NW China's frontier city
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
- Norway to add millions more to historic increase in defense spending announced last month
- Roads, trains and planes to be crowded during holiday