One year after watching the Masters from a hospital bed, Tiger Woods is one under par in Augusta. His very presence has been enough to electrify crowds in Augusta, Ga., 25 years after his first Masters championship.
“Now driving — Tiger Woods!” course officials announce in the tee box, setting off roars from the crowed that were only eclipsed by their appreciation for Woods’ putting. He drained a 29-foot putt for birdie on the par-3 16th hole, after watching an earlier birdie putt lip out of the hole on 5.
Woods, 46, teed off for his second round Friday afternoon, playing alongside Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and Joaquín Niemann of Chile in a repeat of their trio from Thursday. But Oosthuizen withdrew after going four over par in his first round.
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