Tiger Woods

On the course for the first time since the third round of the PGA Championship in May, Woods' score across the 18 holes was the highest of his career as a ...

But I didn't feel like I hit it that bad. "It feels like I didn't really hit it that bad. "It's just the way it goes. I had my chances to turn it around and get it rolling the right way, and I didn't do it." Consecutive bogeys on Nos. 3 and 4 put Woods at 4 over through his first four holes, and after making two straight pars, it felt as if the 46-year-old was finally settling into his own. "And then I compound problems with my bad speed on the greens.

Playing in the afternoon wave, which had windier and much more difficult conditions than what the morning group faced, Tiger Woods carded a 6-over 78 in the ...

Looking at it at the beginning of the year, end of last year when I was rehabbing, trying to see if I could do it, but somehow I was able to play two of the major championships in between then and now, which was great. And just didn't do a very good job of it." Walking off the green, Woods smiled, licked his finger and motioned it like a slam dunk. He made another bogey with a three-putt on the par-4 13th. Then Woods made another birdie on the par-4 10th hole. He drove his 379-yard tee shot through the green, chipped to about eight feet and made a birdie putt to move to 5-over. "It feels like I didn't really hit it that bad," Woods said. Woods, a two-time winner of The Open at St. Andrews in 2000 and 2005, was tied for 146th among 156 players in the field after the first round. "Guys did it [Thursday] and that's my responsibility [Friday] to go ahead and do it. Need to do it." But I didn't really feel like I hit it that bad, but I ended up in bad spots. By the time it ended about six hours later, Woods had carded a 6-over 78.

The former champion, twice a winner at St Andrews, was struggling from the first fairway and shot a six-over-par 78.

For those seeking to take something positive from the day, there were a few moments: a smile to his caddie after saving par at 12 and a mammoth 412 yard-drive on the par-five 14th, where he would make birdie. The frustrating thing is that St Andrews is a place that intrinsically suits him. Having reached the fringe of the green in two at the par-five 5th, Woods rolled a putt up a ridge and 30ft past the hole. This was always on the calendar to hopefully be well enough to play it. And that’s my responsibility tomorrow is to go ahead and do it. “It was a lot easier today, physically, than it has been the other two [majors this year], for sure. But he is not in the habit of making excuses. It is not unreasonable to say that Woods’s hopes of an unlikely fourth Open title were extinguished as early as the 1st hole. The gallery fell quiet, and after back-to-back bogeys on the 3rd and 4th holes, Woods was four over. It’s an interesting combo and I struggled. Physically at least, he seems to be in much better shape. Nobody here balances history and destiny quite like Tiger. What has been before, and what could come again.

The historic 150th British Open had been circled on Tiger's calendar for months, but an opening-hole double bogey led to a disappointing day at the Old ...

And that's my responsibility tomorrow is to go ahead and do it. Woods ball landed short of the water and trickled in. And I hit a good shot. As for the opening-hole double bogey, Woods said: “Hit a good tee shot down 1, ended up right in the middle of a fresh divot. Woods made two double bogeys during his round along with five bogeys and three birdies. “Looks like I'm going to have to shoot 66 tomorrow to have a chance (to make the 36-hole cut, which is top 70 players and ties)," he said. But I didn't really feel like I hit it that bad but I ended up in bad spots. And as I said, I had my chances to turn it around and get it rolling the right way and I didn't do it." They looked faster than what they were putting, and I struggled with it." “It’s just a different dynamic than we were accustomed to," he said. It feels like I didn't really hit it that bad. But the beginning certainly did not help.

The three-time Open champion, including two on the Old Course at St. Andrews, was six over par after the first round that started with a double bogey on the ...

For now, he is what he never wanted to be: a ceremonial golfer, a major star but no longer a major threat, walking the same fairways and greens but no longer making the same birdies and eagles. “Very, very meaningful,” he said of his return to St. Andrews. Woods added, “This was always on the calendar to hopefully be well enough to play it. You could see it and hear it all afternoon — and there was plenty of time to see and hear it — as he navigated the Old Course and fans lined up, often four rows deep behind the ropes with their cellphones held aloft to take pictures of him, even at a distance. Returning to St. Andrews was one of his primary motivations when he chose to resume his career, making a late decision to take part in this year’s Masters where he shot an opening-round 71 before fading to 47th. Woods first came here in his teens, too, playing the 1995 Open Championship as a 19-year-old amateur who was still coming to grips with the quirks and charms of links golf. He delivered again in 2005 when the Open returned to St. Andrews as he won by five shots and then followed that up by winning the Open in 2006 at Royal Liverpool in bone-dry conditions that turned the fairways into fast-running thoroughfares. He responded by using irons off the tee for control and maintained it beautifully until he had finished off the victory and wept on the shoulder of his caddie, Steve Williams, overcome by his feelings for his father, Earl, who had died just a few weeks before the tournament. He chose not to play in the U.S. Open with an eye on being ready for St. Andrews. Yes, I did have bad speed on the green, but I didn’t really feel like I hit it that bad. Guys did it today, and that’s my responsibility tomorrow, is to go ahead and do it.” Woods’s shot splashed down after one bounce, and he ended up missing a short putt and starting his tournament with a double bogey. “I told myself, ‘Don’t hit it flat and don’t blade it,’” Woods said.

