Woods misses cut at Riviera
LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods waited 12 years to get back to Riviera and lasted only two days.
Woods had three straight bogeys early on the back nine Friday and didn’t play well enough to make up for his misses. He had a 5-over 76 and missed the cut in the Genesis Open for the first time in nine appearances as a pro.
He was at 6-over 148, one shot worse than his PGA Tour debut as a 16-year-old at Riviera.
“I missed every tee shot left and I did not putt well, didn’t feel very good on the greens,” Woods said. “And consequently, never made a run. I knew I had to make a run on that back nine, and I went the other way.”
Co-leader Patrick Cantlay ran off three straight birdies toward the end of his morning round, starting with a tap-in on the par-3 sixth when he missed a hole-in-one by a fraction of an inch, and shot a 69. He was tied with Graeme McDowell (66), the former U.S. Open champion who is trying to work his way back from a two-year slump.
They were at 7-under 135.
Sam Saunders also was at 7 under, making back-to-back birdies until it was too dark to continue. He had three holes remaining in his second round. Ryan Moore bogeyed his final hole for a 68 and was one shot behind at 136.
Woods has agreed to play the Honda Classic next week. It will be the first time since 2014 that Woods plays at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Jin Young Ko shot a 3-under 69 to increase her lead to three strokes after two rounds of the Women’s Australian Open in Adelaide. The South Korean had a 36-hole total of 10-under 134 on the Kooyonga Golf Club course. Emma Talley, the 2013 U.S. amateur champion, was in second place after a 69, following her opening 68.
Matthieu Pavon made seven birdies in his first 14 holes and finished with a 7-under 65 to lead the Oman Open in Muscat. Pavon is 11-under 133 overall and holds a twoshot lead over Matthew Southgate (70) at the Al Mouj Golf Club.
Miguel Angel Jimenez eagled the par-5 third hole and shot an 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Chubb Classic in Naples, Florida. Gary Hallberg and David Frost were tied for second.