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Looking to make a Masters record 24th
consecutive cut, Woods got his quest off to a solid if
unspectacular start on Thursday, scrapping his way to one-under
par through 13 holes before play was halted due to darkness.
The 48-year-old will play the remaining five holes from his
opening round before going straight into another 18 for his
second round on one of golf's most challenging layouts.
Woods, who returned to golf after a near fatal car crash in 2021
almost resulted in the amputation of his right leg, said his
body was holding up fine.
"The body is OK, we've got some work to do yet tonight," said
Woods, who also underwent ankle surgery last year.
"It was nice to finish up 13.
"We're going to warm up and just kind of head down there and
start our round, and I think the flow would be pretty much
almost like between 20 and 30 minutes in between rounds, so
it'll be a natural flow from the finish of the first round and
continuation of the second."
With storms delaying the start of the year's first major by
2-1/2 hours, rainy and gusty conditions would not have favoured
Woods, but by the time he headed out in the afternoon with Max
Homa and Jason Day the sun had returned along with the heat.
The former world number one got his round off to the best
possible start with a birdie at the first hole, something he had
only done once before in 1999.
"I don't remember the other time, to be honest with you," said
Woods. "I hit a nice three-wood off of one, hit a nice little
eight-iron in there about 10, 12 feet and made the putt."
Bryson DeChambeau leads the Masters after posting a seven-under
65 in the opening round.
(Reporting by Steve Keating; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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