AUGUSTA, Ga. – Tiger Woods will have 23 holes to play Friday after his opening round was called Thursday due to darkness.
Woods sat at 1 under following a par at the par-5 13th hole. He’ll hit his tee shot at the par-4 14th at 7:50 a.m. ET Friday, when play is set to resume. Nine groups still have holes to play in their first rounds, as a weather delay pushed the start of the 88th Masters back two-and-a-half hours.
That group of 27 players includes Nicolai Hojgaard, who is 5 under through 15 holes. Max Homa is 4 under through 13, and Tyrrell Hatton is 3 under through 14.
The second round will still begin at 8 a.m., meaning that barring any more delays, the tournament could get back on schedule by Friday evening. (Woods is set to tee off in Round 2 at 10:18 a.m. ET.)
Woods kickstarted his day by rolling an 8-footer for birdie at the par-4 first hole. He bogeyed the par-3 fourth before getting back into red numbers with a birdie at the par-5 eighth. On the second nine, his early highlight came at the par-3 12th, where he flew the green with his tee shot before getting up and down for par from an awkward lie in the pine straw.
Masterful around the greens. @TigerWoods | #theMasters pic.twitter.com/PXgj3q5HIQ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 12, 2024
Woods is trying to make his 24th straight Masters cut, which would break a record also held by Fred Couples and Gary Player.
