Tiger Woods struggles again in final round of Memorial

DUBLIN, OHIO – JULY 19: Tiger Woods of the United States looks on from the ninth hole during the final round of The Memorial Tournament on July 19, 2020 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Tiger Woods, a 15-time major champion faced a long slog to a four-over par 76 on Sunday. It was a tough week for the champion in his first tournament in five months at the Memorial.

Woods, who is a five-time winner of the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, made the cut on the number to keep his perfect streak of cuts made in the tournament in his 18th appearance.

The 44-year old reigning Masters champion was encouraged by a third-round 71, but couldn’t turn the tables over to his favor in a final round that included a double-bogey at the par-five seventh and five more bogeys, which included a five-foot par miss at the 18th.

In his statement during an after match interview, Woods said: “I got four rounds in. I was fortunate to make the weekend and made some progress ball striking-wise.”

He added that: “Friday was a bit off physically, but overall for my first week back, it was a lot, a lot of positives. I haven’t played in a while, it was nice to get my feet wet.”

Woods, who could find himself defending his Masters title in November under the revamped global golf calendar, was cagey about when he might tee it up next.

Some pundits have suggested that could be at the World Golf Championships event in Memphis, from 30th of July to August, but Woods declined to confirm.

He said: “We’ll see what happens in the near future. Soon, he promised with a smile.”