AUGUSTA, Ga. — Like a prized fighter, Tiger Woods took some licks early on during his second round at the 86th Masters.
The 15-time major champion and five-time winner of the green jacket made bogey on four of his first five holes on Friday, his worst start ever at Augusta National Golf Club. Woods then stopped the bleeding with a pair of pars before his first birdie of the day on No. 8 to ultimately make the turn at 3 over on the day and 2 over for the tournament. He put some more color on his scorecard with a stretch of birdie-bogey-bogey-birdie-birdie en route to a 2-over 74 to walk off the course at 1 over for the tournament, T-19.
Woods has never missed the cut as a professional in the Masters at Augusta National.
Playing partner Joaquin Niemann also signed for a 2-over 74 after a double bogey on the 18th, while the third member of the group, Louis Oosthuizen, withdrew before their 1:41 p.m. ET start time with a neck injury.
