AUGUSTA, Ga. — Monday morning, and the intelligence gathering for Tiger Watch 2022 at the Masters was getting serious.
The Kepley family had driven here from Franklin, Tenn., spending the night in an overpriced hotel so as to get to the course as soon as it opened. Eight-year-old Cashman came dressed in the Woods Sunday Collection — red shirt, black pants. As the hours passed, the Kepleys began wondering whether they’d really get to see their guy. The whole idea of Woods choosing these rolling, severe green miles for his big comeback, after all, is so very preposterous.
Woods used to go off early here, sweeping the dew and getting a running start on the star-seeking mob. But he’s 46, beaten up from shoulder to toes, and like an old farm tractor at planting time, seems to require a little more time to warm up now.
