It’s the Tiger Circus at Augusta

04/08/2022 It’s the Tiger Circus at Augusta

By: Jeff Yoder

Tiger Woods Shoots Under Par in Round 1; Sunjae Im (-5) & Cameron Smith (-4) Out in Front at Augusta

Back like he never left. Tiger Woods not only played a complete Round 1 on Thursday at The Masters, but he looked great doing it. The patrons swarmed like bees to honey as Woods (-1) fired three birdies and two bogies to conclude his opening round in a tie for 10th. Augusta crowds roared everywhere Tiger went. Being in contention will only make the Tiger circus more rowdy on Friday, and I’m here for it. If he makes the cut, get ready for a media takeover.

 

The Leaders: Cameron Smith (-4) ripped off eight birdies in the middle of his round, but bookend double-bogeys would keep him from running away on the leaderboard. Sungjae Im (-5) opened with three birdies and added an eagle on Hole 13 to take the outright lead heading into Round 2.

 

The Cut Line: Out of the 91 players in the field, the top-50 and ties will make the cut after today. As of now, the cut line sits at 2-over. Players like Brooks Koepka (+3), Bryson DeChambeau (+4) and Justin Thomas (+4) have work to do.

 

Leaderboard (Round 1)

S. Im (-5)

C. Smith (-4)

D. Johnson (-3)

J. Niemann (-3)

D. Willett (-3)

S. Scheffler (-3)

J. Kokrak (-2)

C. Conners (-2)

P. Cantlay (-2)

 

Other Notable Scorecards: T. Woods (-1), T. Finau (-1), W. Simpson (-1), H. Matsuyama (E), C. Morikawa (+1), R. McIlroy (+1), J. Rahm (+2), X. Schauffele (+2), J. Spieth (+2)

 

Watch: Every Shot From Tiger Woods’ 1st Round

 

Round 2 Tee Times (Featured Groups)

10:12 AM: D. Johnson, B. Horschel, C. Morikawa

10:23 AM: W. Zalatoris, P. Cantlay, J. Rahm

10:34 AM: J. Spieth, V. Hovland, X. Schauffele

10:45 AM: M. Fitzpatrick, B. Koepka, R. McIlroy

1:30 PM: B. DeChambeau, C. Smith

1:41 PM: T. Woods, L. Oosthuizen, J. Niemann

1:52 PM: J. Thomas, H. Matsuyama, J. Piot

2:03 PM: T. Finau, A. Scott, S. Scheffler

 

Additional Storylines

PGA: Tiger Woods at The Masters, That Old Familiar Feeling

SI: 2022 Masters Day 2 Preview: Tiger Woods Isn’t Going Anywhere

The Masters: Thursday at Augusta in Photos

 

Photo: Jamie Squire / Getty Images