Tiger Woods has not finished a single golf tournament so far this year. This is set to change at The Masters, where he could finally conquer the record for the most cuts made by (among others) Gary Player. Woods had to finish his first round in Augusta after 13 holes as there was not enough daylight for everyone due to the rain break in the morning.
At one under par, the 48-year-old is very solidly in contention. Of course, it remains to be seen what his body is capable of. After the first round at The Masters, Woods explained how difficult the conditions were on the very windy Thursday in Augusta and what condition he was in.
Tiger Woods on Round 1 at The Masters 2024
Question: My understanding is that this was the second time in your career that you opened with a birdie on 1 and followed it up with a par. Did that get you settled?
TIGER WOODS: I don’t remember the other time, to be honest with you. Yeah, I hit a nice 3-wood off of 1, hit a nice little 8-iron in there about 10, 12 feet and made the putt. Then quickly hit the next one almost in a hazard, played lefty, got out there, and boy, I hit a nice pitch from over the green. That was nice.
Question: How were the conditions out there? Can you talk a little bit about it?
TIGER WOODS: The wind was all over the place. It was one of the most tricky days that I’ve 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, and then you had to — the timing was affecting putts on the greens. It was a very difficult day.
Question: How do you feel about starting tomorrow on 14?
TIGER WOODS: Well, it was nice to finish up 13. We’re going to warm up and just kind of head down there and start our round, and I think the flow would be pretty much almost like between 20 and 30 minutes in between rounds, so it’ll be a natural flow from the finish of the first round and continuation of the second.
Question: Body, how is it feeling?
TIGER WOODS: It’s there. The body is okay. We’ve got some work to do yet tonight.