Aurélien CANOT, Media365, published on Friday April 08, 2022 at 09:22
For his big comeback, thirteen months after the car accident which almost forced him to have his right leg amputated, Tiger Woods, with a card of 71 (-1) made a hot start this Thursday at the Masters of ‘Augusta. The American champion is four strokes behind only the South Korean Sungjae Im (-5), the first leader.
Tiger Woods is definitely a champion apart. Thirteen months after this terrible accident which had nearly cost him his right leg, the American had a great start this Thursday in Augusta during this Masters which marks the big return of the “Tiger” to competition. Despite an absence of more than a year on the greens and this accident which could have forced the golf legend to have his leg amputated, Woods did very well during this first day of the most anticipated meeting of the golf season. The five-time winner of this event, which each year earns the winner the chance to wear the mythical green jacket, has indeed completed his first course with a card of 71. Which allows him to point only four strokes behind South Korean Sung-Jae Im, the first leader after returning a card of 67he who has never won a Major.
Woods close to a hole in one!
Tenth in the standings, tied for the moment with seven other Americans Harry Higg, Kevin Na, Daniel Berger, Tony Finau, Webb Simpson, Harold Varner III and Will Zalatoris as well as the Briton Matthieu Fitzpatrick, also at -4, the miracle of the February 23 showed the utmost seriousness and made no major mistakes, with the exception of two “stupid mistakes”, to hear the person concerned, on hole n°8, which moreover left a lot of bitterness afterwards to the native of Cypress (California). On the other holes, however, the most anticipated golfer of this 86th edition, which takes place without any French player, showed constant solidity, without showing the slightest sign of feverishness in his right leg, much scrutinized by observers. On hole n°6, the golfer, down to 976th in the world, even went from nothing next to a hole in one. A stunning start from someone who could very well be retired by now.
