Tiger Woods at Memorial Tournament 2015: Sunday Leaderboard Score, Reaction

A day after shooting a career-worst 13-over 85 on Saturday, Tiger Woods took to the course Sunday to close out play at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. And for the golfer who came into the day in last place and playing by himself due to an uneven field of participants, things didn't get much better. 

While Woods wasn't as horrid as he was Saturday—there was no quadruple-bogey on No. 18 this time around—he shot a two-over 74 to finish at 14 over for the tournament.

Justin Ray of the Golf Channel pointed out just how poor Woods' performance was:

But it gets worse, per Jason Sobel of ESPN:

After, Woods tried to keep things in perspective, via Sobel:

This tweet from Ashley Mayo of Golf Digest summed up the "lonely sport" comment quite aptly:

So many metaphors, indeed. In fact, all the photo needs is a sunset for Woods to walk toward to be complete. Surely, Woods must feel rather alone and simultaneously exposed at the moment. After a career of superstardom, the spotlight hasn't left his side even when his form has dipped considerably. 

While Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, for example, have the gaze of the golf world fixed on them due to their excellent play and budding celebrity, Woods can't escape one simple but poignant question: "What happened?"

What happened to his dominance? What happened to his killer instinct? What happened to his ability to tame any golf course? 

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The frustrating thing, both for Woods and his fans, is that we've seen glimpses of his former supremacy, even this year. Woods performed well at the Masters, going into the final round at six under before shooting a 73. No, he wasn't going to catch the winner, Spieth, who went into his final round at 16 under. But to see Woods anywhere near the top of the leaderboard at a major was a positive sign.

Since then, however, he has shot even par or better in just three of eight rounds. 

With June 18's U.S. Open looming, it's hard to imagine Woods entering that tournament with much confidence, and it's even harder to envision him in the running. Perhaps the big stage will jolt him back to life like it seemed to do at Augusta, but there have been no indications since the Masters that Woods is in the type of form to compete at the very top level. 

It may seem like piling on, but after the Memorial, at least there's nowhere to go but up for Woods.