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Aching Tiger Woods 'thankful' just to finish the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods had dragged himself up and down and all around Augusta National again on Sunday, 72 holes in total over four days, and the pain etched across his face showed it.

The man was done. Spent. Finished. He had gone to the scorer’s room, answered a few questions from the media and was now trying to climb a small hill toward where his family was waiting for him.

His right leg, which he nearly lost in a car accident 14 months ago, was no doubt stiffening by the moment.