Tiger Woods Struggles At Open Championship: Will He Make Cut?

Tiger Woods struggled in the opening round of the 152nd Open Championship. Will the 15-time major champion miss the cut?

Tiger Woods Struggles At The Open Championship

Woods posted an 8-over 79 in the first round of the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland.

Woods started strong with two pars and a memorable birdie on No. 3 to get to 1-under. However, the tide immediately changed for Woods, who either bogeyed or double-bogeyed six of his next nine holes before stopping the bleeding at 13 with a birdie.

After three straight pars on holes No. 14-16, Woods ended his round with two bogeys at No. 17 and No. 18 to finish at 8-over.

Per ESPN Stats & Information, Thursday’s round was only the sixth time in Woods’ career that he shot 8-over or worse in a major championship.

Will Tiger Woods Make The Cut?

At 8-over, Woods is T-138, 14 strokes behind leader Dan Brown at 6-under. Will Woods make the cut?

Barring a sensational round on Friday, Woods will likely miss the cut at the Open Championship.

Heading into the second round, the project cut line is at 3-over, with 81 players eligible to play over the weekend. The Open Championship takes the top 70 players, plus ties.

To even give himself a chance, Woods will likely need to shoot at least 4-under on Friday.

Woods is in danger of missing his third straight cut from a major, a feat he only previously happened in 2015.

Woods missed the cut at the 2024 PGA Championship and the 2024 U.S. Open. However, Woods did extend his record-breaking cuts-made streak at the Masters to 24.