Tiger Woods kept playing to cheers though, Paradoxically, he went to sign the worst card of the 93 rounds he has played in the Masters, a tournament he has won five times.
I went out on the worst possible Saturday, with terrible cold for his scars, which are spread all over his body. “The back hasn’t been on its best day,” he admitted. And also because of the effect of the slightest flight of the ball that does not allow him to reach a comfortable distance to perform well with the second hits.
However, neither the drivers nor the irons were the cause of that 68. “I guess I didn’t hit him too bad,” he reflected at last. “But I made four holes at three and four putts. I feel like I hit a thousand putts today on the greens and obviously it conditioned the round. Without those mistakes, with two normal putts, I could have made par”
Two double bogeys and five bogeys weighed down one lap in which there were only three birdies. The best of all was in the heart of the Amen Corner, par 3, the best shot he hit all day and which he finished off with a well-read putt from 2.5 meters. He raised his right arm to thank an audience that appreciates every gesture from the megastar. And there have been many this week.
“If I’m here it’s to tell people: never give up. Always chase your dreams. And I fight every day. Every day is a challenge. I wake up and start the fight again.” That fight will lead to him playing Rahm in the same match on Sunday starting at 4.50pm.
