The 15-time Major winner finished two stroke shy of the cut mark and admitted he is unsure if he’ll play in the US Open again
Tiger Woods shot a second round 73 to miss the US Open cut by two strokes at Pinehurst, later admitting that it “may or may not be” his final appearance in the USA’s national open.
Woods received a special exemption into the field this week and may well receive another one next year – Jack Nicklaus received eight in his career – but he says he has just one event left this season on the PGA Tour calendar and seems unsure of what his schedule will look like.
Woods shot a four-over-par 74 on Thursday and had his work cut out to make the weekend but a strong start to round two saw him birdie the 4th and get himself back moving in the right direction.
However, a cold putter and some scrappy shots coming in meant that was his only birdie of the day as he dropped four strokes coming in to end at seven-over-par.
“I’ve only got one more tournament this season, so I’m not going to – I don’t think even if I win the British Open I don’t think I’ll be in the Playoffs. Just one more event and then I’ll come back whenever I come back,” Woods said on his plans going forward.
“Well, it’s one of those things where in order to win a golf tournament, you have to make the cut. I can’t win the tournament from where I’m at, so it certainly is frustrating.
“I thought I played well enough to be up there in contention. It just didn’t work out. As far as my last Open Championship or US Open Championship, I don’t know what that is. It may or may not be.”