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Tracking Tiger Woods as he tries to make a Saturday move at the Masters

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Tiger describes the difficulty of Augusta on Friday (2:22)

Tiger Woods talks about his second round and is glad to just have a chance going into the weekend. (2:22)

Tiger Woods walked to the first tee for the third round of the Masters needing a big day to make a run at 36-hole leader Scottie Scheffler. The conditions were not going to allow that.

The cold, blustery conditions -- the high temperature never made it to 60 -- were not conducive to a 46-year-old man recovering from serious right leg injuries suffered in last year's car crash, never mind all the back and neck and knee surgeries that came before that.

Woods limped his way to a 6-over 78, his worst in 93 rounds at Augusta National. Here's how it went down:

Saturday setup

The weather is cold, with highs not reaching 60. The wind is expected to pick up. A lot of things can happen on a Saturday at the Masters.

No. 1: Par 4, 445 yards

The first hole got Woods again. He bogeyed the first hole on Friday. He did it again Saturday. This one made him 18 over on the opening hole at Augusta National during his career. He was done in this time by a 3-putt.

Score: Bogey

Total for the day: 1 over

Total for the tournament: 2 over

No. 2: Par 5, 575 yards

Woods pummeled a driver off the tee. By the time it got done rolling it went 365 yards, about 30 past playing-partner Kevin Kisner. After dumping his second shot into the front bunker, Woods nearly holed out for eagle. Instead, he knocked in a 3-footer for birdie to erase the bogey at the first. It was his first birdie of the week at the second, which is playing as the easiest hole on the property.

Score: Birdie

Total for the day: Even

Total for the tournament: 1 over

No. 3: Par 4, 350 yards

A good break off the tee made life a little easier for Woods. The ball skirted away from the fairway bunker and gave him a clean lie and good angle to the back-right hole location. Woods made an easy par as he finds a rhythm to his round.

Score: Par

Total for the day: Even

Total for the tournament: 1 over

No. 4: Par 3: 240 yards

It isn't often a professional takes a wood out on a par 3. Augusta National's fourth hole is playing 240 yards, into a stiff wind, on a cold day. Woods pulled a 5-wood; Kisner grabbed a 3-wood. Woods missed way left, but was able to scramble after a perfect pitch over the bunker.

Score: Par

Total for the day: Even

Total for the tournament: 1 over

No. 5: Par 4, 495 yards

Woods split the fairway with a 302-yard drive at the fifth, which has long been his nemesis. But he hated the second shot, muttering as soon as the ball left the club face. No four-letter words, but it was clear he wasn't happy with a shot that settled on the front of the green, 65 feet from hole. Things only got worse. He ran the first putt 7 feet past. He missed the next one. And then, inexplicably, missed from 2 feet for a 4-putt double bogey.

Score: Double bogey

Total for the day: 2 over

Total for the tournament: 3 over

No. 6: Par 3, 180 yards

The tee shot was headed right at the front-left hole location. Woods watched it closely the entire way, until it plunged into the bunker short of the green. He took a few steps forward and made a motion as if he was going to break the club over his knee. Given it was the right leg, which was the one significantly injured in last year's single-car crash, it was pretty obvious he wasn't going to go through with it. But it signified his mood on this Saturday had changed after what happened at the fifth. Then, of course, he almost holed out the bunker shot.

Score: Par

Total for the day: 2 over

Total for the tournament: 3 over

No. 7: Par 4, 450 yards

Woods has the driver figured out. The rest of his game ... well, not so much. Woods pounded a 323-yard drive, leaving just 126 yards. Woods not only didn't even hit the green but also failed to reach the front bunker with a wedge in his hands. As he walked up the hill, his limp appeared to be getting worse. The cold and wind cannot be good for a body that has gone through a lot. Still, he pulled off quite the flop shot to save par.

Score: Par

Total for the day: 2 over

Total for the tournament: 3 over

No. 8: Par 5, 570 yards

Driver into the fairway bunker made the eighth hole a little less gettable. Forced to lay up on his second shot, Woods couldn't get it close from 146 yards to give himself a reasonable birdie look. Instead, he two-putted from 25 feet for a par.

Score: Par

Total for the day: 2 over

Total for the tournament: 3 over

No. 9: Par 4. 460 yards

A forgettable first nine for Woods ended with a three-putt bogey. He trudged off to the 10th tee after a 3-over 39 on the first nine. Not the start he hoped for given how much ground he had to make up.

Score: Par

Total for the day: 3 over

Total for the tournament: 4 over

No. 10: Par 4, 495 yards

Woods wasn't happy with his tee shot. That has been the theme of his day - not happy. But from where it came down -- short, right and away from the runaway that takes well-struck drives down the hill -- Woods safely hit the green and made his par.

Score: Par

Total for the day: 3 over

Total for the tournament: 4 over

No. 11: Par 4, 520 yards

Woods with a solid drive and a decent iron to the front edge of the 11th green. He carefully cozied up his birdie attempt for what should have been an easy par. It wasn't. He lipped out from 3 feet for another bogey. His general level of interest is not there. He seems intent on just getting through this round now.

Score: Bogey

Total for the day: 4 over

Total for the tournament: 5 over

No. 12: Par 3, 155 yards

Finally, Woods gave the patrons something to roar about. He stuffed his approach at the 12th, then rolled in a 10-footer. Back across Rae's Creek, the thousands camped out there stood. Woods acknowledged it by raising his arm.

Score: Birdie

Total for the day: 3 over

Total for the tournament: 4 over

No. 13: Par 5, 510 yards

Well, he won't give up. After a solid drive down the right side, Woods found the green with his second shot. He didn't give the eagle putt much of a shot, but he tapped in for a second consecutive birdie.

Score: Birdie

Total for the day: 2 over

Total for the tournament: 3 over

No. 14: Par 4, 440 yards

Woods had to get creative at the 14th after his drive settled over by the trees up the left side. His low runner scooted through the green, but he hit a great pitch and converted the 4-footer for an impressive save.

Score: Par

Total for the day: 2 over

Total for the tournament: 3 over

No. 15: Par 5, 550 yards

Woods' drive left him too far back to give it a go in two. After the layup, he hit a perfectly controlled wedge to 15 feet. The birdie putt narrowly missed on the low side.

Score: Par

Total for the day: 2 over

Total for the tournament: 3 over

No. 16: Par 3, 170 yards

The putter that Woods relied on the first two days to stay in the mix disappeared on Saturday. He found the 16th green with his tee shot, but three putts later he walked with that familiar, annoyed look he has had a lot during this third round.

Score: Bogey

Total for the day: 3 over

Total for the tournament: 4 over

No. 17: Par 4, 440 yards

See if this sounds familiar: Woods' putter let him down. Another hole, another 3-putt, another bogey.

Score: Bogey

Total for the day: 4 over

Total for the tournament: 5 over

No. 18: Par 4, 465 yards

Woods' long day ended among the patrons. He blasted his second shot from the middle of the fairway over the green and into the sea of folding chairs positioned for hours to greet his arrival. A poor pitch, which ran 52 feet past the hole, led to one last 3-putt.

Score: Bogey

Total for the day: 6-over 78

Total for the tournament: 7 over