Tiger Woods Will Only Rise Up Masters Leaderboard over Weekend

Jason Day may be in the lead after two rounds at the 2013 Masters, but Tiger Woods is all but guaranteed to make him feel pressure over the tournament's two final days.

Woods didn't look like a real contender as he closed out his second round. But all things considered, he still enters the third round at Augusta only three strokes behind leader Jason Day.

Counting Woods out after a difficult finish that saw him bogey twice in the last nine holes to finish at three-under for the tournament would be foolish. Even though two of his three bogeys came in the final nine holes, his three bogeys are tied for his lowest in the first two rounds of the tournament:

As the tweet points out, the last time he shot like that in the first two rounds was when he won the 2002 Masters.

Despite the scorecards, he's hitting the ball well and, most importantly, he's feeling confident. As Dan Wolken of USA Today notes, Woods is feeling good about the way he's hitting the ball. When that happens, it usually spells doom for the rest of the field.

Woods' frustrating finish wasn't entirely his fault either. Luck is oftentimes an excuse, but Woods' bogey on No. 15 could be attributed to a plain old streak of bad luck. His ball struck the flag stick and rolled into the water, costing him a stroke. The fact that he even rallied for bogey was an impressive feat.

Don't count on that happening again. His play thus far has shown that he's still capable of playing with the best in the world when he's striking the ball well and has confidence.

Looking at his scorecards from Day 1 and Day 2, there isn't one hole that is giving him issues. All three bogeys that he's had were pars when he played them before.

With a day to put his stroke of bad luck behind him and contend for a major championship, Woods is ready to make things really interesting for the field this weekend.