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| May 15, 2005 | Sunday | Rabi-us-Sani 6, 1426 |
Woods misses cut after record spell
IRVING (Texas), May 14: Tiger Woods’s record run of 142 successive cuts came to an end as Sean O’Hair and Brett Wetterich tied for the second-round lead at the Byron Nelson Championship on Friday. It was only the third time in his career that world number one Woods had missed the cut.
Woods followed his opening 69 at the TPC at Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas with a 72 at the Cottonwood Valley Golf Club, the other course being used this week, as he failed to beat the halfway guillotine by one stroke with a one-over total of 141.
The last time he missed the cut was at the 1998 Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Woods was level-par for the event when he bunkered his approach at the 18th. He splashed out to 15 feet but failed to sink his putt for a regulation four.
Ironically, it was Nelson’s 54-year-old PGA Tour record of 113 consecutive cuts that Woods eclipsed in November 2003.
At the top of the leaderboard on Friday, O’Hair fired a five-under 65 and Wetterich recorded a 67 as the two unheralded Americans finished nine-under on 131.
O’Hair, 22, who has one top-15 finish to his credit from 11 tour events, signed for a flawless card after mixing three birdies with an eagle.
Wetterich, 31, has missed the cut in his last three outings.
Ted Purdy was alone in third place after compiling a 67 for 132, one in front of Billy Mayfair (63).
World number four Phil Mickelson carded a 66 and was among a group of nine players on five-under 135.
Fiji’s Vijay Singh, who can reclaim top spot in the rankings with a top-three finish, was also on five-under after the world number two registered a 67.
Playing in his second event since capturing his fourth US Masters title last month, Woods struggled to shake the rust off his game.
He was two-under for the tournament through eight holes of his second round before slumping with bogeys on nine, 13 and 15.
A birdie on the par-five 16th gave him hope but that was extinguished at the final hole.
World number five Retief Goosen of South Africa also missed the cut by a stroke after a 71 for 141.
Leading second round scores:
131 — Sean O’Hair (US) 66, 65; Brett Wetterich (US) 64, 67.
132 — Ted Purdy (US) 65, 67.
133 — Billy Mayfair (US) 70, 63.
134 — J.P. Hayes (US) 69, 65; Todd Hamilton (US) 67, 67; Steve Lowery (US) 65, 69; Shigeki Maruyama (Japan) 67, 67.
135 — Omar Uresti (US) 65, 70; Heath Slocum (US) 69, 66; Nick Price (Zimbabwe) 66, 69; Phil Mickelson (US) 69, 66; John Rollins (US) 67, 68; Scott Verplank (US) 68, 67; Todd Fischer (US) 66, 69; Vijay Singh (Fiji) 68, 67; Doug Barron (US) 69, 66.
136 — Cameron Beckman (US) 66, 70; Bo Van Pelt (US) 67, 69; Bob Tway (US) 68, 68; Ben Crane (US) 70, 66; Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) 69, 67; Daniel Chopra (Sweden) 70, 66; Stuart Appleby (Australia) 63, 73; Ernie Els (South Africa) 64, 72; Harrison Frazar (US)66, 70; J.J. Henry (US) 67, 69.
137 — Jay Williamson (US) 67, 70; Luke Donald (Britain) 68, 69; Jim Furyk (US) 68, 69; Corey Pavin (US) 69, 68; Steve Stricker (US) 69, 68; John Daly (US) 64, 73; Kenny Perry (US) 67, 70; Stephen Leaney (Australia) 69, 68; Gavin Coles (Australia) 66, 71.
138 — Skip Kendall (US) 70, 68; Brandt Jobe (US) 69, 69; Stewart Cink (US) 71, 67; Mark O’Meara (US) 69, 69; John Cook (US) 69, 69; Paul Gow (Australia) 66, 72; Ryuji Imada (Japan) 68, 70; Jason Hartwick (US) 66, 72; Scott McCarron (US) 68 70; Robert Allenby (Australia) 68, 70; Vaughn Taylor (US) 67, 71; John Senden (Australia) 70, 68; Mark Wilson (US) 68, 70.
139 — Jerry Kelly (US) 73, 66; Pat Perez (US) 68, 71; Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 67, 72; Glen Day (US) 66, 73; Tom Gillis (US) 69, 70; Mark Hensby (Australia) 67, 72; Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) 70, 69; Steve Elkington (Australia) 72 67; Ian Leggatt (Canada) 66, 73; Craig Perks (New Zealand) 71, 68; Kevin Sutherland (US) 69, 70; Jonathan Byrd (US) 71, 68; Sergio Garcia (Spain) 71, 68.
140 — Justin Rose (Britain) 69, 71; Jim Carter (US) 72, 68; Mark Brooks (US) 71, 69; Tim Petrovic (US) 69, 71; Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 69, 71; Rod Pampling (Australia) 72, 68; Justin Leonard (US) 72, 68; Bernhard Langer (Germany) 73, 67; James Driscoll (US) 73, 67; Brendan Jones (Australia) 69, 71; Chad Campbell (US) 70, 70; Briny Baird (US) 68, 72; Hunter Mahan (US) 72, 68.—Reuters
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