Woods, who has not played competitive golf since November 2020 and 14 months after a serious car accident left him with fears that his lower right foot may need to be amputated, gained huge gallery support on his first day at Augusta National. . The crowds were stunned: Woods made three birds and two boobs to sit just four shots from the lead. He is aiming for victory. “I was able to finish in the red,” Woods said. “I am just where I need to be. The space was electric. I had a terrible warm-up. I hit it awfully. I went back to what my father always said. “Did you do your work on warming up? It is a warm-up. Did you warm up? Yes I did it. “Now go play.” That’s exactly what I did, I went and I played. “I can shake a golf club. Walking is not easy, it is difficult. It will be difficult for the rest of my life. ” Photo: Mike Blake / Reuters “I forgot what I was doing in the area and I just went ahead and played. shoot instead of shoot, hit the ball in the right place, dedicated to what I do, I left myself in the right corners, I hope to do some rubbish and let’s continue this thing. “Yes, I did.” Woods, a five-time Masters champion, admitted that it felt like a victory even to compete here. He explained that “they would need a lot of ice baths” before starting the second round on Friday afternoon. “If you had seen what my foot looked like where it is now,” the 46-year-old added. “Some of the children [fellow players] I know. They have seen the photos and they have come home and they have seen it. Seeing where I have gone, getting from here to here, was not an easy task. “I can shake a golf club. Walking is not easy, it is difficult. It will be difficult for the rest of my life. That’s right, but I can do it. People have no idea how difficult it was. My team does it. They worked with me every day. We have not taken a single day off since I got out of bed after three months [post-accident]. So it’s a commitment to return and a commitment to return to a level that I feel I can still do. “I did something positive today.”
