Experts Curtis Strange, Andy North and Notah Begay III weigh in on Tiger Woods’ chances at 2024 Masters

Q. Just a quick follow-up, if I could. Do you think it will be a record 25 straight cuts he would make, is that the streak he’s going for? Is that something that’s motivating him to just try and make the cut yet another time to break the record? 

CURTIS STRANGE: I’d like to think that’s not the motivating factor behind Tiger Woods because he’s accomplished so much. I think, if he played on the weekend, there would be a satisfaction, yes, absolutely. I got to defer to Andy. Do you agree with that? He hasn’t played but once in how many months now? 

ANDY NORTH: I think playing on the weekend would be a win, a win-win. He’s going to tell you that he’s there because he thinks he can win the tournament, but to be realistic, what he’s gone through, you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy. What he has to do to get ready to go out and try to play golf every single day is very, very difficult. 

Just to get him there and get around for the week and play some good golf and hit some nice shots, I think that would be awesome. 

SCOTT VAN PELT: I know you didn’t ask me, but I’ve known Tiger for a long time. At first when you asked that, I shook my head, but the more I thought about it if you asked him in the press conference, and it will be asked, he’ll tell you he’s there to compete and to win. He means that. That’s not performative. 

But I think quietly, alone with his thoughts on Friday, if you said you’ve played well enough to play two more rounds, I would have to think that that is a victory for the reasons they just spelled out.