The Masters 2024: What next for Tiger Woods after struggling through weekend at Augusta National? | Golf News
Tiger Woods completed 72 holes of a major for the first time in two years after struggling through the weekend at Augusta National.
Woods impressed over the first two days to make a record 24th consecutive cut at The Masters, posting scores of 73 and 72, before carding the worst round of his major career as a professional with a 10-over 82 on Saturday.
The 15-time champion major champion insisted he would be ready to return for the final day, with Woods using the support of his son Charlie in his warm-up ahead of the 100th competitive round of his Masters career.
Charlie Woods helped dad Tiger on the range ahead of the final round of The Masters at Augusta National.
Woods was four over after six holes of his final day but battled to make 11 pars and one bogey during the rest of his round, with a five-over 77 leaving him on 16 over for the tournament.
It is just the fourth time Woods has managed all four rounds of a competitive event since his Masters title defence in November 2020, having seen his schedule decimated by injury, with this week the first 72 holes competed in a major since finishing 47th at Augusta National in 2022.
Tiger Woods continued to struggle at The Masters with a triple bogey on the par-four fifth hole at Augusta National during the fourth round.
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Where could Tiger play next?
Woods targeted playing a tournament a month in 2024 after his 18th place finish at November’s Hero World Challenge, only to withdraw from the second round of the Genesis Invitational through illness and admit his body was “not ready” to compete ahead of latest appearance at Augusta National.
Watch the story of Tiger Woods’ worst round at a major tournament as he shot a ten-over-par 82 at Augusta National in The Masters.
The earliest he is likely to return is the PGA Championship from May 16-19 at Valhalla, the venue where Woods lifted the Wanamaker Trophy in 2000 as part of the ‘Tiger Slam’, with Woods not playing an event between the two majors since before the PGA Championship switched from its August date in 2019.
Woods is currently not in the field for the US Open in June, the first time as a professional he won’t be exempt for a major championship, although is due to be recognised with the Bob Jones Award by the USGA that week at Pinehurst and could still be given a special exemption to feature.
A US Open appearance would be his first there since 2020, while Woods can also compete at The Open until he is 60 and will be aiming to feature at Royal Troon from July 18-21. However, the future schedule listed on Woods’ website currently remains empty.
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