Tiger Woods couldn’t take advantage of the favorable conditions at Augusta National on Thursday, fighting with his irons and putter on his way to a pedestrian 2-over 74 in the first round of the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga.
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Woods carded five bogeys for his round but did birdie two of the par 5s. He fashioned back-to-back birdies on Nos. 15 and 16. Woods sank a left-to-right 27-foot putt for birdie on the 15th and followed it up with an 8-footer on the par-3 16th. “I didn’t have very good speed early,” Woods said. “I had two three-putts, and consequently I’m a couple over par. I didn’t hit my irons close enough today.
Viktor Hovland of Norway, playing with Woods on Thursday and again in Friday’s second round, fired a 7-under 65 to take the early clubhouse lead with Spain’s Jon Rahm. The final member of Woods’ group, Xander Schauffele, recorded a 4-under 68.
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