Tiger Woods opens up on ‘biggest challenge’ after heroic effort comes to nothing at the Masters

Tiger Woods struggled on Saturday at Augusta National, posting the worst score he’s ever posted at a major event just 24 hours after breaking the Masters record for consecutive cuts made

Tiger Woods achieved his lowest ever score at a Major tournament during the third round of the Masters, with an 82, but the American golfer promised to participate in the final round on Sunday.

The 15-time Major winner set a new record of 24 consecutive cuts at the Masters with his opening rounds of 73 and 72. But playing only his second event of the year, the world 959’s lack of playing time and fitness caught up with him yesterday.

He went out in 42 – his worst ever front nine score here – after making double bogeys at seven and eight. And Woods, 48, looked in pain as he bogeyed his final four holes for his 10-over par score.

Asked if playing 36 holes had worn him out physically, the five-time winner here said: “Oh, yeah, it did. My biggest challenge? The fact that I was not hitting it very good or putting well. I didn’t have a very good warmup session, and I kept it going all day today. Just hit the ball in all the places that I know I shouldn’t hit it. And I missed a lot of putts. Easy, makable putts. I missed a lot of them.

“I wouldn’t say necessarily it was a lack of mental reps. It’s just that I haven’t competed and played much. When I had chances to get it flipped around and when I made that putt at 5, I promptly three-putted 6 and flub a chip at 7 and just got it going the wrong way, and when I had opportunities to flip it, I didn’t

Woods had to withdraw from the Masters tournament last year due to plantar fasciitis after playing only seven holes in the third round. Despite this setback, he has reassured that he will be fully prepared to compete until the end of the tournament on Sunday.

However, he admitted that he was expecting a challenging Saturday night in preparation for the strain his body was under.

He acknowledged that his team and the club have been incredibly supportive in helping him get ready. Despite knowing that it would be a lengthy night with a demanding warm-up session, he expressed confidence in being fully prepared.

In the 2002 Open at Muirfield, Woods scored an 81 in the third round and an 80 in the first round of the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay.

This was one of the worst rounds of his career, equaling an 82 at the 2015 Phoenix Open and only surpassed by an 85 at the 2015 Memorial Tournament.