By Ali Stafford in Augusta National
Last Updated: 07/04/22 10:47 p.m.
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Tiger Woods went back in time and created a magic round on the first day of Masters 2022
Tiger Woods went back in time and created a magic round on the first day of Masters 2022
Tiger Woods made his first racing start in more than 16 months with a full 71 start events in his long-awaited return to action at The Masters.
Woods made his top-level appearance since playing for Augusta National in November 2020, with this week’s event a long-awaited comeback after suffering a career-threatening injury in a serious car accident last February. .
The 15-time great champion showed off his brilliant skills as he shuffled three little birds with two boobies on the opening day, 30 minutes late due to bad weather, leaving Woods three moves behind club boss Cameron Smith.
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Tiger Woods kicked off the 2022 Masters with fans flocking to the first jersey to watch it take off
Tiger Woods kicked off the 2022 Masters with fans flocking to the first jersey to watch it take off
“I had a terrible warm-up,” Woods admitted. “It simply came to our notice then. I forgot what I was doing in the area and I just went ahead and played shot for shot, I hit the ball in the right place, I dedicate myself to what I do, I leave myself in the right corners, I hope to do a few strokes, and let’s deal with that thing.
“Yes, I did that. I was able to finish in the red. I’m only three behind. I’m exactly where I need to be.”
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Tiger Woods says there is still a long way to go to start an opening round in his first competitive start in more than 500 days
Tiger Woods says there is still a long way to go to start an opening round in his first competitive start in more than 500 days
Woods recovered after a wide opening and finished just before the green with his approach piercing a 10-foot to save par in the first, with the five-time Masters champion losing a bird exterior from 20 feet to the next first. and two putting from the margin for an even to the third.
The 46-year-old continued his course in the fourth and the next, where his attempt with a 15-foot-long bird was launched at the last moment, before he shot his T-shirt in the range of tap-in at the point of the third next to move. inferior for his round.
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Tiger Woods made his first bird at the 2022 Masters with an incredible t-shirt in the sixth hole par 3 in Augusta
Tiger Woods made his first bird at the 2022 Masters with an incredible t-shirt in the sixth hole par 3 in Augusta
Woods made a superb rebound up and down over a bunker in the seventh, but fired a shot into the first block afterwards, where two bad shots with chips followed a two-pointer from 10 feet for the tournament’s first bog. .
The former No. 1 in the world pulled his shirt into the trees in the ninth, but shuffled from the green to avoid a shot, as partner Joaquin Niemann posted an eagle with a hole in the passage to reach the first turn ahead.
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Joaquin Niemann comes in 9th place to take the lead in The Masters
Joaquin Niemann comes in 9th place to take the lead in The Masters
Woods got up and came down from the mounting surface to start his back nine with consecutive batches and added another to the third 12, with a great approach to the top five, making a two-legged bird from 25 feet and restoring him to red figures. .
A great approach from the pines to the back of the green in the 14th followed a loose chip and lost par-save effort, with Woods also unable to take advantage of the par-five afterwards, although he made a huge roar from Augusta protected by piercing a 30-foot bird in the 16th.
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Tiger Woods punched a long-range bird to return to one below level at 16!
Tiger Woods punched a long-range bird to return to one below level at 16!
Woods equalized in the 17th and made an incredible save in the last, after leaving the second shot about 70 yards away from the green, rolling from 10 feet to stay in touch with the first lead.
“I’m in as much pain as I expected to feel,” Woods added. “Like I said to the team all week, come on in, it’s going to be a different deal. My adrenaline rushing in. I’m going into my own little world and I’m going to follow it. endurance to go.
“It will hurt, yes. That’s right. But the training cycles we had to make sure I had the stamina to continue – and that’s just one lap. We have three more. There is a long way to go and lots of shots to play. .
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