Posted: 16:05, 7 April 2022 | Updated: 17:49, 7 April 2022
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The miraculous return of Tiger Woods from a serious car accident was completed on Thursday, when he finished at the 86th Masters in Augusta National.
Wearing a bright pink shirt to match the famous azaleas in Georgia’s lesson, Woods turned his fans into a frenzy as he arrived before his first round on Thursday.
He had a measure of concentration as he climbed first to break away from his team at 4.04pm, but watched with a grimace as he lost his way to the right in the par-four opening hole.
This left Woods at a difficult angle for his second shot, and saw his approach slip away from the front of the green.
In the typical Tiger way, however, he saved the same level with a nerveless up and down, and then followed it with a pars routine in the following four holes.
Crowds gather to watch the first t-shirt at Augusta National as Tiger Woods kicks off at the 86th Masters
Woods keeps his head down as he connects with his driver to start in the first par-four hole
The greatest of all time watches his t-shirt fly away, where it would end just off the road to the right
Woods shakes hands with Louis Oosthuizen’s team as he prepares to make his first-round shirt at the Augusta National
Woods set up his first bird that landed with a glorious t-shirt in the third sixth and within breathing distance of the pin with enthusiastic applause around Augusta and followed it with a firm push to move one under six.
He had been robbed of a bird in the previous hole after a great shot in the fifth found the top shelf of the green of about 215 yards.
The bird looked at the line all the way to the hole and Woods had picked up his mouse in anticipation of the feast, only to come out. A difficult break for Woods who had to come to terms with the exchange rate.
A glorious t-shirt shot at six set up a bird that put a yard through the hole that Woods knocked confidently to move down one
Woods stole a bird on Thursday as he picked up his bike in anticipation of the celebration, just to get his lips out.
The five-time winner caused a stir last week when he flew to Augusta for a practice lap with his son Charlie after not playing in a PGA event since his last Masters appearance 18 months ago.
Woods broke both his legs in a high-speed accident in Southern California in February 2021, with his right foot severely injured, resulting in a long and painful recovery period.
After feeling comfortable after training sessions last week and this week, Woods confirmed his intention to play on Tuesday – to the point of saying he thought he could win the tournament.
“I am here to win,” he said. “I would not be here if I did not think it was possible. I can hit the ball just fine. I have no physical hesitation in terms of golf.
Woods chose to wear a pink azalea to match the famous flowers at Augusta National – where he has won five times in the past
Woods told the media Tuesday that he was at the Masters to win it as he looked at a sixth green jacket
“Now walking is the hardest part. You know, 72 holes is a long road and it will be a difficult challenge. “But it’s something I’m ready for.”
He added: “I will know when I can no longer win, and then I will close it, but at the moment I still believe it is possible.
“I still have my hands to do it and I can still move. “I have found myself in worse situations than I feel at the moment and I have won tournaments.”
The 46-year-old, who has 15 big teams in his name, left with the Chilean Joaquin Niemann and the South African Open 2010 champion Louis Oosthuizen at 4.04 p.m. BST, after a half hour delay in the start of the tournament caused by morning storms. .
