As a professional, Tiger Woods has never missed the cut at The Masters; Woods advanced to the weekend at Augusta National with rounds of 73 and 72; Use the red button or the Sky Sports app to watch the featured groups at The Masters on Saturday starting at 3 p.m.
After battling through a long Friday and challenging weather to reach the weekend at Augusta National, Tiger Woods achieved a record-breaking 24 consecutive cuts at The Masters.
Play was suspended on Thursday due to darkness, affecting Woods at one under after 13 holes. Earlier in the day, storms had caused a two-and-a-half-hour delay, forcing the former world number one to return early on Friday morning to finish his round.
With just about 45 minutes to rest before heading out for his second round, 48-year-old Woods bogeyed two of his final five holes in the chilly weather, finishing with a one-over 73 and eight strokes behind clubhouse leader Bryson DeChambeau.
Then, overcoming a weary body and gusty winds, Woods shot a level-par 72 to continue his professional record of never missing the cut at The Masters, surpassing the previous record of 23 straight held by Gary Player and Fred Couples.
“It means I have a chance going into the weekend,” Woods said. “I’m here. I have a chance to win the golf tournament. I don’t know if they’re all going to finish today, but I’m done. I got my two rounds in. Just need some food and some caffeine and I’ll be good to go.”
Woods at Augusta makes history.
In just his seventh start since November 2020, the 15-time major champion continued to impress. It was the first time that Woods had been forced to play more than 18 holes in the same day of a competitive tournament since the 2019 Zozo Championship, the last of his 82 PGA Tour victories.
With two-putt pars on his opening two holes in his second round, Woods undid an eight-foot birdie at the third, falling back to one over after failing to get up-and-down from behind the par-three fourth green.
He made a chip-in birdie at the next hole after finding a fairway bunker off the fifth tee and carding a second consecutive bogey. He then bounced back from a rough seventh hole by exploiting the par-five eighth.
After finding trees off the ninth tee, Woods made a great save to get to the turn in 36. He then struggled to keep making pars until he mishit the 14th hole, bogeying it for the second time that day.
After finding trees off the ninth tee, Woods made a great save to get to the turn in 36. He then struggled to keep making pars until he mishit the 14th hole, bogeying it for the second time that day.
Woods gained momentum going into the final holes when he made a two-putt birdie at the par-five 15th. He then successfully two-putted the par-three next and slotted in from six feet to save par at the 17th, before sealing his place with an outstanding up-and-down at the last.
“I’m tired,” Woods added. “I’ve been out for a while, competing, grinding. It’s been a long 23 holes, a long day. But Lance [Bennett, caddie] and I really did some good fighting today, and we’ve got a chance.
“I was forced to get up-and-down a few times today and I was able to do that. A lot of those chip shots I was able to get up-and-down because I left it in the perfect spot, and that’s understanding how to play this golf course. Probably the only exception was the spot I put myself in on 14. Most of the up-and-downs I was in a perfect spot.”
The huddle now for Woods is to prepare himself physically to play 72 holes in a major for the first time in two years after he missed the cut in last year’s competition due to injury before the final day.
Since the car accident in February 2021, he has only finished four rounds on three occasions: the 2022 Masters, the Genesis Invitational from the previous year, and the Hero World Challenge in December. The warm weather this past weekend has increased his chances of increasing that total.
