Woods carded rounds of 78 and 75 to miss the cut in the final men’s major of the year; watch 150th Open throughout the weekend live on Sky Sports
By Ali Stafford at St Andrews
Last Updated: 15/07/22 3:30pm
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Tiger Woods made an emotional walk down the 18th hole at St Andrews to a standing ovation after missing the cut at the 150th Open Championship
Tiger Woods return to St Andrews has ended in disappointment after the 15-time major champion suffered an early exit from The 150th Open.
The former world No 1 skipped the US Open last month to be ready for “at least one more run at a high level” around the historic Old Course, where Woods completed the career Grand Slam in 2000 and enjoyed further success in 2005.
Any hopes of a historic third St Andrews victory and fourth Open title quickly evaporated with a six-over 78 on the opening day, while a three-over 75 in the second round ensured Woods would miss the cut in The Open for just the fourth time in his career.
Woods avoided a repeat of his opening-day double-bogey at the first as he started his round with a two-putt par, with a 30-foot birdie at the third then cancelled out with a bogey at the next.
The three-time Champion Golfer of the Year made a three-putt par at the fifth after leaving his initial eagle try five feet from the pin, with Woods bogeying the next after finding a bunker off the tee.
A run of nine consecutive pars was ended when Woods double-bogeyed the par-four 16th, dropping him to nine over, although the 46-year-old then holed from eight feet to avoid carding another bogey at the next.
Huge galleries lined the 18th fairway to pay tribute to Woods, who signed off a disappointing week by missing a five-foot birdie opportunity on the final hole.
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