Woods was in 54th and last place, 9 strokes over par and 22 lengths behind the leader, fellow American Brooks Koepka. On Saturday, he had only been able to play 7 holes of the 3rd round before the game was interrupted by bad weather.

But Tiger Woods already seemed to be suffering from his right leg, the one he almost lost in a terrible car accident in February 2021. The rest of the career of the American star remains, more than ever, subject to questioning.


Consolation prize

By crossing the cut in extremis, Woods had however equaled a record by being the 3rd to pass the cut for the 23rd time in a row at the Masters, joining Fred Couples and Gary Player. The man with 15 Grand Slam tournaments had won in Augusta for the 5th time in 2019.

After his accident, he had made an unexpected return to the greens at the Masters last year. Despite the pain, he gritted his teeth to complete the 72 holes.