
Tiger Woods Misses Cut at 2015 PGA Championship: Latest Comments, Reaction
Tiger Woods has been trying to find his game for the better part of two seasons, and his struggles continued Saturday when he missed the cut at the 2015 PGA Championship.
Woods opened with a 75 and followed it up with a 73 for an overall score of four over. He missed the cut by two strokes at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
The 14-time major champion wasn't eliminated from the tournament until Saturday as the second round was suspended, but that just delayed the inevitable.
As pointed out by ESPN's Darren Rovell, Tiger is in the midst of the worst streak of his professional career:
ESPN.com's Jason Sobel also posted a breakdown of how the former No. 1 player in the world has fared in this year's biggest tournaments:
The 39-year-old theoretically still has about a decade left before he can be completely written off, but Woods has a mountain to climb to even regain a hint of the form he showed in his prime.
This marks the fifth tournament in 10 official starts in 2015 in which Woods has either missed the cut or withdrawn. His best finishes were a tie for 17th at the Masters in April and his last regular PGA Tour outing, when he tied for 18th at the Quicken Loans National.
| Phoenix Open | 73-82 | +13 | MC |
| Farmers Insurance Open | — | — | WD |
| The Masters | 73-69-68-73 | -5 | T17 |
| The Players Championship | 73-71-75-72 | +3 | T69 |
| The Memorial | 73-70-85-74 | +14 | 71 |
| U.S. Open | 80-76 | +16 | MC |
| Greenbrier Classic | 66-69-71-67 | -7 | T32 |
| The Open Championship | 76-75 | +7 | MC |
| Quicken Loans National | 68-66-74-68 | -8 | T18 |
| PGA Championship | 75-73 | +4 | MC |
Nothing promising appears to be on the horizon for Woods in light of his latest setback at Whistling Straits. A good performance in a major could be a point of redemption, but it's hard to expect that since Woods has missed his past three major cuts.
Tiger has attempted to remain positive despite his struggles, but Dan Jenkins of Golf Digest is among those who believe his talk is simply lip service:
A slight silver lining for those hoping to see the Woods of old is the fact this PGA Championship venue hadn't been kind to him in the past: Woods finished tied for 24th and tied for 28th in two prior starts at Whistling Straits in 2004 and 2010, respectively.
Barring a turnaround, Woods will be on the outside looking in at major championships moving forward. He's also not going to make the upcoming FedEx Cup playoffs unless he surprises in the Wyndham Championship, where he'll likely need a solo second-place finish or better, per Golf News Net.
Woods needs to rediscover his swing in the offseason so he can play better on a more consistent basis. Perhaps then he'll manage to start getting into contention and eventually winning, though likely not at the prolific pace he once did.

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