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Posted April 6, 2015, 4:49 pm
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Woods makes return

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    Tiger Woods chips on the Augusta National Golf Club practice range as caddie Joe LaCava looks on during the first practice round of the Masters. Woods did not play in 2014 because of back surgery.
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    Tiger Woods walks to the practice facility during the first practice round at Augusta National Golf Club on Monday.

As the one-man parade strolled toward the practice area late this afternoon, the cheering started as the cameras rose to catch the man they were all waiting for.

“Tiger!”

“Woot!”

“Tiger!”

“We believe in you, bud!”

For the first time since his final-round 70 in 2013, Tiger Woods finally played in front of patrons at Augusta National Golf Club on Monday.

He got to the practice range around 3:30 p.m., going right to the chipping area. An early chip fell short of the green before his later attempts got closer to the pins. The ropes closest to Woods reached about 10-deep.

Woods then walked over to the driving area.

After one man took a few pictures, he handed the camera back to his father, ready to leave the patron scrum watching from the stands.

“We saw the man. We saw the G.O.A.T.,” he said.

Though Woods, a four-time Masters champion, made two visits to Augusta this past week, he didn’t make his 2015 Masters Tournament participation official until a 3:20 p.m. Friday tweet.

He had back surgery just before the 2014 Masters, forcing him to miss the Masters for the first time in 20 years.

This year, he’s 15-over on just 47 holes, with his chipping holding him back.

When Woods finished with his practice work, he walked through a lane surrounded by young autograph seekers and got into a cart.

Like a school of fish, patrons followed.

Masters Record: Tiger Woods

YearPlaceScoreRoundMoney
1234
20134-570737070$ 352,000
201240+572757274$ 32,000
20114-1071667467$ 330,667
20104-1168707069$ 330,000
20096-870727068$ 242,813
20082-572716872$ 810,000
20072+373747272$ 541,333
20063-472717170$ 315,700
20051-1274666571$ 1,260,000
200422+275697571$ 70,200
200315+276736675$ 93,000
20021-1270696671$ 1,008,000
20011-1670666868$ 1,008,000
20005-475726869$ 184,000
199918+172727075$ 52,160
19988-371727270$ 89,600
19971-1870666569$ 486,000
199660+67575  $ 0
199541+572727772$ 0