AUGUSTA, Ga. - Putting a ball into the water usually only happens on a hole with a windmill.

That didn’t stop Tiger Woods from dunking one Thursday at the Masters.

In a bizarre opening to his bid for a fourth green jacket, Woods watched helplessly as his eagle putt on the 13th hole ended up in Rae’s Creek instead of the bottom of the cup.

A seemingly routine birdie turned into a bad bogey — and that was just the start of his afternoon of misery on a rain-soaked Augusta National course.

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By the time darkness brought his round to an end after only 12 holes, Woods also had a shot hit a pin and go into a bunker and played from one set of trees to another on a hole he usually handles with ease.

He returned Friday to find even more problems, hitting a tree on the eighth hole for a bogey and finishing his first round at 2-over 74, seven shots off the lead. Woods signed his scorecard and headed toward the clubhouse, saying only “gotta eat” when asked about his first round.

The day before, Woods committed one of golf’s ultimate sins when he stroked a 70-footer that sped past the hole and didn’t stop moving until it reached the water.

Woods looked stunned as his caddie, Steve Williams, pleaded with the ball to slow down. But it kept going, drawing a gasp from the crowd before disappearing down a slope into the creek.

Things didn’t get any better on a day when Woods tossed clubs, kicked his bag, and looked as frustrated as the Masters officials watching thunderstorms delay the first round by more than five hours.

Just for good measure, Woods had to sit through a review by Masters officials over whether he was standing astride the hole while tapping in a putt on the 14th hole. After looking at video, officials ruled there was no violation.

It wasn’t what Woods envisioned two days earlier when he told the media his game was peaking.

“I know my ball striking is there,” Woods said.

Whether he felt the same after a gloomy first day wasn’t known. After being driven in from the course when play was suspended by darkness, Woods declined comment and quickly drove off with a rules official.

Whatever he was thinking couldn’t have been good.

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