In his return to the Masters Tournament, Tiger Woods had a roller-coaster first round posting a 74 (+2) at Augusta National Golf Club. He played alongside Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland, who had an amazing performance at 7 under.
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Tiger Woods made many mistakes with five bogeys (3rd, 5th, 7th, 11th and 18th holes), but managed to keep his hopes alive thanks to three birdies (8th, 15th and 16th holes). However, he had a lot of work to do in the second round of the tournament.
In order to make the cut and play all the weekend, Tiger Woods needs to finish in the Top 50 or tied at the Masters Tournament. During his illustrious career, Tiger has made the cut in 23 of 24 appearances. Read here to find out if Tiger remains in contention for the final rounds at Augusta National.
Masters Tournament 2023: Did Tiger Woods make the cut today?
Tiger Woods officially made the cut at the 2023 Masters Tournament as he is T-49 after the second round. On Friday, play was suspended due to inclement weather conditions at Augusta National Golf Club. Then, on Saturday's morning, Tiger Woods fought hard to finish at +3. He barely made the cut.
Though Brooks Koepka was the leader at 12-under, that number didn't matter. In the Masters Tournament, the Top 50 players and tied after 36 holes make the cut regardless if they finished or not within ten shots of the first place.
So, in order to play during the weekend, Tiger Woods didn't pay much attention to names such as Koepka, Viktor Hovland, Sam Bennett or John Rahm. The first step was to put himself in contention to make the cut. The 3-over became the projected number to be among the Top 50. Tiger did it.
After Tiger Woods made the cut this week at the 2023 Masters, he tied Fred Couples and Gary Player for most consecutive cuts made all-time in the tournament (23). That is an amazing achievement.
