More trouble for Tiger at The Open Championship ---
One player who did not seize upon the calmness of the early hours was Tiger Woods, who had vowed that he was on the verge of a breakthrough. But he looked remarkably similar to the shell of himself who competed at Chambers Bay, where he shot an 80 and a 76 in the first two rounds.
Woods began Thursday with a poor tee shot and then plunked his second shot into the narrow creek in front of the green. He bogeyed that hole and the next, and he finished with a four-over 76, his worst score in four Opens at the Old Course.
Woods, now ranked No. 241, is tied for 139th in the 156-man field, putting him halfway to missing the cut in a second straight major. That would be a first in Woods?s career.
In fact he bogeyed 4 out of the first 9 of the tournament.
Was watching the highlights of the 1st round this morning and found myself wanting to walk up to him and bitchslap him one.