Tiger Woods suffers in the opening round of the Masters

By Navneet Singh wisdomimbibe.com

In the opening round on Thursday, Tiger Woods hits his tee shot at the third hole.

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Tiger Woods, a five-time champion, fought "continuous" agony throughout the opening round of his 25th Masters at Augusta National as Jon Rahm pulled off an incredible comeback.

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The five-time Masters champion fell nine strokes short of his Norwegian partner Viktor Hovland.

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Hovland entered the clubhouse tied for the lead following an exhilarating seven-under opening round.

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Before settling for a 65, Hovland came very close to surpassing the course record of 63 held by Nick Price and Greg Norman.

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Previous Open champion Shane Lowry, 2013 champion Adam Scott, and reigning champion Scottie Scheffler all shot 68, matching Schauffele's score.

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Woods, a fifteen time major champion's comptetive outings were irregular due to several leg injuries in a car crash in 2021.

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In his previous 24 outings at Augusta, Woods only once missed the cut.

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