But, purely as a golfer, it deserves your respect. Woods man has always been complicated. At times, he has shown arrogance and a distant attitude that has been presented as inaccessible, inconceivable and difficult to embrace. Of course, from his personal life there was also the scandal of marital infidelity that aroused so many people. But golfer Woods has had a lot to offer since he was introduced to the world 25 years ago this week with his record-breaking 1997 Masters victory that changed the sport – the first of five green jackets he has win – and each of these things was admirable. Woods’s God-given talent, of course, is eerie. You know about the record-breaking 82 PGA Tour victories and the 15 big league victories, after Jack Nicklaus’ 18. All this is written in the record books. You also know about all the multiple back and knee surgeries from which Woods returned to his career and most recently his remarkable return to competitive golf after a horrific car accident outside of Los Angeles a few years ago. from 14 months. left his right leg so badly deformed Woods said doctors examined the amputation. All this is well documented. What is not written in the record books or in the hospital diaries is Woods’ inner strength, his mental cruelty. I never thought there was even a remote possibility that Woods would play in this Masters – mainly because the ride around the corrugated emerald turf of Augusta National is so difficult. Tiger Woods lifts a strike. REUTERS I always thought Woods’s best first chance to play golf again would be at the British Open in St. Louis. Andrews, where the ground is as level as a basketball court and where he has won twice. However, he is here this week, defying the odds. After an impressive 1-under-71 in the first round, Woods went through the first five holes of the second round on Friday playing himself in the wrong cutline width with four bogs. He had gone from 1-under and a legitimate contender to 3-over with four bogs in his first five holes. It did not look good. Then we saw what could be Woods’ greatest characteristic in hitting the golf course: his unwavering willingness to grind. Misled by the bad start, Woods showed an iron chin and returned to the 1-over, not only made the cut, but gave himself at least one chance to chase leader Scottie Scheffler, whom he follows with nine shots, into the next 36 holes. “Hi, I made the cut,” Woods said. “I have the opportunity to go on the weekend. Hopefully I will have one of these lamp moments and turn it on at the weekend and do it. Have you seen kids do it with the opportunity to go back to nine. If you are in five or six and go to nine back, anything can happen. I have to get there. This is the key. I have to get there. Tiger Woods goes out in the 12th hole. EPA “[Saturday] it will be a great day. “I have to go out there and run my business and get in the red and have the opportunity to go to that back nine on Sunday.” Despite his incredible natural talents, Woods’ mind has always been his most underrated, underrated weapon on the golf course. He never gives up. That’s why I always believed that his biggest, most impressive, most unbreakable record is the series of 142 consecutive cuts he made from 1998 to 2003. This type of grinding determines Woods better than anything else. And this kind of grinding was appearing in front and in the center around Augusta on Friday. Tiger Woods shakes the fans.EPA Woods swayed and even fell, but kept getting up again, refusing to let the dream die. “I felt good the way I did,” Woods said. “I could have easily been knocked out of the tournament, but I kept myself in it. I turned myself into the ball game. It was a good match. ” Woods has not lost many games on the golf course. “He’s the best competitor I’ve ever seen,” said US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson. To put Woods’ remarkable week in perspective, think of the big names who will not be playing this weekend as Woods continues his relentless search for another jacket: Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth all have . “I’m surprised he could come back and play in the Masters, but if there was one person I would say he could do, it would be him,” said Stewart Cink. “I could give you 25 praises that he has and there are even more,” said Will Zalatoris. “Obviously, he has won here five times. It has 15 majors. He has won 82 times. He is the best of all time. You could say that this is probably his best achievement. ” I do not think there is any argument there.
