Tiger Woods - eighteen over par. And in a tournament he's won seven times, and where his previous worst finish was a tie for fourth place. This year, Woods finished in a tie for 78th place with only one player behind him.
His 77 today ties for the fifth-worst single-round score in Woods' PGA Tour career:
- 81 - 2002 British Open, third round
- 79 - 2010 Quail Hollow Championship, second round
- 78 - 1999 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, third round
- 78 - 1996 Tour Championship, second round
- 77 - 2010 WGC Bridgestone Invitational, final round
- 77 - 2002 Buick Invitational, second round
- 77 - 1998 Bay Hill Invitational, final round
- 77 - 1998 Buick Open, third round
His 78th-place finish is the worst of his career in tournaments in which he played all four rounds. Woods' previous worst finish was a tie for 60th at the 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open, his first tournament as a pro.
His 18-over score in relation to par is easily the worst of Woods' career. It's the 30th time Woods has finished over-par after four rounds, but the majority of those tournaments were majors and Players Championships. Woods' worst finishes in relation to par are:
- 2010 WGC Bridgestone Invitational, 18-over
- 2003 PGA Championship, 12-over
- 2004 U.S. Open, 10-over
- 1999 British Open, 10-over
- 1998 U.S. Open, 10-over
And one more list for you: As a pro, Woods has failed to match or beat par in all four rounds of a tournament only four times. The previous three times that happened were in majors:
- 2010 WGC Bridgestone Invitational, 74-72-75-77--298
- 2003 PGA Championship, 74-72-73-73--292
- 1999 British Open, 74-72-74-74--294
- 1998 US Open, 74-72-71-73--290
It's still possible Tiger can play his way onto the U.S. Ryder Cup team with a strong finish at the PGA Championship this week. But that doesn't appear likely, so here's a poll for you:
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