Smile” came the plea from a wee lad in the three-rows-deep gallery as Tiger Woods, stony-faced and with his head bowed, slowly approached the fourth tee at ...

His long, often silent waits at tees gave him time to ponder a slew of erratic shots on the front nine, which at least ended with a birdie after getting up-and-down from behind the green. “I still struggled with hitting the putts hard enough,” he said. It summed up his round that he could only make par from there. It was a sign of things to come. Woods displayed more emotions coming back, his competitive juices perhaps starting to flow. The 46-year-old Woods said this week he has no idea how long he’ll be able to compete physically at the highest level because of his battered body. “Either just don’t hit it flat (or) don’t blade it,” Woods said. “Looks like I’m going to have to shoot 66 tomorrow to have a chance,” Woods said. And I am,” Woods said. When he turned back around, he saw his ball bounce into the stream guarding the green. After all, he is playing on a right leg pieced together from a February 2021 car crash. Then came a three-putt for bogey at the third hole.

Tiger Woods opened with a double bogey at No. 1 in his first round of The Open en route to a 6-over 78.

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The first hole at St. Andrews is much easier when the opening tee shot doesn't land in a fresh divot. Woods' tee ball on Thursday found a divot, his second went ...

Woods got rid of the jacket, with the spitting rain subsiding after a dreary early morning. He had no chance to reach the green and simply pitched out. When it finally stopped, it was 7 feet from the 13th hole but 117 feet from the fifth. The ball settled about 6 feet from the pin. Well, he slammed his club into the ground while the approach was still in the air. It would not be the last time he was upset on the hole. Although he had just 101 yards in for his second shot, Woods was not messing around with a front-left, tucked pin at third. Total for the tournament: 6 over Woods, walking with his hands in his pockets and shoulders tense, appears to be cold on a chilly morning in Scotland. Early in his round, though, his swing seems free. Time off after he had to withdraw from the PGA Championship and skip the U.S. Open. But he's here. The first hole at St. Andrews is much easier when the opening tee shot doesn't land in a fresh divot. Total for the tournament: 6 over

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is three back at 8-under-par after shooting his second straight 68 on Friday. And Australian Adam Scott, the Masters champion ...

The 25-year-old Young had never even made a cut at a major until he finished third in May’s PGA Championship. He trails Smith by four shots at the moment, while first-round leader Cameron Young is two back. Dustin Johnson, one of the more high-profile players to resign his PGA membership and join the breakaway LIV Golf tour, had earlier rocketed into first with a 5-under-par 67.

In what is likely his final Open Championship at St. Andrews, Tiger Woods missed the cut after shooting 9 over through the first two rounds of the ...

"People have no idea what I have to go through and the hours of the work on the body, pre- and post-[round], each and every single day, to do what I just did. And then you think about playing more events on top of that, it's hard enough just to do what I did." He shot 9-over 79 in the third round, his worst score at the PGA Championship. "I understand being more battle-hardened, but it's hard just to walk and play 18 holes," Woods said. "But I don't know if I will be physically able to play back here again when it comes back around. But just to hear the ovations getting louder and louder and louder, I felt that as I was coming in [this year]. The people knew that I wasn't going to make the cut at the number I was. Just to have him out here playing golf is pretty special for all of us." I'll be able to play future British Opens, yes, but eight years' time, I doubt if I'll be competitive at this level." It might not be until late November, when he hosts the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, which benefits his foundation and other charities. "If it is [the end], it would be a pretty sad day," Hatton said. After his round on Friday, he acknowledged that it might have been his last Open at St. Andrews -- but said it wasn't his final one altogether. Woods, a three-time winner of The Open, including in 2000 and 2005 at St. Andrews, won't be around for the 150th anniversary celebration this weekend.

After missing the cut at The Open, Woods wondered whether he would still be competitive when the tournament returns to his favorite golf course.

