Tiger Woods at US Open 2015: Friday Leaderboard Score and Twitter Reaction

Tiger Woods improved following a disastrous first-round performance at the 2015 U.S. Open, but it was far from good enough to make the cut, as his tournament came to an end after shooting a six-over 76 Friday at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.

The 14-time major champion was never a factor at the event he has won on three occasions, as he finished 16 over for the tourney. According to GolfChannel.com's Justin Ray, it marked both his worst career showing in consecutive rounds at a major and the worst 36-hole showing of his professional career:

Also, per ESPN.com's Jason Sobel, Tiger's amount of missed cuts has now caught up with his amount of major championships:

Here is a rundown of the leaders who left Woods way back in their respective rearview mirrors through two rounds:

Tiger wasn't quite as bad Friday as he was during a first round that saw him card a bloated 10-over 80, but it was far from the type of performance that golf fans have become accustomed to over the years.

Here is a look at how Woods' second round played out, courtesy of PGATour.com:

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Par	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	3	36
Round 2	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	4	40
Overall Score	+11	+12	+13	+13	+13	+13	+14	+15	+16	+16
Par	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	34
Round 2	5	4	3	4	5	3	4	3	5	36
Overall Score	+11	+11	+10	+10	+11	+11	+11	+11	+12	+12

While it can be argued that there isn't as much pressure on Tiger to perform now as there once was since he hasn't won a major since 2008, his name still carries the burden of lofty expectations. After shooting an 80 Thursday, though, that wasn't really the case in the second round.

The 39-year-old future Hall of Famer entered Friday knowing that making the cut was essentially an impossibility, which gave him the opportunity to tinker with his game and make some adjustments.

As Sobel pointed out, Woods was searching for answers as soon as he hit the practice range prior to the second round:

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Tiger Woods is currently on the practice range. He isn't digging for secrets in the dirt anymore. He's excavating for epiphanies.

— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelESPN) June 19, 2015"

Tiger has shown fleeting moments of brilliance over the past couple of years, but as he explained on the heels of his 10-over 80 first round, he has had a difficult time stringing great shots together, according to ESPN.com's Bob Harig.

"It's one of those things; just got to work through it," Woods said. "I'm trying as hard as I can to do it, and for some reason, I just can't get the consistency that I'd like to have out there."

His struggles were on full display once again right off the bat Friday. Tiger started on the back nine and kicked his round off with a bogey on the par-four 10th.

As seen in this Vine from Golf.com, he found himself in the tall grass immediately and set the tone for what would be another tough day:

With Woods nowhere near contention, he was very rarely featured throughout Friday's television coverage, which has been an exceedingly rare occurrence over the course of his career.

Terry Foster of the Detroit News suggested it was a bad move since golf fans want to watch Tiger regardless of how he is performing:

His form was largely poor Friday, although he did manage a positive result on the par-four 12th hole, as he rolled in a birdie putt. Woods mustered just one birdie Thursday, and it didn't take him long to match that total in the second round.

The remainder of the back nine wasn't particularly kind to Tiger, though, as he registered two more bogeys and made the turn at two over on the day.

Another glimmer of hope surfaced on the first hole when Woods carded his second birdie of the round to inch closer to respectability. That put Tiger at 11 over for the tournament, which put him in position to potentially avoid a dubious career first, according to Ryan Burr of Golf Channel:

Those hopes were dashed quickly, as Woods posted back-to-back bogeys on the second and third holes to fall back to 13 over par.

Far more impressive than Tiger's golf game Thursday and Friday was his ability to prevent himself from looking outwardly frustrated.

The legendary golfer cracked some jokes after the first round, and he did his best to keep the atmosphere light during the second, according to Golf Channel's Tiger Tracker:

Unfortunately, a positive mentality didn't help Woods' performance much, as he dropped three more strokes with his sixth, seventh and eighth bogeys of the round on the seventh, eighth and ninth holes, respectively.

While many factors contributed to Tiger's struggles, Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard was quick to rush to the aid of swing coach Chris Como due to the success of his other pupil:

After the round, Woods said he needed to keep working on his game, per Sobel:

Regardless of who or what is most to blame for Woods' poor play as of late, the fact of the matter is that he remains stuck on 14 career major victories, and it certainly doesn't look as though he is getting any closer to No. 15.

Despite taking time off to refine his swing this season, the supposed improvements simply aren't showing up on the course. Perhaps he simply needs more time, but he doesn't have much of that at his disposal before the 2015 Open Championship.

The British Open at St. Andrews is only one month away, and while Tiger has three Open Championship wins to his credit, including two at St. Andrews, he won't be expected to contend.

Missing the cut at the U.S. Open gives Woods a chance to regroup and refocus ahead of the year's third major, but it is difficult to expect a return to form after one of the worst major championship performances of his storied career.

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