the Masters: WATCH: Tiger Woods and Will Zalatoris embrace the Masters tradition and skip balls at 16 at Augusta

The 2024 Masters week has begun, and Tiger Woods is already out on course practicing for the weekend. On Monday, Tiger Woods and Will Zalatoris were seen on the course doing a long-standing tradition on the 16th hole.

The par-3 16th hole has come to be known as a 'skipping' hole, where golfers attempt to skip their balls across the water during practice. The likes of Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth have pulled it off in the past. This year, Tiger Woods and Will Zalatoris decided to do it together during a practice round on Monday.

Tiger Woods will be playing at his first major tournament since withdrawing from the 2024 Genesis Invitational due to facing flu-like symptoms. Last year, Woods had to withdraw from the 2023 Masters due to ankle pain.

After undergoing surgery for the same, he was in rehabilitation for the rest of the year before making his comeback in December for the Hero World Challenge. Since then, Woods has targeted playing one tournament every month for the 2024 schedule.

However, after his withdrawal from the Genesis Invitational, he skipped tournaments such as the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players. Woods will not miss out on the Masters and has qualified due to his past wins in the Major.

Full field for 2024 Masters ft. Tiger Woods

Following is the full field for the 2024 Masters:

Fred Couples
Sergio Garcia
Dustin Johnson
Zach Johnson
Bernhard Langer
Hideki Matsuyama
Jose Maria Olazabal
Phil Mickelson
Jon Rahm
Patrick Reed
Scottie Scheffler
Charl Schwartzel
Adam Scott
Vijay Singh
Jordan Spieth
Bubba Watson
Mike Weir
Danny Willett
Tiger Woods
Wyndham Clark
Bryson DeChambeau
Matt Fitzpatrick
Gary Woodland
Brian Harman
Cam Smith
Collin Morikawa
Shane Lowry
Brooks Koepka
Justin Thomas
Neal Shipley
Christo Lamprecht
Jasper Stubbs
Santiago de la Fuente
Stewart Hagestad
Russell Henley
Cameron Young
Viktor Hovland
Akshay Bhatia
Sahith Theegala
Xander Schauffele
Rory McIlroy
Sepp Straka
Jason Day
Tom Kim
Kurt Kitayama
Cam Davis
Tony Finau
Emiliano Grillo
Nick Taylor
Keegan Bradley
Rickie Fowler
Sepp Straka
Lee Hodges
Lucas Glover
Luke List
Erik Van Rooyen
Ludvig Aberg
Chris Kirk
Grayson Murray
Nick Dunlap
Matthieu Pavon
Jake Knapp
Austin Eckroat
Patrick Cantlay
Tommy Fleetwood
Adam Schenk
Sam Burns
Max Homa
Tyrrell Hatton
Si Woo Kim
Sungjae Im
Corey Conners
Taylor Moore
Ryan Fox
Min Woo Lee
Denny McCarthy
Justin Rose
Will Zalatoris
Harris English
Eric Cole
J.T. Poston
Adrian Meronk
Adam Hadwin
Nicolai Hojgaard
Ryo Hisatsune
Joaquin Niemann
Thorbjorn Olesen

The 2024 Masters will be held from April 11 to 14 at the Augusta National Course.

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