And he said his son might want to play here someday, so it’s lucky the father has an honorary membership to the club, even his own locker “when you walk in to the left here,” which he called “pretty neat.” He said he has “zero” plans for the balance of the year. But as he walked with the bridge behind, the world’s best golf fans had a balm for him, so they stood and let it build and let it stay going. “The people knew,” Woods said, “that I wasn’t going to make the cut at the number I was. “Felt like the whole tournament was right there.” “I felt the guys stop,” Woods said, “and I looked around, ‘Where the hell is Joey (LaCava, his caddie)?’ He stopped back there, so I gave him the club. “It’s a struggle just playing the three events I played this year. Twenty-seven years had gone since the Friday when Arnold Palmer closed his British Opens here, and a 19-year-old Woods felt lucky to see Palmer tee off as Woods headed toward the range. Seventeen years had gone since the Friday when Jack Nicklaus closed his British Opens here while a 29-year-old Woods played four holes behind and heard the roars, already with a lead he took after nine holes and would keep for the closing 63. “I’ll be able to play future British Opens, yes, but eight years’ time, I doubt if I’ll be competitive at this level,” said a man once a good bet to be contending in his 50s. Then they all whacked and got going and walked right into the sentiment. They walked toward the famed little Swilcan Bridge, the stone testament to simplicity that gets grouchy golfers crying.

(REUTERS) - Tiger Woods will miss the cut at The British Open for just the fourth time in his career after carding a three-over 75 in Friday's (July 15) ...

Woods had a chance to go out with a fist pump with a short birdie try at the 18th green, but he watched as yet another putt lipped out. Woods made his return at the Masters in April, reached the weekend there and finished 47th. Woods made his only birdie of the day at the par-four third hole by draining a 28-foot putt. The question turned to whether Woods, 46, would be able to play another Open Championship at St Andrews, where he won in 2000 and 2005. McIlroy was seen giving Woods a tip of his cap. His worst hole was the par-four 16th, following nine straight pars.

Tiger Woods missed the 2022 Open Championship cut in what might have been his final British Open at St Andrews.

“To me it felt like this might have been my last British Open here at St Andrews. And the fans, the ovation and the warmth, it was an unbelievable feeling, I understand what Jack and Arnold (Palmer) had gone through in the past. “The people knew that I wasn’t going to make the cut,” Woods said. And that to me was … just the respect. All he said he could think about was whether to hit 3-wood or 5-wood. “It was amazing. Justin Thomas was on the first tee and nodded to Woods. It was incredible. Woods gave them little to celebrate on what might be his final round at St Andrews. He only had four reasonable birdie chances. “But the ovations got louder as I was coming home. Felt like the whole tournament was right there.” No one has ever won an Open at St Andrews three times, and Woods wasn't about to change that. The R&A hasn't announced the rotation that far out.

The 15-time major winner looked a pale imitation of his best and conceded he may have played his last Open at St Andrews.

It was a peculiar indulgence, entry to the grand stage granted to a former Open champion. He needed at least a 66 to stay in the discussion, as he said on Thursday night. “It was about playing one more, my last one here at the home of golf, which is really cool to be able to end it here.” The priority was making the cut not a counterattack on the leaders. It wouldn’t have mattered if I shot a pair of 75s or a pair of 85s, which I nearly did,” he said. The crowd who had lent loyal support fell silent – out of respect or pity, it was hard to say. Whatever happens to Woods in the rest of his career, surviving that car crash and the remake of his crushed bones and psyche will count among his greatest achievements. “The fans, the ovation and the warmth, it was an unbelievable feeling. Woods began chipping away at his deficit with a tradesmanlike birdie on the 398-yard 3rd. Rarely, if ever, in the 150 years of the Open, can a player finishing nine over have been wrapped in such a raucous embrace on the 18th hole. But the 46-year-old exposed his thinned thatch to the afternoon sun and simultaneously connected with the heaving gallery’s acclamation for his gilded history as much as for his failed effort. The denouement was Othello-level painful, a farewell wreathed in desolation.

After an opening-round, 6-over 78 at The 150th Open, Tiger Woods will need to go low Friday in order to advance to the weekend at the Old Course at St.

Hole 3 (par 4, 392 yards): Woods split the center of fairway with driver off the tee, leaving a short iron from 101 yards. His par putt lipped out, though, and he tapped in for his first bogey of the day. From 240 yards, Woods selected a fairway metal and played a fade that landed on the green but past the hole, rolling out to leave a lengthy eagle putt of 117 feet. Hole 6 (par 4, 412 yards): Woods took driver and slipped again on impact, the ball sailing right and finding a gnarly fairway pot bunker. He started his birdie putt well right of the hole; the ball rode a ridge down toward the cup, coming to rest 4 feet short. Hole 12 (par 4, 348 yards): Woods pulled driver off the tee and pulled it slightly left, the ball landing in fescue but bouncing into a lighter patch of rough. Hole 7 (par 4, 383 yards): Woods selected fairway metal and played a soft fade that safely split the fairway, maintaining good balance throughout the swing. The 82-time PGA TOUR winner played a low bump-and-run with a mid-iron, the ball scooting on a line toward the cup but not carrying enough pace, coming to rest some 20 feet short of the hole. The ball landed on the fairway just in front of the green and released onto the putting surface, settling hole-high with a 15-foot birdie look. On his approach with a short iron, his distance control was sublime, the ball landing near hole-high and settling there to leave some 15 feet for birdie. Hole 18 (par 4, 343 yards): Stepping to the final tee box of his week at The 150th Open, Woods savored the moment before selecting a fairway metal. The crowd roared as Woods crossed the Swilcan Bridge; he removed his cap and smiled in appreciation.

