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SPORTS ZONE 1: Tiger Misses Cut

For seven years and 142 tournaments, Tiger Woods made the cut after the first day of play in Professional Golf Tournaments. But on Friday, May 13, 2005, he missed the cut by one stroke at the Byron Nelson Golf Championship in Texas. This tournament was Woods’ first since his dramatic victory at the Masters Tournament when he came from behind to win.

On the last hole, Woods needed to make par in order to play the next day. Instead, his putt missed the cup by only a few inches. He bogeyed, or shot two over par on the final hole, missing the cut by only one stroke.

In most PGA tournaments, on the first day of play, golfers must make a “cut," meaning only a specific number of golfers are allowed to play the next day in the tournament. The players who do not make the cut are eliminated from the tournament.

"It's never a relief when you miss a cut," Woods said to reporters. "I've missed two of them so far in my career, and neither of them felt very good. It's disappointing, because you're here for four rounds to try to compete and win a tournament. And now I don't get that opportunity."

Competitor Vijay Singh will most likely return to the number one ranking. Currently, Annika Sorenstram holds the longest active cut streak at 42.

--Written by Sarah Kurachek

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