AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods needs to play well to be a factor on the weekend at the Masters. He also needs some help from 36-hole leader Scottie Scheffler.
On Moving Day at Augusta National, we track Woods’ third round.
Saturday setup
The weather is cold, with highs not reaching 60. The wind is expected to pick up. A lot of things can happen on a Saturday at the Masters.
Hole locations for Masters Saturday. #themasters pic.twitter.com/CEHZGXuziK
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 9, 2022
No. 1: Par 4, 445 yards
The first hole got Woods again. He bogeyed the first hole on Friday. He did it again Saturday. This one made him 18 over on the opening hole at Augusta National during his career. He was done in this time by a 3-putt.
Score: Bogey
Total for the day: 1 over
Total for the tournament: 2 over
No. 2: Par 5, 575 yards
Woods pummeled a driver off the tee. By the time it got done rolling it went 365 yards, about 30 past playing-partner Kevin Kisner. After dumping his second shot into the front bunker, Woods nearly holed out for eagle. Instead, he knocked in a 3-footer for birdie to erase the bogey at the first. It was his first birdie of the week at the second, which is playing as the easiest hole on the property.
How to play hole No. 2, as displayed by Tiger Woods. #themasters pic.twitter.com/UnQ2PBvrxl
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 9, 2022
Score: Birdie
Total for the day: Even
Total for the tournament: 1 over
No. 3: Par 4, 350 yards
A good break off the tee made life a little easier for Woods. The ball skirted away from the fairway bunker and gave him a clean lie and good angle to the back-right hole location. Woods made an easy par as he finds a rhythm to his round.
Score: Par
Total for the day: Even
Total for the tournament: 1 over
No. 4: Par 3: 240 yards
It isn’t often a professional takes a wood out on a par 3. Augusta National’s fourth hole is playing 240 yards, into a stiff wind, on a cold day. Woods pulled a 5-wood; Kisner grabbed a 3-wood. Woods missed way left, but was able to scramble after a perfect pitch over the bunker.
Score: Par
Total for the day: Even
Total for the tournament: 1 over
No. 5: Par 4, 495 yards
Woods split the fairway with a 302-yard drive at the fifth, which has long been his nemesis. But he hated the second shot, muttering as soon as the ball left the club face. No four-letter words, but it was clear he wasn’t happy with a shot that settled on the front of the green, 65 feet from hole. Things only got worse. He ran the first putt 7 feet by. He missed the next one. And then, inexplicably, missed from 2 feet for a 4-putt double bogey.
Tiger Woods’ four-putt at No. 5 was his second career four-putt at the Masters Tournament and 15th of his PGA TOUR career.
First at the Masters: No. 13, 2005 (R1)#theMasters
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) April 9, 2022
Score: Double bogey
Total for the day: 2 over
Total for the tournament: 3 over
No. 6: Par 3, 180 yards
The tee shot was headed right at the front-left hole location. Woods watched it closely the entire way, until it plunged into the bunker short of the green. He took a few steps forward and made a motion as if he was going to break the club over his knee. Given it was the right leg, which was the one significantly injured in last year’s single-car crash, it was pretty obvious he wasn’t going to go through with it. But it signified his mood on this Saturday had changed after what happened at the fifth. Then, of course, he almost holed out the bunker shot.
Score: Par
Total for the day: 2 over
Total for the tournament: 3 over
No. 7: Par 4, 450 yards
Woods has the driver figured out. The rest of his game … well, not so much. Woods pounded a 323-yard drive, leaving just 126 yards. Woods not only didn’t even hit the green but also failed to reach the front bunker with a wedge in his hands. As he walked up the hill, his limp appeared to be getting worse. The cold and wind cannot be good for a body that has gone through a lot. Still, he pulled off quite the flop shot to save par.
All shots required at Augusta National. #themasters pic.twitter.com/Lh42Nknlg9
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 9, 2022
Score: Par
Total for the day: 2 over
Total for the tournament: 3 over
