Tiger Woods Completes Opening Round At Masters With A 73, Eight Shots Off The Lead

AUGUSTA, Georgia – Tiger Woods completed his weather-delayed opening round at the Masters early Friday morning, falling two strokes behind leader Bryson DeChambeau and facing a more immediate goal of cutting for the record 24th time in a row.

Tiger Woods Completes Opening Round At Masters With A 73, Eight Shots Off The Lead

On Thursday, after finishing 13 holes at 1 under par before darkness suspended play, Woods made his second bogey of the round with an inaccurate wedge at No. 14. His right hand flew off the club as the ball fell short of the green.

Woods chipped past the flag but missed the putt to save par. He bounced back with three straight pars before hitting the sand with his approach at No. 18, resulting in another bogey and a 1-over 73 for the round.

Tiger Woods Completes Opening Round At Masters With A 73, Eight Shots Off The Lead

He then went to the Augusta National clubhouse with around 40 minutes to prepare his surgically repaired physique to play another 18 holes in the second round.

Tiger was eight shots behind DeChambeau, who shot 65 on Thursday and had an afternoon tee time.

Tiger, who has won five times at Augusta National, hopes to make more history by advancing to the weekend. He is currently tied with three-time champion Gary Player, who made 23 consecutive cuts beginning in 1959, and 1992 winner Fred Couples, whose streak continued until 2007.

Tiger Woods Completes Opening Round At Masters With A 73, Eight Shots Off The Lead

Woods, of course, has larger aspirations than just cutting. Despite several injuries and a catastrophic automobile accident that have limited him to only a few tournaments per year, he remains certain that he can join Jack Nicklaus as the only player to win six green jackets.

SOURCE – (AP)