**Tiger Woods said he was “blown away” by the reception he received from the crowds at Augusta after playing his first public golf since November.**About 500 spectators watched the 34-year-old take part in the first official practice session for the Masters on Monday.
“What a great day. Coming into today I didn’t know what to expect with regard to my reception,” Woods said.
“The galleries couldn’t have been nicer. It blew me away, it really did.”
The world number one was quizzed at a news conference for the first time since crashing his car into a fire hydrant outside his Florida home on 27 November.
The incident sparked a series of revelations about Woods’ private life and led the American to admit he had “had affairs and cheated”.
Woods will make his comeback at Augusta following a five month lay-off from competition.
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