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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- The five times Tiger Woods came close
to missing the cut in a major championship. He has made 36
consecutive cuts in the majors to start his professional career. ^2005 PGA Championship:@ Woods shot 5-over 75 at Baltusrol and
was tied for 113th, his worst position ever in a major. With three
straight bogeys early in his second round, he was three shots over
the cut line with eight holes left. He birdied three of the next
five holes, but when he tried to reach the 650-yard 17th in two,
his ball caromed against the lip of a bunker and he made bogey. He
hit a perfect tee shot on the par-5 18th and hit 7-iron to 18 feet
for a two-putt birdie for 69 to make the cut on the number at
4-over 144.< ^2004 PGA Championship:@ Woods opened with a 75, leaving him in
104th place out of 155 players at Whistling Straits. He birdied the
first two holes to get on the project cut line of 1 over par, but
then hit his tee shot into the water on the par-5 fifth and had to
scramble for bogey, made another bogey at the sixth and was two
shots over the cut line with six holes to play. He birdied the 13th
and 16th, then holed a 25-footer on the 17th to make the cut by two
shots. Woods shot 69-75 on the weekend and tied for 24th, six shots
behind.< ^2003 Masters:@ Woods was on the cut line at 5 over par when he
birdied his 16th hole, No. 7, and appeared to be safe when he stood
over a 25-foot birdie chance on the next hole. Instead, he
three-putted for bogey, then hit his drive behind a pine tree. He
hit a waist-high shot out of the trees and into the bunker, blasted
out to 3 feet and powered the putt into the right side for par. He
finished at 5 over and made the cut on the number. He shot 66-75 on
the weekend and tied for 15th, nine shots back.< ^2001 PGA Championship:@ Woods was two below the projected cut
with four holes to play at Atlanta Athletic Club. He holed a
40-foot birdie putt from off the 15th green, then a 30-foot birdie
putt on No. 16. He wound up making the cut by one shot. Woods shot
69-70 on the weekend and tied for 29th, 14 shots behind David
Toms.< ^2001 U.S. Open:@ Woods opened with a 74 and at one point was 11
shots behind Retief Goosen. The U.S. Open cut is top 60 and
everyone within 10 shots of the lead. He shot 71 in the second
round at Southern Hills, eight shots out of the lead, then closed
with a pair of 69s to tie for 12th, seven out of the lead.
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