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If Tiger Woods uses Thursday to get acclimated to Augusta National, Friday is when he makes his move up the leaderboard. In his previous 12 appearances, Woods averaged an opening round 72.5, but followed with a 70 in Round 2. In his four Masters victories, the numbers are even more staggering: 71, on average, on Thursday; 66.8 on Friday.
Well, Tiger's 36 holes into the 2009 Masters, and after a predictable first-day 70, he could only manage an even-par 72 on Friday. His relatively slow start, coupled with Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry treating Alastair McKenzie's masterpiece like the local muni, almost guarantees Tiger will have to wait till next spring to win his fifth green jacket.
Woods has carded Thursday-Friday rounds in the 70s on seven occasions at Augusta, and has finished no better than second. Good news: despite some uninspiring golf through two days, Tiger's tied for 13th. Bad news: he's seven shots back of leaders Campbell and Perry. And Anthony Kim, who just set the tournament record for birdies in a round with 11, heads to the weekend tied for sixth and playing out of his mind.
Tiger's never overcome a final-round deficit of more than five strokes, which means he has a lot of work to do on moving day. After Thursday's showing, Woods sounded about like you might expect: unhappy but determined and, ultimately, boring: "A lot of wasted opportunities today. Didn't get a whole lot out of my round again." And when asked about his chances, added, "Obviously, I need to play a little better than I have, make a few more putts and hopefully get it going."
Yeah, that's what CBS is hoping for, too. History, however, suggests otherwise.
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