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Tiger Woods Struggles At Open Championship: Will He Make Cut?
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Tiger Woods struggled in the opening round of the 152nd Open Championship. Will the 15-time major champion miss the cut?
Tiger Woods Struggles At The Open Championship
Tiger Woods HOLES IT for birdie from off the 3rd green! 🔥
📺: @USANetwork | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/KaqdvY9nkn
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 18, 2024
Woods posted an 8-over 79 in the first round of the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland.
Woods started strong with two pars and a memorable birdie on No. 3 to get to 1-under. However, the tide immediately changed for Woods, who either bogeyed or double-bogeyed six of his next nine holes before stopping the bleeding at 13 with a birdie.
After three straight pars on holes No. 14-16, Woods ended his round with two bogeys at No. 17 and No. 18 to finish at 8-over.
Per ESPN Stats & Information, Thursday’s round was only the sixth time in Woods’ career that he shot 8-over or worse in a major championship.
Will Tiger Woods Make The Cut?
Tiger Woods started The Open with an 8-over 79. pic.twitter.com/JrXTezZX2r
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 18, 2024
At 8-over, Woods is T-138, 14 strokes behind leader Dan Brown at 6-under. Will Woods make the cut?
Barring a sensational round on Friday, Woods will likely miss the cut at the Open Championship.
Heading into the second round, the project cut line is at 3-over, with 81 players eligible to play over the weekend. The Open Championship takes the top 70 players, plus ties.
To even give himself a chance, Woods will likely need to shoot at least 4-under on Friday.
Woods is in danger of missing his third straight cut from a major, a feat he only previously happened in 2015.
Woods missed the cut at the 2024 PGA Championship and the 2024 U.S. Open. However, Woods did extend his record-breaking cuts-made streak at the Masters to 24.