Masters: Tiger Woods shoots one under as Im Sung-jae leads on day one
began his latest bid for a clean sweep of the four men's majors - the 32-year-old's eighth attempt to complete the career Grand Slam - with a 73.When Woods crashed while speeding in Los Angeles in February 2021, the shocking images of his overturned car at the side of the road left his millions of admirers around the world fearing his golf career was over.
In February, Woods made it clear that he thought the hilly terrain at Augusta National would come too soon in his recovery.Yet as Masters week approached, speculation increased he was planning to play if he came through his practice rounds unscathed."People have no idea how hard we worked each and every day. We never took a day off."
A poor chip and putt from the side of the eighth green led to a bogey, before he moved back under par with a birdie on the par-five 13th after reaching the green in two. With all the attention on Woods, McIlroy said he felt less pressure at Augusta this year as he again bids to become only the sixth man to capture Masters, Open, US Open and US PGA Championship titles.
"I feel like it was the worst I could have shot today. I feel like I played really, really well," McIlroy said.Moments after McIlroy's round finished, two-time major champion Tony Jacklin tweeted to urge the former world number one to "relax and enjoy yourself" when he looks to close the gap on the leaders on Friday.sunk a 20-foot putt on the last, enabling him to card a 71 after a consistent round where he made just one bogey.
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