Tiger Woods escapes elimination, adds Masters record
Including the 2023 period, Woods has competed in the Masters 25 times, of which five times won.
On the evening of April 8, "Super Tiger" went through seven backlog holes with birdies on hole 15, both bogey on holes 17 and 18. With that ending, Woods went up +3 while the expected filter score was +2.
After the match, the living legend of the world golf confided: "I was hoping to play over the weekend. I love both the course and this tournament. Too bad. I wish I could have two more matches".
And then that opportunity happened to Woods, thanks to his close junior Justin Thomas.
Thomas also bogey the last two holes of round 2, only the penultimate bogey pushed the cut line to +3. According to this result, Thomas was eliminated, and Woods went on with a T49 (+3) position in 54 cross-cutters.
Although his half-time finish is near the bottom of the table, Woods has entered the "longest cross-cutting streak" in Masters history since the opening year of 1934, at 23 times, alongside seniors Fred Couples and Gary Player.
Before that milestone, Woods monopolized or shared 36 categories in the professional record at the Masters. The American superstar won this major for the last time in 2019. However, the first victory, in 1997, was the most resounding, when he touched seven and broke 20 professional records, of which 10 items have not been recorded so far. through.
Last year, after more than 14 months of convalescing due to a traffic accident, Woods chose Masters as the rematch event. He finished 47th with a score of +13. During his career, Woods dropped this award in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2021. The first three absences were to recuperate after surgery to repair the spine and left knee damaged due to competition, the last time due to an accident.
The third round of Masters 2023 was unfinished again, when the yard lost its standard due to continuous rain. This leg, the Organizing Committee arranged more entry points from hole 10, instead of hole 1. Woods went from hole 10, finished seven holes with two bogeys and two double bogeys. He is currently at the bottom of the table with a score of +9 while the first place still belongs to Brooks Koepka, standing at -13. Following Koepka are Jon Rahm (-9) and amateur player Sam Bennett (-6). All top 3 have gone through six holes.
Masters this season has seven amateur starters, of which 23-year-old Bennett is eligible to compete by winning the US Amateur 2022, the rest is the cup holder of the same level tournaments designated by Augusta National in the UK, Latin America and the US.
After two laps, only Bennett survived, flying high again. However, the history of Masters so far has not recorded any amateur wearing the Green Jacket for the champion.
