AUGUSTA, Ga. — The roar welled out of the farthest corner of Augusta National shortly before 2 p.m., the kind of seismic rumble that only one player can inspire. Unfortunately for Tiger Woods and the thousands following him, the birdie on hole No. 5 was the last good news of the day.
Woods crawled his way back to the clubhouse — not literally, but very close — with his worst-ever round at Augusta National. Woods recorded a 10-over 82 on the round to end the day at +11, 18 strokes behind leader Nicolai Højgaard.
In 98 previous rounds at Augusta National, Woods’ highest prior score was 78, recorded in rounds 3 and 4 in 2022.