Tiger Woods ties consecutive cuts made record at Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods needed some help Saturday but made the cut for the 23rd consecutive time at the Masters, tying Fred Couples and Gary Player for the longest streaks in the tournament's history.

After making a bogey on each of the last two holes to fall back to 3 over after 36 holes, Woods needed his good friend Justin Thomas or South Korea's Sungjae Im to post a bogey down the stretch to move the cut line from 2 over to 3 over.

With rain falling heavily at Augusta National Golf Club, Thomas carded bogeys on each of the last two holes to finish 4 over. He missed a 10-foot par putt on the 18th hole and missed the cut. After his final putt, Thomas stared into the sky with a look of disbelief.

Im also made a bogey on the par-4 17th and finished 3 over.

After his round, Woods was asked what it would mean to make the cut once again. He has never missed the cut at the Masters as a professional; he wasn't around for the weekend as an amateur in 1996.

«I've always loved this golf course, and I love playing this event,» Woods said. «Obviously I've missed a couple with some injuries, but I've always wanted to play here. I've loved it. I got a chance to play on the weekend. I wish I get a chance to play two more rounds.»

Given how much he has struggled walking Augusta National Golf Club on his surgically repaired right leg, ankle and foot, Woods is going to face a tremendous challenge over the final 36 holes.

Woods will start the third round at 1:06 p.m. ET from the 10th tee, as Augusta National will go with threesomes and split tees in inclement weather. He's playing with Im and Belgium's Thomas Pieters.

The 15-time major champion seemed to be in good shape of making the cut after making a