AUGUST, Ga. –
A hole-by-hole look at how Tiger Woods played the first round of Thursday’s Masters:
Number 1, 445 yards, par 4: Drive down the right side of the fairway. Approach the front of the green, return to the fairway. Chip to 10 feet. One hit. Orders. Score: Even. Status: tied to the 8th.
No. 2,575 yards, par 5: Drive down the right side of the fairway. Green metal short fairway. Wedge from 50 yards. Two putts from 16 feet. Orders. Score: Even. Condition: 5th mount.
Number 3, 350 yards, par 4: Put the ball from the tee to the center left of the fairway. Wedge only short of green. Used putter from just outside the rim, left side missing holes. One hit. Orders. Score: Even. Condition: 6th mounted.
Number 4, 240 yards, par 3: Kick the ball forward of the green. Two putts from 40 feet. Orders. Score: Even. Status: tied to the 8th.
No. 5, 495 yards, par 4: Drive to the fairway. Approach 15 feet. Birdie lied. Click. Orders. Score: Even. Condition: 7th mounted.
No. 6, 180 yards, par 3: Kick the ball with two feet. Click. Birdie. Score: -1. Condition: 2nd mounted.
No 7, 450 yards, par 4: Metal fairway to straw right side of fairway. Chisel out of green. Chip about a foot. Click. Orders. Score: -1. Condition: 3rd mounted.
No. 8, 570 yards, par 5: Drive in the middle of the fairway. The second shot lacks green. Courtyard to lack of green. Chip to 8 feet. Two hits. Bogey. Score: Even. Status: tied to 10th place.
Number 9, 460 yards, par 4: Drive left into the tree. Approach the front of the green, return to the fairway. Shoot the third on the hole to 8 feet. One hit. Orders. Score: Even. Status: tied to the 14th.
No. 10, 495 yards, par 4: Metal fairway in the center left of the fairway. Approach the front of the green, return to the fairway. The pitch slopes up to 5 feet. One hit. Orders. Score: Even. Status: tied to the 17th.
No 11, 520 yards, par 4: Drive in the middle of the fairway. Short reach of green. Chip to 4 feet. One hit. Orders. Score: Even. Status: tied for the 22nd.
No. 12, 155 yards, par 3: Kick the ball to the left of the green. Two shots from 30 feet. Orders. Score: Even. Condition: 24th mount.
No. 13, 510 yards, par 5: Drive to the center of the fairway. Approach 25 feet, below and to the left of the hole. Two balls. Birdie. Score: -1. Status: tied to 10th place.
Number 14, 440 yards, par 4: Drive left into the tree. Reach the pine straw rolls that have just come out of the green. Putter just from the past edge to 5 feet. Two balls. Bogey. Score: Even. Status: tied to the 25th.
No. 15, 550 yards, par 5: Turn left on the second cut. Second shot down the left side. Third shot to 30 sets. Two balls. Orders. Score: Even. Status: tied to the 20th.
No. 16, 170 yards, par 3: tee shot at 30 feet. One hit. Birdie. Score: -1. Condition: 9th mounted.
Number 17, 440 yards, par 4: Drive on the second cut on the right. Reach 20 feet. Two balls. Orders. Score: -1. Condition: 9th mounted.
No. 18, 465 yards, par 4: Drive left into a tree. Second shot up 75 yards. Chip to 6 feet. One hit. Orders. Score: -1. Status: ranked 8th (at the time, with unfinished laps).
