Tiger's title dream turns to nightmare after Masters-worst 82

Tiger Woods saw his dream of a record-tying sixth Masters victory collapse in Saturday's third round of the Masters after firing a 10-over par 82 -- his worst-ever score in 99 rounds at Augusta National.

A day after setting a record by making the cut in his 24th consecutive Masters, the 48-year-old legend made bogeys on four of his last five holes to soar past his prior worst Masters total -- 78s in the third and fourth rounds in 2022.

"I was not hitting it very good or putting well," Woods said. "I didn't have a very good warmup session and I kept it going all day today. Just hit the ball in all the places that I know I shouldn't hit it.

"And I missed a lot of putts. Easy, makable putts. I missed a lot of them."

Woods delivered the 78s in his comeback bid from severe leg injuries suffered in a 2021 car crash, injuries that led to right ankle surgery last April and leg issues that appeared to hamper him at times on Saturday.

But Woods, who said he was worn down physically after playing 23 holes on Friday due to storms on Thursday, vowed he will not withdraw and complete 72 holes on Sunday.

"My team will get me ready," he said. "Club has have been awesome. It will be a long night and a long warmup session, but we'll be ready."

Asked if any moment sent the day spiraling into disaster, Woods said, "All day."

On Friday, Woods had declared himself in with a chance of taking a sixth green jacket to match the record of Jack Nicklaus after 36 holes.

Five-time Masters champion Woods, who had rounds of one-over 73 and par 72 to stand on one-over 145 for 36 holes, had just made a birdie at the fifth following a bogey at the par-3 fourth when disaster struck.

Woods reached the turn with double-bogey, double-bogey, bogey for a front-nine 42,