Tiger Woods crashed out at Quail Hollow on Friday, missing the cut for just the sixth time in his US PGA Tour career as his golf became the news for the wrong reasons
Tiger Woods crashed out at Quail Hollow on Friday, missing the cut for just the sixth time in his US PGA Tour career as his golf became the news for the wrong reasons.
The World No 1, playing just his second tournament since revelations of marital infidelity sent him into a five-month self-imposed exile, denied that he gave up as his score spiraled to a seven-over 79.
That gave him a nine-over total of 153 that saw him miss the cut by a shocking eight strokes as Monday qualifier Billy Mayfair took the halfway lead.
Woods has always seemed to give maximum effort on every shot, even when struggling. But after hitting his second shot into a water hazard at the par-four 14th, en route to a double bogey, he began playing his subsequent shots in a matter or seconds, seemingly without any care.
"At that point in time it was pretty much out of reach and I was just trying to stay out of Angel's way," he said, referring to playing partner Angel Cabrera of Argentina who finished the day a stroke from the lead.
"He's the one leading the tournament and that's what you're supposed to do," Woods said.
"I didn't play very well and, more importantly, I chipped poorly, putted poorly, but for the most part I didn't really hit the ball that poorly until the end. It does bother me, no doubt. Hopefully I can piece it together for next week," he added.
