Genesis Invitational: Tiger Woods bogeyed three of the final four holes of his second round on Friday, leaving him to wonder if he would make the cut at the Genesis Invitational.
The 15-time major champion shot a three-over-par 74 after shooting a 69 in the first round and is currently one over par at Riviera Golf Club.
In Los Angeles, the play was halted due to darkness on Friday night, and 14 players will need to finish their second rounds when they resume play on Saturday.
Although Woods must wait to find out if he will advance to the weekend, it is likely that the cut line would remain at one-over par and he will pass.
Since the Open Championship in July of last year, Woods is participating in his first competitive event. Since suffering injuries to his right leg and foot in a single-car collision in Los Angeles two days after the 2021 Genesis, he has only sometimes played.
Woods, who is also the event host, admitted, “I did not putt well today.”
“This is likely the best score I could have achieved today because I blocked a lot of putts in the early going. Easily could have shot five or six times better than this. I just didn’t make the putts when I had the chance to in the early and middle portions of the round.”
As he began his round on Friday’s back nine, he bogeyed the par-4 12th and 13th holes, the latter of which he missed a 5-foot par putt on, before bouncing back with his best shot of the day at the 14th.
In order to set up a tap-in birdie, his tee ball bounced on the front of the green and rolled to within 10 inches of the cup.
Yet at the par-5 17th, where he avoided a fairway bunker and put his third shot inside three feet, he made his only other birdie of the day.
After paring the following six holes, Woods bogeyed three of his final four.
After Woods received flak for giving Justin Thomas a tampon on Thursday during their opening round, off-the-course concerns dominated Friday’s play.
During his second round, Woods offered his condolences for the situation.
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