Follow live coverage today of the opening round of the 2024 Masters at Augusta National
In his first round since the Genesis Invitational in February, Tiger Woods is currently 1-under-par (T17) through 13 holes at the Masters before play was suspended due to darkness. Woods’ first round will resume Friday morning before he goes out again to play his second round.
Woods opened his first round with a birdie, the second time in Woods’ career he’s started with a birdie on No. 1 in the opening round, per The Athletic’s Justin Ray. After a bogey on No. 4, Woods responded with a birdie on the par-5 8th to go back to 1-under-par.
Woods recorded pars on holes 9 through 13. He went 7-of-10 fairways hit and 7-of-13 greens in regulation. But it was Woods’ scrambling that was impressive, particularly on Amen Corner, where he recorded up-and-down pars on holes 11 and 12. His two-putt par on 13 before play ended Thursday kept Woods in red figures.
Woods’ last tournament action at the Genesis Invitational saw him withdraw from the tournament due to illness. He was carted off by a rules official and taken to the clubhouse after hitting a drive into the fairway on the seventh hole of his second round. Rob McNamara, Woods’ longtime business partner, said Woods potentially had some type of flu and was dehydrated.
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— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 11, 2024
In total, Woods played 24 holes of tournament golf before the Masters. He entered this week having not played 72 holes in an official tournament competition since February 2023.
Woods made the cut at Augusta National last year — his record-tying 23rd consecutive cut at the storied venue — but withdrew before the conclusion of Round 3 due to a flare-up of plantar fasciitis in his right leg. Following the tournament, Woods underwent ankle fusion surgery to address the lingering issues from his near-fatal single-vehicle crash in 2021.
Woods, the 15-time major champion, is playing in his 26th Masters. He is trying to extend his consecutive made-cuts streak at Augusta to 24.
Woods sits six back of Bryson DeChambeau, who is leading the Masters at 7-under-par. DeChambeau shot an opening-round 65.
The first round will resume on Friday at 7:50 a.m. ET. The second round will begin at 8:00 a.m. ET.
This story will be updated.
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