Masters 2024: Tiger Woods finishes round 100 of Augusta National with the worst score of his career
Tiger Woods reached another milestone at the Masters. Playing his 100th round of play at Augusta National Golf Club, the five-time champion carded a 5-over 77 to finish his tournament at 16-over par. By the time Woods stepped off the 18th green, he He was the last of the overs, and his score of 16 over marked both the worst score of his professional career and the second worst score as a pro.
Woods’ 26th Masters had both highs and lows. The 48-year-old clinched the longest winning streak in Masters history on Friday when he made his 24th consecutive appearance of the weekend after shooting the opening rounds 73-72. He cracked the top 25 over the weekend with an outside shot but went the wrong way on Motion Day.
The 15-time major champion posted the highest score of his major championship career in Round 3 with a 10-over 82, matching his highest score over par.
“It was a good week,” Woods said. “It was a good week. I thought coming in, having not played a full tournament in a very long time, it was a good battle on Thursday and Friday. Unfortunately, yesterday, Things didn’t go as planned.” the way I want. Today, the round that I — the way that Tom [Kim] playing, I thought I had it in my system. Unfortunately, I didn’t produce it.”
Tiger looked much more comfortable at Augusta National early Sunday morning. With the support of his son Charlie on the practice range before tee time, Woods once again got off to a good start. He birdied the par-5 second for the first time all week after finding the surface in two. And then the mistakes started piling up.
The bogey on No. 3 was the result of a poor approach to the bogey position. After par on No. 4, Woods lost his tee shot on the long par-4 5th. He returned to the tee box, shot three, and when he finally reached the green, he needed three putts. ball to find the bottom of the cup and score three 7s on your scorecard. The score represented Woods’ fifth triple bogey or worse in his Masters career, the last coming in 2020 when he carded 10 on the par-3 12th in the final round.
Woods began to form over the next few hours making eight consecutive pars. He gave himself plenty of birdie opportunities down the stretch, including a nice look at No. 10, but Tiger failed to capitalize and often left his shots short. The par streak ended with a bogey on the par-5 15th hole and gave Tiger a five-shot lead on his day. Three pars later, including a favorable layup from the sideline bunker on No. 16, completed Woods’ 77.
When Woods leaves the green on the 16th, he will be sure to pay his respects to another legend, CBS broadcaster Verne Lundquist. A key figure in the 16th tower in the past 40 Masters, Lundquist will host his final event at Augusta National on Sunday.
With Tiger’s trip around the 2024 Masters in the books, some have wondered when he will next pass by a golf course to compete. Woods previously announced that he will play all four majors, which puts him in position to compete in the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla next month. He skipped last year’s PGA Championship at Oak Hill due to injury and was forced to withdraw from last year’s championship after a third-round 79.
“This is a golf course I know going into it, so I’ll do my homework later on at Pinehurst, Valhalla and [Royal] Troon, but that was the game plan,” Woods said. “It’s great to be back here because I know the golf course, I know how to play it. I can simulate shots. It’s true that it’s never the same as getting out there and doing it. Same thing, I heard there are some changes in the next few locations. So have to get up early and check on them.”
