Anything still seemed possible for Tiger Woods

Anything still seemed possible for Tiger Woods

Woods birdied three of the first five holes and in quick succession, the par-3 sixth and long par-4 seventh, then hit a fairway metal nearly 280 yards from the fairway on the par-5 eighth to 8 feet. He rolled that one in for eagle.Woods finished each of the first Tiger Played Well In Masters Once Again  three rounds of the Masters saying that all he needed to win this thing was a good start. And now, two hours after turning for home following a blistering 31 on the front nine — and a tie for the lead at 10-under — that was all it turned out to be."It was a nice little run there," Woods said after posting a final round 67, still hoping for a spot in a playoff that never happened.But I never think that woods will back the stage of golf game.There was a time when Woods' name bubbled up atop the leaderboard here and you might as well send the rest of the field home. Back then, his rivals' knees buckled or their nerves frayed, causing them to attempt shots they didn't have. Woods still scares opponents, to be sure, just not the way he did once. His last chance to do that came at the par-5 15th, after rocketing a long iron onto the green and within 5 feet of the cup. Instead, this eagle try slid past the hole on the right.

A tap-in birdie left Woods still tied for the lead. But he came home with three straight pars, leaving his fate in the hands of the dozen guys behind him still jockeying for position, something he rarely did before.Someone asked Woods if he could take back one shot and hit it again, which one would that be."We can't do that. We do that every week and we would go crazy," he said, "wouldn't we?"