Fifteen-time main winner Tiger Woods stated this might very properly be his remaining U.S. Open, after carding a three-over-par 73 that left him at seven over for the week to overlook the minimize at Pinehurst on Friday.
The previous world primary has saved a restricted competitors schedule after a horrific 2021 automobile crash and was non-committal about whether or not he would tee it up in his nationwide open once more after lacking the minimize finally month’s PGA Championship as properly.
“I believed I performed properly sufficient to be up there in competition. It simply didn’t work out,” stated Woods, who accepted a particular exemption to compete this week.
“So far as my final Open Championship or U.S. Open Championship, I don’t know what that’s. It could or is probably not.”
The American was one in every of a number of notable names despatched packing on Friday, as a brutal Pinehurst course exacted its toll.
Phil Mickelson’s (76) newest marketing campaign for a profession grand slam by no means had an opportunity as he completed close to the underside of the leaderboard at 15-over par.
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His LIV Golf colleague Dustin Johnson (75), who received in 2016, hit the highway as properly after ending nine-over par, whereas twice PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas (74) left North Carolina at 11-over par by means of 36 holes.
American Max Homa (75), who completed this yr’s Masters tied for third, and Norwegian Viktor Hovland (68) had each been on the hunt for a maiden main however every missed the minimize at six-over par.
World primary Scottie Scheffler (74) struggled together with his putter on Friday however simply made the minimize at five-over par by means of 36 holes.
“I simply couldn’t get the putts to fall,” he informed reporters. “This golf course could be unpredictable at instances, and possibly it received the higher of me the final couple days.”