Tiger Woods missed the cut at the US Open following rounds of 74 and 73; Woods needed a special exemption from the USGA to appear; the former world number one has now missed consecutive major cuts, but has stated he will compete in The Open at Royal Troon, live on Sky Sports Golf next month.
Tiger Woods has confessed that his US Open career could be over following a poor missed cut at Pinehurst No. 2.
The three-time US Open champion required a special exemption from the USGA to compete in this year’s event, the first time in his professional career that he did not qualify for a major on his own merit, and he labored to rounds of 74 and 73 in North Carolina.
Woods finished the week on seven over par, facing his second consecutive major missed cut, having previously exited early at the PGA Championship last month after placing last of those who advanced to the weekend at The Masters.
The 15-time major champion has a lifetime exemption to the Masters and PGA Championship, and he can play at The Open until he is 60, but he does not currently qualify automatically for the US Open.
When asked if this year’s US Open could be his last, Woods replied: “I’m not sure what that is. It may or may not be.
Woods made one birdie and three bogeys in his second round, finishing two shots below the projected cut mark, leaving the former world number one dissatisfied with his latest effort.
“It’s one of those things where in order to win a golf tournament, you have to make the cut,” Woods remarked after the round. “I can’t win the tournament from where I’m at, which is certainly frustrating. I thought I had played well enough to be in contention. “It just did not work out.”