Tiger Woods hit a birdie on his final hole on Friday to make his first cut since 2015

Woods acknowledges the
crowd at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he made his first cut
since 2015.
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  Tiger Woods birdied his final hole on Friday to make
  the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open — his first made cut
  since 2015.
  


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  His final hole was quite dramatic, including a
  brilliant shot out of the rough to reach the green of a par 5
  in two strokes.
  


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  The former #1 ranked golfer in the world hit a
  marvelous 2-putt from 90 feet out to finish his round.
  


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  Woods is currently listed with the fourth best odds to
  win the Masters in April, behind only Dustin Johnson,
  Jordan Spieth, and Rory McIlroy.
  

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Tiger Woods birdied his final hole on Friday at the Farmers
Insurance Open to drop to 1-under for the tournament, a number
that would prove just good enough to make his first cut since
2015.

Woods had to rally on his final nine holes of the day to make it
happen. After nailing birdies on three of seven holes, Woods
bogeyed to move him one stroke short of making the cut with just
one par 5 hole left to get it back and earn a spot to play
through the weekend.

In dramatic Tiger fashion, he pulled it off.

After an errant drive left him in the rough, Woods hit a powerful
second shot to find the edge of the green. From there, he needed
to two-putt from 90 feet in order to make the cut. After judging
the green and his distance, Woods hit a magnificent putting
approach to leave him just a few feet from the hole. He would
finish the job on his next stroke, dropping to -1 on the
tournament and putting him above the cut line.

You can watch his dramatic final swings below.

With many players still finishing the round, Woods would have to
sweat out his spot a bit and hope that the cut line stayed where
it was. But when the final golfer entered the clubhouse on
Friday, his 1-under proved good enough to keep him golfing on
Saturday.

Tiger still sits far off from the top of the leaderboard, but his
inspired play through his final nine holes of the day left golf
fans excited at the prospect of his return to major play this
year. He's currently listed at 15/1 to win the Masters in April —
the fourth best odds in the field behind only Dustin Johnson,
Jordan Spieth, and Rory McIlroy.

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