After a one-over-par opening round at Valhalla, Tiger Woods needed a low second round to make the PGA Championship cut. However, after a triple bogey-bogey-triple bogey run early on Friday, Woods joined the long list of golfers who did not play in Kentucky this weekend.
Despite his performance and lack of playing time heading into the second men’s Major of 2024, the 15-time Major winner stays positive as his focus shifts to the US Open at Pinehurst in June, an event he secured a special exemption into in April.
Admitting that he is in better physical shape than that of a month ago, Woods stated, following his round on Friday: “It was a great week being here, being here at Valhalla, and unfortunately my scores did not indicate how the people treated me and how great a week I had. Unfortunately, I hit too many shots.
“I got off to a bad start and the rough grabbed me at 2. No sand in the bunker as well. Just made a mistake there. I compounded the problem there at 4. Just kept making mistakes and things you can’t do, not just in tournaments but in Majors especially. And I just kept making them. I hung around for most of the day but unfortunately the damage was done early. “I just got to… I need to play more. Unfortunately, I just haven’t played a whole lot of tournaments, and not a whole lot of tournaments on my schedule either. Hopefully everything will somehow come together in my practice sessions at home and be ready for Pinehurst. Physically, yes, I am better than I was a month ago. I still have more ways to go, lots of improvement to go physically, and hopefully my team and I can get that done pre-Pinehurst and going into it.