In his silver anniversary at Augusta National Golf Club, Tiger Woods is struggling to keep his game polished.
With play suspended Friday and several holes remaining in his second round, Woods teetered on the cut line to qualify to play the weekend.

"He had a lot of surgery with his left leg...and he had back surgery," says PGA professional Bob Collins. "And then for him to have that accident (in 2021), that just compounded everything.

Collins says Augusta National being a hard course to walk doesn't help.

"You have six holes that play uphill, pretty good uphill, you have five holes that play downhill."

"It's kind of rough to watch," says Tre Craig, a professional golfer who's working his way up through the mini-tours. He's has followed Woods from his prime to what now seems to be his twilight.

"His mind is telling him he can do it and his body is against him so he's in a constant battle with his body," Craig said. "The younger guys want to beat him and they know they can now, they know his body isn't what it used to be."

Which makes it hard to practice and endure rehab after each round.
And as Woods debates his last appearance at The Masters - and perhaps even a career on the 50-and-over PGA Tour Champions - all eyes are on the next generation of minority golfers to try to reach the stratospheric bar he set.

"Willie Mack just got on the Korn Ferry Tour and Kamaiu Johnson just got on the Latin America (tour), says Craig. "We're just trying to get our big break on tour and we figure we're next up."

A sure sign the future of golf is in steady and capable hands.