AUGUSTA, Ga. : The Masters officially gets underway on Thursday at 8am ET when Jose Maria Olazabal hits the opening tee shot but for many golf fans the year's first major will not truly begin until just over two hours later when Tiger Woods appears on the tee.
That offered a taste of what is to come after Woods on Tuesday announced he not only planned to play but believes he could win a sixth Green Jacket just 14 months after doctors considered the possibility of having to amputate his right leg. "I don't show up to an event unless I think I can win it," said Woods, who has not competed on the PGA Tour since the November 2020 Masters.
Following Woods' threesome will be defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, who last year became the first Japanese man to win a major championship, Justin Thomas and amateur James Piot.