Tiger Woods continues to fall
If being 195th in the world ranking was not enough, The Tiger said goodbyeto the US Open at Chambers Bay with two days of very poor performance. On the first day, he scored 80 (+10), his worst round in this major, and on the second day he scored 76, finishing with a total of +16, which placed him at the bottom of the leaderboard. The 156 strokes mark the worst 36 holes of his career.
"On a course like this, you are very exposed and have to be precise. I wasn't. I try, but I can't. It has been tough. I haven't played enough, I don't have rhythm. I just have to keep working, keep practicing and maybe I'll do a little better," said a saddened Woods at 39, who missed the 14th cut of his life (the fifth in a major) and this will be the second time he doesn't make it to the weekend of the US Open (he didn't make it in 2006).
In recent times, Tiger has been under the orders of biomechanic Chris Como to make changes to his swing. But they haven't worked. "I'm going through a difficult phase in this sense", said the American, who two weeks earlier had scored 85 in The Memorial, his worst round as a professional. The Tiger, with 14 majors, three of them US Open, fades away with a flood of negative data.
And the one who shines brighter every time is Jordan Spieth. The post-adolescent from Dallas (21 years old) with the Green Jacket from Augusta 2015 in his wardrobe once again signed 18 very solid holes at Chambers Bay, finished as the leader (-5) in the second round in the morning, and will reach the weekend in the group of the best with his sight set on "making history". Dreaming of the Grand Slam and with that level in his putt, it's not such an outrageous dream. On the other hand, his playing partner, Jason Day collapsed on the 18th hole, although he was able to finish his round at -2. Tiger was a gentleman and was concerned about the Australian's health.