Tiger Woods has a new nemesis: the weather

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AUGUSTA, Ga.—Tiger Woods has faced a never-ending series of injuries, surgeries and setbacks that have threatened his golf career. But he has made it back each time, even after long layoffs and doubts—including from Woods himself—that he would play competitively again. All those injuries have taken a physical toll, making it tough for Woods merely to walk 18 holes.

But they have also left Woods with a new rival, one he has to contend with yet again at this year’s Masters. It’s called the weather. After rain delayed the start of this season’s first major, Woods was able to complete just 13 holes of his opening round Thursday, which he called one of the trickiest days he has ever experienced at Augusta National because of the strong wind.

While Woods navigated it nimbly to close the day at 1-under, that meant he had to be back out early on Friday to finish up his first round—then go back out onto the course to play another 18 on the same day. “The body is OK," Woods said after play was suspended Thursday. “We’ve got some work to do yet tonight." From the moment he teed off Friday morning, less than 12 hours after leaving the course the night before, Woods looked physically uncomfortable.

He grimaced after coming up short with an iron shot that led to a bogey on his first hole of the day. After another bogey, he wound up at 1-over par, which still left him in decent position to make a Masters record 24th consecutive cut. To do that will require the 48-year-old to successfully complete 23 holes of golf in one day at a time in his life when even a single round represents a tricky proposition.