Tiger Woods saw his dream of a record-tying sixth Masters victory collapse in Sunday morning’s third round of the Masters after the worst nine holes of his career in 99 rounds at Augusta National.
A day after setting a record by making the cut in his 24th consecutive Masters, the 48-year-old legend struggled and showed signs of his difficulty walking rounds since suffering severe leg injuries in a 2021 car crash.
The live TV broadcast reported there were rumours Woods was about to pull the pin on his round and retire — but the American limped through all 18 holes.
He said after the round he will be back for more on Monday morning and is determined to get through 72 holes.
My team will get me ready. It will be a long night and a long warmup session, but we’ll be ready,” he said.
One Sky Sports commentator said it was “hard to watch” Woods struggle so bad.
Tiger will be very upset with this round today,” veteran American golf commentator Butch Harmon said.
We know when he teed off he thought he had a chance to move up this leaderboard.
I think playing 23 holes yesterday had to put some wear and tear on his body.
“Still, to have Tiger over the weekend at The Masters is what we’re looking for. It’s a pleasure to have him back.”
