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Woods had a tough task ahead of him when he started the day and his previous history at the majors didn't favor him. He was 0-for-48 in majors when trailing after 54 holes and now is 0-for-49.

He needed to get off to a quick start but he got off to the worst start he's had in his career when he went bogey-bogey-double bogey on the first three holes and then bogeyed two of the next three.

He was at 10-over-par after six holes 11 shots off the lead and essentially ended his chances of winning his fourth U.S. Open.

He played like day and night. The first two days he was at one-under and tied for the lead, and during the weekend he played at eight-over to finish T21.

While most would like to point to his putting woes for the tournament, the reality for him was his distance control.

He would overshoot the greens or be way short. and when he was one the green, it looked like he could not get himself in position to have decent birdie-putt attempts.

Every time you looked at him putting he was outside the 20-feet range. He must address that in order to get himself ready for the Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes.

For now this will be another major disappointment for him, but he has a lot of positives to take from it.

His numbers for the tournament:

Hole 18 | Par-4 | 344-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 14 of 18

Woods makes par.

Woods finishes with a par.

He played it just to par the hole. He didn't try to overplay the hole and made the two-putt for par to finish his 2012 U.S. Open.

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Hole 17 | Par-5 | 522-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 18 of 18

Woods makes birdie!

Woods took advantage of the easiest hole on the course using his length.

He was able to reach the green easily in two and then two-putted for birdie.

Woods now has three birdies after the tough stretch on the first six holes, and two on his last four hole.

One more hole to go!

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Thought I heard an explosion outside. Turns out it's just Tiger Woods at the US Open. Now +8

— Joe (@jkuchie) June 18, 2012

Let's keep giving the correct facts here! It was an implosion Joe, not an explosion.

Tiger Woods played HORRIBLY today

— Roma Blanca (@_roxanneee) June 18, 2012

Not true! To be honest, it was just the first six holes, the rest he played average.

Hole 16 | Par-5 | 670-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 4 of 18

Woods makes par.

Woods didn't try to overpower the hole today.

He couldn't reach the green with his third shot as he found the rough on the right. But his fourth got him within six feet and from there he putted for par to stay at eight-over.

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RT @reillyrick: Write it down. At 2 p.m., PT, Friday, Tiger Woods took the Open lead and never looked back. ... Bet me.

— Aaron Lewis (@AA_Lew) June 18, 2012

Oh yes, I remember posting that tweet on the blog here on Friday and taking sides with Reilly. I guess it's time for me to start paying!

Oh wait! Nobody took me on the bet! So it's Reilly's turn to pay!

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Hole 15 | Par-3 | 154-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 16 of 18

Woods makes par.

This was a hole that Woods should've taken advantage of but didn't.

He hit a nice tee shot that landed on the green to the right-hand side of the hole about 10 feet away.

He missed the birdie putt as it broke jest to the left as it was approaching the cup. He tapped-in for par.

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Hole 14 | Par-4 | 419-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 10 of 18

Woods makes birdie!

Woods ripped the tee shot with his patented low stinger and then was able to get his approach shot inside the 10 feet range. 

From there he sank the birdie-putt and gets another shot back!

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I am retracting my earlier Tiger Woods prediction today.... #liveandlearn

— Ryan Hilgemann (@Ryan_Hilgemann) June 17, 2012

That is why I didn't make one! Well...I did...kinda...I'll pledge the fifth!

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Hole 13 | Par-3 | 199-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 11 of 18

Woods makes par.

Woods missed the green with his tee shot. But he was able to get the ball very near with his second shot and left himself with an easy putt for par. 

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Hole 12 | Par-4 | 451-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 12 of 18

Woods makes par.

Woods continues playing through the course. Again he gets to the green and then takes a shot at a long putt for birdie and ends up two-putting for par.

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Am 50-50 an ESPN First Take "debate" tomorrow will be "did Player X win the U.S. Open or did Tiger Woods lose it?" even if he finishes 25th

— Erik Boland (@eboland11) June 17, 2012

Interesting point. I want to debate that! Let me know your opinion, did he lose it or was he overplayed?

My take? He was overplayed, you go out there and play for the championship. He knows that better than anybody else on the field and just didn't get it done.

He did things right the first two days and just didn't deliver during the weekend. Everybody else that finishes above him did.

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Hole 11 | Par-4 | 430-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 13 of 18

Woods makes par.

Woods seems to be in cruise control now. He appears to be just playing the course for par the rest of teh way.

He gets to the green and then takes a shot at a long putt for birdie and ends up two-putting for par.

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Hole 10 | Par-4 | 424-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 15 of 18

Woods makes par.

Woods plays it safe for the second consecutive hole.

He avoided trouble with his approach shot and landed on the green but again out of a decent distance for a birdie attempt.

He two-putted for par.

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Hole 9 | Par-4 | 449-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 7 of 18

Woods makes par.

Woods went safe on this hole after finding the rough with his tee shot.

He got to the green and two-putted for par.

Woods makes the turn at nine-over after a 39 in the front-nine.

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Woods reaction to making the birdie was one of indifference and like brushing off the fact that he made the birdie.

Frustration and the realization that he let the tournament go has really set in for Woods!

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Hole 8 | Par-3 | 200-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 9 of 18

Woods makes birdie!

Woods finally was able to get the ball close to the hole and he took advantage of it!

He was able to sink the birdie-putt and gets one shot back!

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Woods is now on the par-3 200-yards eight hole. This hole is ranking as the ninth hardest hole on the course.

On the previous three rounds Woods has gone par-par-bogey on this hole.

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Hole 7 | Par-4 | 288-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 17 of 18

Woods makes par

Woods was not able to take advantage of this easy hole, especially with the flag sitting in the lower part of the green making it play even shorter.

He tried to drive it into the green but landed on the right rough. From there he didn't get a good shot off but left the ball within 15 feet to try for his birdie since the ninth hole yesterday.

But he missed by less than a foot and had to settle for a tap-in par.

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What has happened to Tiger Woods?! Man golf is just not the same without him in the hunt. #GuessIWillWatchTheNews

— Chris Smith (@chrismith) June 17, 2012

There is still an interesting golf fight up front going on, but this is the common sentiment among golf fans, especially when watching him unravel as he has done the past two days.

He was one-under the first two rounds, since then 11-over.

Woods is now at the second easiest hole on the course, the short par-four, 288-yards seventh hole.

On the previous three rounds, Woods has gone par-bogey-par. There you see part of his struggles, as he has not been able to take advantage of the easy holes.

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Hole 6 | Par-4 | 489-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 1 of 18

Woods makes bogey!

Woods continues the free fall on this final round.

For the second hole in-a-row, his approach shot goes over the green and as it has been customary for his so far, he couldn't get the ball to be inside 15 feet to give himself a decent chance for a birdie.

He missed the long par-saving putt and had to settle for a bogey for the fourth time in six holes.

Six drop shots in six holes. At least the stretch of this first six holes is over, let's see what he cam come up with from here on.

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Woods is playing right now the course's hardest hole, the dreaded sixth hole.

The hole is averaging a score of 4.5476.

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Hole 5 | Par-4 | 498-yards

Woods makes bogey.

Woods again was on trouble off the tee once again as he found the rough with his tee shot.

He then was off the green with his approach shot as it run pass the hole and rolled off the green.

His chip shot was short about 20 feet and from there his par-saving putt missed by less than six inches!

He tapped-in for bogey. Another drop shot for Woods.

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