"I don't know if I'll be physically able to play another British Open here at St. Andrews," Tiger Woods said.

Woods has won 15 major championships since he turned pro in 1996. He was visibly emotional as he crossed the Swilcan Bridge to the 18th hole. "I don't know if I'll be physically able to play another British Open here at St. Andrews," he said, according to NBCUniversal's Golf Channel.

Woods' 78-75 effort at the Old Course wasn't what he wanted, and while walking up 18 Friday he realized the day could be his last there as a pro.

And I think the people have appreciated my play in the event. “I felt that as I was coming in. He faces the balance between doing too much and putting stress on his leg with not doing enough golf practice to be prepared. “I understand all that,’’ Woods said when asked if he might play more to be better prepared. “It's a struggle just playing just the three events I played this year. It is clear that Woods needs more competitive rounds in order to be prepared for the biggest events. It was a pretty cool — the nods I was getting from guys as they were going out and I was coming in, just the respect, that was pretty neat. Woods suggested the Open might not return to St. Andrews until 2030, which would be news to the rest of the golf world. I wish I had a little bit better break at the first hole yesterday and maybe started off a little better. And unfortunately I just could never turn it around. He put a lot of effort into making it back for the 150th Open and succeeded. It was clear by late on the first nine that Woods would have difficulty making the cut.

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The procedure was his fourth microdiscectomy, which was supposed to alleviate nerve pain in his lower back, and his first back surgery since a spinal fusion in April 2017. People have no idea what I have to go through and the hours of the work on the body, pre- and post-[round], each and every single day to do what I just did. "So hopefully they can -- not fully fix it, I don't know if they'll be able to -- but minimize it and [he can] have a normal life. And then you think about playing more events on top of that, it's hard enough just to do what I did." After he skipped the U.S. Open in June, it became clear that he doesn't feel like he even has to play in all of them. Woods was asked Friday whether he might play additional tournaments outside of the majors to better prepare for those events, the ones that really matter. He hit 65.6% of fairways and 72.2% of greens in regulation. He carded a 6-over 78 in the first round and a 3-over 75 in the second. And I feel like I will be able to play future British Opens, but I don't know if I'll be able to play that long enough that when it comes back around here, will I still be playing?" The 15-time major champion is currently No. 994 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He doesn't seem ready to commit to any additional tournaments outside of the majors. And it felt very emotional, just because I just don't know what my health is going to be like. Because of the R&A's rota, The Open probably wouldn't return to the Old Course at St. Andrews until 2027 at the earliest.

Golf's most recognizable star may have played his final round of a British Open at St. Andrews. Woods shot a 75 and missed the cut.

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The 15-time major champion turned in two lackluster rounds at the British Open, but his competitive fire burns too hot to let them be his last.

He appreciated the love he got from the crowd. He is almost certainly the only player on Tour with the mental toughness and physical ability to come back as far as he did. He used to overwhelm the sport. Woods said it himself: “I don't know if I'll be physically able to play another British Open here at St. Andrews. I certainly feel that I'll be able to play more British Opens, but I don't know if I'll be around when it comes back around here. Jack Nicklaus won the Masters at 46 and contended there at 58. With his athleticism and commitment, along with modern medicine and training, he could have contended well into his 50s. He used to say, without a hint of a smile, that he expected to win every tournament he played. We might see him at the Hero World Challenge in November, because he hosts it, or PNC Championship in December, because his son Charlie loves playing with him in it. “I understand being more battle-hardened, but it's hard just to walk and play 18 holes,” he said. Tiger used to run away from the field. He was adamant that his career is not over: “I'm not retiring from the game.” But he talked about “the three events I played this year,” like his season is over, which it probably is – on July 15. What he saw was Rory McIlroy on the adjacent first hole, tipping his cap, and Justin Thomas on the first tee, nodding.

Defending champion Collin Morikawa will not be playing the weekend after missing the cut at St. Andrews. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images).

Marc Leishman struggled with 76-74 while Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 winner at the Old Course, shot 71-74 to miss by one. He left a birdie try fractionally short on the 18th hole on Friday to shoot 73 and miss by one. Brooks Koepka missed the cut after shooting 73-75. The two-time winner this season also missed by one after rounds of 73-72. He bogeyed his last three holes to finish at 3 over, however. To me it felt like this might have been my last British Open here at St. Andrews,” Woods said post round after a standing ovation.