In front of thousands of enthusiastic spectators, golf superstar Tiger Woods put in a strong practice round in Augusta on Monday.
At the US Masters, the 46-year-old could make his almost impossible comeback from Thursday around 13 months after his car accident in which he suffered serious leg injuries.
To cheers from the crowd, Woods played a total of nine holes alongside former PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas and Fred Couples, who won the 1992 Masters.
The 15-time major winner was "phenomenal" and "very impressive," said Couples, who is convinced of Woods' participation in Augusta: "If he can run around here for 72 holes, then he will also compete."
“Tiger came out of the clubhouse.
There were scenes and an atmosphere like you've never seen before," wrote three-time Masters winner Nick Faldo on Twitter: "The guests cheered and jostled around the putting green - and that was on the Monday before the start of the Masters. "
When Woods entered the course, Bryson DeChambeau, 2020 US Open champion, was also training there. "From the driving range we could hear the loud roar as he went to the first tee," said the American: "That was it something very special.”
Woods has left the golfing world in the dark about whether he will actually play the Masters.
He just wanted to continue his preparation and training there, he wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
At least his name is on the registration list.
A former Green Jacket winner, the former world number one has a lifetime right to compete.