Woods doesn’t cut it at Riviera
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 yesterday and ended with a 5-over 76 to miss the cut at the Genesis Open in Los Angeles for the first time in nine appearances as a pro. Woods was at 6-over 148.
Leader Patrick Cantlay ran off three straight birdies toward the end of his round, starting with a tapin 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, at 7-under 135.
Sam Saunders also was at 7-under, making back-toback birdies until it was too dark to continue. He had three holes remaining.
Just as Woods’ second round was starting, the Honda Classic announced he would play next week at PGA National in Florida.
“I need some tournament rounds. I haven’t played golf in years,” Woods said after his third PGA Tour event since August 2015 because of back surgeries. “I’m starting to come back and it’s going to take a little time. I am progressing, I’m starting to get a feel for tournament golf again. I just need to clean up my rounds.”
Defending champion Dustin Johnson shot a 69 and gets to stick around. He was at 1-over 143 . . . .
Miguel Angel Jimenez eagled the par-5 third hole and shot an 8-under 64 to take a 1-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Chubb Classic in Naples, Fla . . . .
Jin Young Ko shot a 3-under 69 to increase her lead to 3 strokes after two rounds of the Women’s Australian Open in Adelaide.
Baseball: Bad words
Toronto pitcher Marcus Stroman met with Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins, a day after the 26-year old right-hander’s salary arbitration loss triggered him to vent on Twitter. Stroman received a raise from $3.4 million to $6.5 million instead of his $6.9 million request.
“Sitting in a room hearing how bad you are for five hours, I’m upset because I had to go through the process again,” said Stroman. “It’s an extremely tough process.”
Stroman went 13-9 with a 3.09 ERA last year . .
Pitcher Dan Straily of Miami and Brandon Maurer of Kansas City lost their salary arbitration cases, leaving players with an 11-10 lead with one decision remaining. Cincinnati second baseman Scooter Gennett is the last player headed to a hearing. Just five players settled among the 27 who entered arbitration . . . .
All-Star pitcher Jason Vargas and the New York Mets agreed to a $16 million, two-year contract, according to a source. Vargas went 18-11 with a 4.16 ERA for Kansas City last season, tying for the major league lead in wins . . . .
Edinson Volquez agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers, though the 34-year-old Volquez will not pitch this season while recovering from ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow . . . .
The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to a minor league contract with left-hander Wade Miley.
Nfl: GM reinstated
The Carolina Panthers reinstated interim general manager Marty Hurney after an NFL investigation found no wrongdoing into charges of harassment by his ex-wife . . . .
The Kansas City Chiefs signed veteran cornerback David Amerson, who played for Washington last season.