AUGUSTA, Ga. – Tiger Woods will commence his quest for a fifth green jacket alongside Jon Rahm and Haotung Li when the 83rd edition of the Masters begins Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club.
The group is off at 11:04 a.m. ET Thursday.
This will mark Woods’ 22nd start in the Masters. After turning professional in 1996, he won four of the first nine Masters he played – in 1997, 2001-02 and 2005. Last year, he finished in a tie for 32nd.
In addition to his four victories, he has nine other top 10s, including runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2008.
Woods, ranked No. 12 in the world, finished in a tie for fifth in the World Golf Championship-Dell Technologies Match Play his last start ahead of the Masters. In four other starts this year, Woods finished in a tie for 20th in the Farmers Insurance Open, in a tie for 15th in the Genesis Open, in a tie for 10th in the WGC-Mexico Championships and in a tie for 30th in The Players Championship.
Last week Woods took his first trip to Augusta National and shot 65 in his lone practice round. Since arriving this week, he’s played a 9-hole practice round with just a wedge and putter on Sunday, and a 9-hole practice round with Justin Thomas and Fred Couples on Monday.
