Woods cards second straight 71 at The Open
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Thanks to a second consecutive even-par 71, Tiger Woods secured a spot on the weekend at The Open Championship.
That may not sound like much of an accomplishment for the 14-time major winner. But considering he had missed the cut in five of his previous seven major starts, being able to play 36 more holes at Carnoustie is a nice step in his road back to form.
Woods’ second round on Friday consisted of four birdies and four bogeys. He had a chance to finish his round on a high note after a terrific approach at the par-4 18th left him inside 12 feet for birdie. But his putt nicked the right edge of the cup and stayed out.
For the day, Woods hit 73 percent of his fairways and 72 percent of his greens in regulation, but he needed 32 putts. Woods bounced back from two early bogeys with two consecutive birdies in a round that was more promising than perturbing. At even par for the tournament, Woods was safely inside the projected cutline of 2 over when he walked off the 18th green Friday.
Recap the second round of Tiger Woods at Carnoustie:
HOLE 1 (par 4, 391 yards)
Shot 1: Iron off tee finds fairway
Shot 2: Approach to green lands 35 feet from pin
Shot 3: Birdie putt misses on right side
Shot 4: Tap-in for par.
E through 1
HOLE 2 (par 4, 461 yards)
Shot 1: Driver off tee goes into the right rough
Shot 2: Second shot hits spectator and stays in rough
Shot 3: Hits green with short iron, about 30 feet from pin
Shot 4: Putt misses low
Shot 5: Tap-in bogey
+1 through 2
HOLE 3 (par 4, 350 yards)
Shot 1: Iron off tee lands in fairway, right of bunker
Shot 2: Wedge finishes 20 feet short of pin
Shot 3: Aggressive uphill birdie putt runs well past on the left side
Shot 4: 7-foot par putt hangs on the lip
Shot 5: Tap-in for second consecutive bogey
+2 through 3
HOLE 4 (par 4, 415 yards)
Shot 1: Driver off the tee into the center of the fairway
Shot 2: Hits it to 15 feet from 122 yards
Shot 3: Makes the birdie putt
+1 through 4
HOLE 5 (par 4, 422 yards)
Shot 1: 233-yard tee shot to the center of the fairway
Shot 2: Hits his 183-yard approach shot to 25 feet
Shot 3: Makes it for second consecutive birdie
E through 5
HOLE 6 (par 5, 588 yards)
Shot 1: Driver sails right in the gallery, ends up in rough
Shot 2: Takes conservative play, lashes back to fairway
Shot 3: Finds green
Shot 4: 50-foot birdie putt finishes left of hole
Shot 5: Short putt for par
E through 6
HOLE 7 (par 4, 406 yards)
Shot 1: Iron off the tee again headed right, finishes in rough 203 yards from flag
Shot 2: Lashes a shot that rolls just short of the greenside bunker on the left side
Shot 3: Terrific wedge from 58 yards checks up just right of the pin
Shot 4: Short putt for par
E through 7
HOLE 8 (par 3, 183 yards)
Shot 1: Terrific tee shot on tough pin placement finishes 20 feet above the hole
Shot 2: Birdie attempt comes up two rotations short
Shot 3: Tap-in for par
E through 8
HOLE 9 (par 4, 457 yards)
Shot 1: With iron, his tee shot finds fairway just short of right-side bunker, 212 yards
Shot 2: Misses green with his approach, is not happy
Shot 3: Chip off tight lie stop 7 feet from pin
Shot 4: Par putt lips out
Shot 5: Tap-in for bogey
+1 through 9
HOLE 10 (par 4, 474 yards)
Shot 1: Driver again sails to the right into the rough
Shot 2: Approach finds the green but 55 feet from pin
Shot 3: Terrific breaking putt nearly rolls in
Shot 4: Tap-in for par
+1 through 10
HOLE 11 (par 4, 376 yards)
Shot 1: Driver finds fairway near a bunker
Shot 2: Nice approach inside 20 feet
Shot 3: Straight-in birdie putt for his third birdie of the round
E through 11
HOLE 12 (par 4, 501 yards)
Shot 1: Uses iron off the tee to take fairway bunkers out of play. Finds fairway with 263-yard drive
Shot 2: From 242 yards, his approach bounces onto green but on opposite side of pin.
Shot 3: With his caddie tending the pin, Tiger’s long birdie attempt drifts right and past the pin
Shot 4: Saves par from 6 feet
E through 12
HOLE 13 (par 3, 174 yards)
Shot 1: Tee shot misses green but manages to avoid greenside bunker on the right
Shot 2: Chip from a tight lie rolls past pin
Shot 3: Saves par from 18 feet, small fist pump as ball rolls into cup
E through 13
HOLE 14 (par 5, 493 yards)
Shot 1: Tee shot finds fairway
Shot 2: Approach from 235 yards trickles onto green
Shot 3: Eagle putt from inside 25 feet comes up short
Shot 4: Tap-in for birdie
1 under through 14
HOLE 15 (par 4, 479 yards)
Shot 1: Iron off the tee finds fairway
Shot 2: Approach finds middle of green
Shot 3: Birdie putt slides to the left
Shot 4: Tap-in for par
1 under through 15
HOLE 16 (par 3, 237 yards)
Shot 1: 5-iron off tee lands in the front right-side bunker
Shot 2: Blasts out onto green
Shot 3: Par attempt from 20 feet misses to the right
Shot 4: Tap-in for bogey
E through 16
HOLE 17 (par 4, 450 yards)
Shot 1: Iron off tee finds left side of fairway
Shot 2: Approach to green but 50-plus feet from pin
Shot 3: Aggressive birdie putt rolls well past the hole
Shot 4: Nice putt to save par.
E through 17
HOLE 18 (par 4, 489 yards)
Shot 1: Tee shot finds the fairway
Shot 2: Stuffs a 6-iron from 219 yards just left of the pin inside 12 feet
Shot 3: Birdie putt clips the right edge
Shot 4: Tap-in for par
Even-par 71
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