{"id":384012,"date":"2024-04-12T03:39:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T03:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=384012"},"modified":"2024-04-12T05:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T05:04:53","slug":"tiger-shot-sends-crowd-wild-as-masters-record-beckons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=384012","title":{"rendered":"Tiger shot sends crowd wild as Masters record beckons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tiger Woods<\/a> can still draw a crowd.<\/p>\n

And the way he started The Masters<\/a> on Friday, there seems a good chance the patrons will get to cheer him on through the weekend.<\/p>\n

With a massive gallery hanging on his every swing at windy Augusta National, Woods recorded a pair of birdies on the front side and was 1-under when darkness cut short the opening round.<\/p>\n

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Woods' performance was especially impressive in swirling gusts that were forecasted to climb to 72km\/h, the towering Georgia pines swaying like those inflated stick figures advertising a mattress store sale.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wind was all over the place,\u201d Woods said. "It was one of the most tricky days that I\u2019ve ever been a part of. It was hard to get a beat not only on what direction it was going, but the intensity, and it kept switching all over the place.<\/p>\n

\"Tiger<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very difficult day,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Woods will return Friday night (AEST) to finish the last five holes before he sets his sights on another bit of Masters history in the second round.<\/p>\n

If the five-time winner of the green jacket can make the cut, it would mark a record 24th consecutive time he's advanced past the midway point at the first major championship of the year.<\/p>\n

He's currently tied with three-time champion Gary Player, who made 23 straight cuts beginning in 1959, and 1992 winner Fred Couples, whose own streak lasted until 2007.<\/p>\n

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Of course, Woods has his sights on bigger goals than just playing four rounds, even with a battered body that has endured multiple injuries, countless surgeries and a devastating car wreck.<\/p>\n

Even though he has played just one tournament this year \u2014 and a mere 24 holes in that one before he withdrew with an illness \u2014 the 48-year-old certainly looked far fitter than he did in his last two appearances at Augusta National.<\/p>\n

\"Frustrated'<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s there,\u201d Woods said in the briefest of medical updates. \u201cThe body is OK. We\u2019ve got some work to do yet tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2021, a little over a year after a car wreck nearly claimed his right leg, Woods hobbled around the hilly course with a noticeable limp, his clubs doubling as canes as he negotiated the undulations.<\/p>\n

A year ago, he didn't even make it to the end, his feet aching and his game in shambles when he withdrew before completing a water-logged third round that extended into the final day.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe sure looks good," one fan remarked, a sentiment that was expressed numerous times as Woods strolled around the challenging layout with barely a hitch in his step.<\/p>\n

A buzz began to sweep through the gallery in front of the clubhouse before Woods \u2014 surrounded by a cauldron of security officers \u2014 popped out for a tee time that was delayed two and a half hours by morning storms.<\/p>\n

As he walked toward the putting green, a steely determination in his eyes, he seemed oblivious to the ubiquitous chants of \u201cGo get 'em, Tiger!".<\/p>\n

Woods walked around with Aussie star Jason Day and America's Max Homa.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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