AUGUSTA, Ga. — The misses and the fear spoke loudest in Tiger Woods’ latest run at fading glory. He isn’t playing to win. He’s playing to make the cut.
He’s hurting, and he’s aging, but still, it’s a strange thing to see.
On a perfect Thursday midday made for scoring, Woods limped around Augusta National, a course he used to own, his claws retracted, his teeth blunted, never coming close to a real Tiger roar from either him or his crowd. He shot 2-over on a day that — players posted red numbers, content to trust that the small, top-heavy field at the Masters would let him back into the weekend as long as he didn’t get too greedy. The top-50 and ties make the cut here, and he was on the line, tied for 54th.
