Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl
Tiger Woods has shot his worst round ever at the PGA Championship.
After playing the first five holes Thursday at 3 under, Woods fell apart on his way to a 7-over 77. He knocked two balls in the water, spent much of his day in the sand and wound up with three double bogeys and five bogeys.
Woods had never shot worst than 75 at the PGA until his miserable round at Atlanta Athletic Club. The only other time he posted a higher score in a major was that 81 in the third round of the British Open, played in awful conditions at Muirfield.
Steve Stricker is the early leader, pushing his score to 7 under through 15 holes. Woods has his work cut out for him just to make the cut.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — Steve Stricker has never won one of golf’s biggest championships, and the Americans are mired in their longest major drought of the modern era.
Maybe Stricker will take care of both in one week.
He surely won’t have to worry about Tiger Woods, who returned to the major scene with a major thud.
The 44-year-old Stricker got off to a brilliant start at the PGA Championship on Thursday, posting a 5-under 30 on the tough back nine after teeing off at the 10th.
Amazingly, the Wisconsin native made birdies at both the 15th — the longest par-3 on the course — and the 18th, a lengthy par-4 that has water hugging the left side of the fairway and guarding the front of the green.
Stricker made the turn and quickly added another birdie at the first, taking his score to 6 under. He was three strokes ahead of Jerry Kelly and Alexander Noren.
Stricker has finished in the top 10 at all four majors, but never better than a runner-up showing at the 1998 PGA Championship. Overall, he’s 0-for-52 in the top events.
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