Tiger Woods posted his worst score ever in his 26th Masters, a 10-over 82 in the third round of the tournament on Saturday.
— For the second day in a row on Saturday, Tiger Woods made Masters history.
Only this time, it was a mark the 15-time major championship winner was hoping to avoid.
After setting the Masters record with his 24th consecutive made cut on Friday, Woods posted his worst score ever in his 26th tournament at Augusta National Golf Club with a 10-over 82 in the third round. It was his highest round in any major championship during his career.
Woods, a five-time Masters champion, is 11 over after 54 holes and was tied for 52nd when his third round ended.
« The fact that I was not hitting it very good or putting well, » Woods said when he was asked what his biggest challenge was on Saturday. « I didn’t have a very good warmup session, and I kept it going all day today. Just hit the ball in all the places that I know I shouldn’t hit it.
« And I missed a lot of putts. Easy, makeable putts. I missed a lot of them. »
After starting the day at 1 over after 36 holes, Woods didn’t get off to a terrible start in the third round. The 48-year-old posted pars on each of the first three holes, including a nice save from under a scoreboard on the par-4 third.
Woods made a bogey on the par-3 fourth after he blasted a 38½-foot birdie try past the hole, then missed a 6-footer for par. But then he made the first birdie of the day on the par-4 fifth, sinking a 19-foot putt to move back to even par in his round.
