Tiger Woods finished the US Open at +13 and tied for 32nd, his worst four-round score ever at a major. His schedule doesn't get any easier in his bid for his 15th major win, USA Today reports.
Woods started the year off well, winning four tournaments between January and May. Then he finished +8 in the May 30 Memorial Tournament. He suffered his career-worst nine-hole score of 44. His outing at the 2013 U.S. Open wasn't any better. Woods finished +13 and endured his worst four-round score ever.
"There's always a lesson to be learned in every tournament whether you win or lose," Woods told reporters on Sunday after the final round. "I'll look back at the things I did right and the things I did wrong. ... I did a lot of things right. Unfortunately, I did a few things wrong."
Woods is being generous.
His four rounds over the weekend included 10 birdies, 20 bogeys and one triple bogey. He struggled on the greens, shooting five three-putts and missed a number of short putts. Any hopes of staying in contention ended on Saturday when he shot a 6-over 76.
"I struggled with the speed (of the greens) all week," Woods said. "These greens are grainy. It's one of the older bent grasses, creeping bent. ... I struggled with the speed, especially right around the hole. Putts were breaking a lot more. I gave it a little more break and then it would hang. That's kind of the way it was this week."
The rainy conditions didn't help.
He's four PGA Tour wins away from tying Sam Snead's all-time record of 82 and four major victories away from tying Jack Nicklaus' record of 18. Unfortunately, Woods' schedule this year doesn't get any easier.
The AT&T National is up next for Woods. After the June 27-30 tournament, he moves on the British Open at Muirfield, where he had his career-worst round of 81 in 2002.
