Tiger Woods Completes 100th Round at Masters With 77
For the 100th time, Tiger Woods has completed a round of golf at Augusta National in The Masters.
No, this round wasn’t reminiscent of the magical rounds that helped guide him to the five Green Jackets.
Tiger had a par on 18 this time around, and finished the day with a 5-over 77. That puts him at 16-over for the tournament. That’s likely going to be 60th place, last among those who made the cut.
But, he made the cut. And he broke a record doing it. Tiger made the cut for the 24th straight time, and 25th overall. He missed only his second year.
Every other time he’s been playing on the weekend at Augusta National. Who knows how long we have to watch Tiger on this course, so cherish it everyone.
Tiger looked solid through the first two rounds of play. He shot a 1-over, 73 in Round 1, and followed it with an even-par 72. That put him five strokes better than the cutline, and in respectable position going into the weekend.
Tiger Woods on the Weekend
But Saturday, the wheels fell off, and he shot his worst round ever at Augusta National. The 10-over 82 ended any shot of a record-tying sixth Masters win.
But still, Tiger on the course on Sunday in his traditional red shirt (this one without a Nike logo on it), just felt right.
The moment of the day actually came in between holes for Tiger Woods. After completing the 16th hole, Tiger went over to shake hands with legendary CBS broadcaster Verne Lundquist. Lundquist is calling his final Masters, and was preparing to go up into the tower next to the 16th hole, where so many legendary moments have been called.
It was a beautiful farewell from Tiger to Verne, two of the greatest to ever do their jobs.
Amateur Neal Shipley had the best view for this round, playing alongside Woods. And he more than held his own. Shipley finished with a 1-over, 73 round. He’s 12-over overall and will accept the low-amateur honors this evening.
Nobody quite knows what’s next for Tiger Woods at Augusta National. With legs and a back struggling to hold on after surgeries and a major accident, how long can he keep this up? We know he wants to at least tie Jack Nicklaus with six Green Jackets, but is his body even able anymore?
For now, we celebrate that Tiger Woods is even able to be on the course at The Masters.
