THE MASTERS | DAVID WALSH
Tiger Woods in ‘constant pain’ at Masters as cruel game bares its teeth
The Times
Walking off the 18th green, Tiger Woods knew he’d lost. The conditions were conducive to low scoring and he had shot 74. Not calamitous but a near relation. Five bogeys, only three birdies and at the moment he finished, nine shots off the pace. The average first-round score for a Master winner is 69 and you could tell the day’s disaster in Woods’ post-round summary.
“I just didn’t do the job I needed to do to get the ball close. Today was the opportune time to get the round under par, and I didn’t do that today. Most of the guys are going low today. This was the day to do it. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be a little bit better, a little bit sharper, and
