Well. Hmm. I suppose we’re a bit lost for words right now. We waited a bit today to talk about the golf that’s being played at Turnberry today, but now that the scores are in and we know what’s going down, it looks like Tiger Woods might actually miss the cut at the 2009 British Open and, if so, will be heading home a lot earlier than he, or anyone else anticipated.
Cut Line at +4
As of right this very moment, the projected cut line is sitting right at +4. On any other Friday, that would be a score that would be ridiculously high and wouldn’t even give Tiger a slight concern. Today, however, after shooting a four-over-par 74 today, and a 1-over 71 yesterday, he’s sitting at +5 and one full stroke below the cut line. In a word…Yikes. In the event that the cut line does stay exactly where it is, Tiger would miss this cut and it would be only the second time in his entire career that it has happened. Considering he’s been in the Top 10 in 18 of his last 19 tournament appearances, this would be shocking, and upsetting to him.
2006 Last Missed Cut
The last time he missed a cut, was the 2006 U.S. Open and since then he’s actually leading the PGA Tour in consecutive cuts made at 38. Unless something miraculous happens, that streak will end today.
What Happened to Tiger?
All of this brings up a much bigger question: What happened to Tiger at the British? Going in, as you already know, he was the 2-1 favorite to win the entire thing, and now it’s hanging in the balance if he’ll even be able to play tomorrow. How did his swing fall apart so obviously this tournament, it was visible to see he was leaving everything to the right, and extremely visible that he just couldn’t seem to get anything going.
So, what happened? Anyone want to go out on a limb and make some analysis?
(Image via AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
