Tiger Woods missed the cut in the Open Championship at Royal Portrush
If Tiger Woods' brief visit to Royal Portrush told us anything, it is that the Masters champion is going to have to rely on"hot weeks" for any future success.And not just in the weather department to limber up his surgically fused back.While Woods' dysfunctional first round and lament for his ailing body Thursday at the Open left more questions than answers, his improved second-round effort at least cleared some of the mist, though he missed the cut.
Tiger Woods wins Masters for fifth time 02:54Major frustrationWoods' first-round woes were highlighted by fighting shots going left, a sloppy short game which cost a handful of strokes, notably at five and six, and a couple of hapless hacks from the semi rough on seven.Afterwards he talked of how his"sore" back prevents him hitting certain shots. The sight of him sitting on his backside to tie his shoelaces Friday morning was an ominous sign for day two.
Tiger Woods completes comeback to win Masters 02:09When asked if there were any similarities with the period of aborted comebacks in between back surgeries in 2015 and 2016, he said:"You can't compare the two."Those were some of the lowest times of my life. This is not. This is just me not playing well, not scoring well and it adds up to high scores.
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