In four of the first five holes, there were boogeys for the American golf star, and two more were added on the eleventh and twelfth holes.
But with four birdies, his large audience still had reason to rejoice, and the round of 74 strokes, two over par, meant a total of nine strokes from the lead and shared nineteenth place.
Woods is thus one of the 50 best players after two rounds played, which will continue to play this weekend.
World setter Scottie Scheffler took a solid lead, defying the difficult wind conditions and going the round on 67 strokes, five under par.
It also meant five kinds of lead in front of a quartet of players, including two previous winners - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, and South African Charl Schwartzel.
Tiger Woods went his first round on a under par, 71 strokes, and was ahead of Friday in a split tenth place.
He is chasing his sixth US Masters title, a year after seriously injuring his leg in a car accident.