Tiger Woods resumes his battle to make the cut at The Masters on a wet and gloomy Saturday at Augusta National after his second round was interrupted by the klaxon
- The five-time winner managed to play ten holes of his second round Friday
- The 47-year-old headed back out on to Augusta to resume his round at 8am ET
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Tiger Woods continued his quest to make the cut at The Masters on a wet and gloomy Saturday morning at Augusta National.
The five-time winner’s battle to make the weekend on his 25th appearance at the tournament was cut short Friday afternoon after the horn blared for a second and final time after the wind picked up and the forecasted storms began to roll in over Augusta, threatening play.
With play suspended for the day, the 47-year-old returned Saturday morning at 8am to pick up where he left of on the 11th.
The 15-time major winner had been left flirting with the cut line at two-over and looked like he meant business as he strolled back on to the prestigious Georgia course, wrapped up warm.
With cooler and wetter conditions set for Saturday, there was concern about how Woods would fare with lower temperatures said to negatively impact his weaker right leg following his 2021 car crash.
Tiger Woods continued his quest to make the cut at The Masters on a wet Saturday morning
The five-time winner resumed his second round in the rain after play was suspended Friday
He had been left flirting with the cut line at two-over before the horn sounded on Friday
The suspended play has also forced Woods into playing more than 18 holes Saturday – if he makes the cut – and his caddie Joe LaCava earlier in the week admitted 27-plus holes would be a challenge as the icon is ‘pretty banged up.’
However, Woods swiftly silenced any doubts as he clawed his way inside the cut line with a birdie on 15, draining in a putt from downtown.
Woods admitted Tuesday that this year’s tournament could be his last at the Masters.
The 15-time major winner, who has previously confessed his game will be limited to the four majors and possibly a couple of other tournaments, hinted this year could be his last stroll down Magnolia Lane.
‘I don’t know how many more I have in me,’ the five-time Masters winner said at his pre-tournament press conference Tuesday. ‘Just to be able to appreciate the time and cherish the memories.
‘I’m very lucky to have the leg. Mobility and endurance – going forward it will never be the same. I can’t prepare and play as many tournaments as I’d like but that’s ok and I’m ok with it.’
Woods last competed on the PGA Tour in February at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club, where he carded a four-under 67 in the final round, his lowest score in competition since his return from his horrific car crash.
Woods made his miracle return at last year’s Masters, just 14 months on from the single-car crash that left him with significant injuries to his right leg.
Despite the slopes of Augusta, the five-time Masters winner battled through the pain and stiffness of his leg to remarkably make the cut.
He finished 47th after carding consecutive 6-over 78s on the weekend, which were his worst scores at the Masters.
Despite his sensational return, Woods’s competitive appearances were limited through 2022.
The suspended play forced Woods into playing more than 18 holes – if he makes the cut
He clawed his way inside the cut line with a birdie on 15, draining in a putt from downtown
Woods managed just nine rounds in 2022 because of complications around the limb-threatening injuries he sustained in his car crash the previous year.
Before the Genesis Invitational, Woods had not teed it up in a tournament with a cut since The Open last July.
He missed the cut at the 150th Open Championship at the historic Old Course at St. Andrews but had made the weekend at the PGA Championship, before having to withdraw after 54 holes.
He was additionally forced to pull out of the Hero World Challenge in December, citing Plantar Fasciitis but did tee it up alongside son, Charlie, at the PNC Championship later that month, where he was permitted to use a golf cart.
Following the event at Riviera, Woods reiterated his intent to compete in all four majors this year, if his body allows, but will limit other appearances.
‘I’m not going to play any more than probably the majors and a couple more … that’s it, that’s all my body will allow me to do,’ Woods said at Riviera. ‘My back the way it is, all the surgeries I had on my back, my leg the way it is. I just can’t. That’s just going to be my future.
‘So my intent last year was to play in all four majors, I got three of the four. Hopefully this year I can get all four and maybe sprinkle in a few here and there. But that’s it for the rest of my career. I know that and I understand that. That’s just my reality.’
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