Dr. David Chao: Tiger Woods logs good opening Masters round but can he sustain it?

Tiger was Tiger. Did we anticipate anything? As anticipated, Woods performed properly and is in simple place to make the minimize and is at minus-1.

The query is can Woods keep in it and contend on Sunday? The priority all alongside is that if Tiger can stroll the hilly Augusta course 4 days in a row. That continues to be to be seen and there are indicators of fatigue already.

Woods appeared to stroll usually on flat floor at the beginning of the primary spherical. By the again 9, a slight limp could possibly be detected. He even used his golf membership as a pseudo cane every so often. On hills he at all times had a slight hitch nevertheless it grew to become extra evident later within the day.

Tiger Woods acknowledges applause on the 18th inexperienced after ending the primary spherical on the Masters golf match on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Augusta, Ga.
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Commentators on the printed famous Woods’ bother with uphill method pictures the place he would wish to depend on the facility on the again proper leg. A handful of occasions, Tiger was brief and needed to scramble for par. He even “drop kicked” a tee shot which could be very uncharacteristic.

Regardless of the monster Nike sponsorship, Woods is sporting FootJoy footwear which give his injured ankle/foot extra assist. That is an apparent indication of what he’s going by means of.

On one other event, Woods appeared to wince and seize his again. Let’s not overlook the 5 again surgical procedures and backbone fusion.

Tiger Woods walks to the 18th inexperienced through the first spherical of the Masters at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership on April 07, 2022 in Augusta, Georgia.
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Bodily, right this moment was his finest likelihood to have an awesome spherical because the consecutive days are more likely to take its toll. Within the meantime, Tiger is placing on a present and allow us to all take pleasure in.