Tiger Woods rallies with four birdies and will make cut at Masters

On a cool and typically blustery Friday at Augusta Nationwide, Tiger Woods was as unpredictable because the winds.

The five-time Masters champion, making his astounding return after a catastrophic automobile accident 14 months in the past, was higher off the tee however not as correct along with his putter because the day earlier than.

Woods had bogeys on 4 of his first 5 holes, then chipped away at his quickly climbing rating with 4 birdies in a seven-hole stretch. He closed his spherical with 4 pars.

He’s at plus-one heading into the weekend, having salvaged his spherical after a shaky begin. Though the spherical was not full when Woods completed, it seems he’ll make the reduce.

Not surprisingly, he was as soon as once more the star of the day, drawing the most important gallery by far even because the world’s No. 1 participant, Scottie Scheffler, assembled a masterful spherical. On the time Woods completed, Scheffler had a three-shot lead and was six beneath for the event by means of 14 holes.

Charl Schwartzel, who shot 69 and presently is in a logjam for second, mentioned there was a definite benefit to having an earlier tee time.

“It was powerful,” Schwartzel mentioned of the circumstances. “I feel we had just a little fortune this morning. It was very chilly, however we didn’t cope with a number of wind for the primary 5 or 6 holes. Began choosing up round seven, eight, after which the again 9 it was just about this. It acquired exhausting.”

Joaquin Niemann, enjoying alongside Woods, additionally was in a cluster of gamers tied for second at three beneath.

Additionally at three beneath, Sungjae Im, who started the day at minus-five. He shot a two-over-par 74.

Shane Lowry had an enormous day, beginning with a bogey to go to 2 over par, then whittling away at that the remainder of his spherical and ending the afternoon at three beneath. He shot a 68 on a wickedly difficult day.

Collin Morikawa, who started the day at one over, completed one beneath.

“The wind is just not enjoying making it straightforward,” he mentioned. “It’s a number of guessing, a number of simply trusting what you’ll do, but it surely’s bizarre. Yesterday I in all probability felt essentially the most comfy I’ve ever felt at Augusta Nationwide, which is, clearly, good. Right now simply type of saved combating and posted a pleasant spherical.”

Among the many large names who didn’t make the reduce had been Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka, Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau.