Tiger Woods misses cut after worst 18-hole round of career

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Tiger Woods, his game sliding from bad to worse, shot 11-over-par 82 Friday and failed to make the cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Woods’ 2015 debut on the PGA tour effectively ended when he double-bogeyed the 14th hole (his fifth hole) and then hooked his drive into the water on the 15th and ran up a triple bogey.

He soared to a 44 on the front nine, then shot 38 after he made the turn. He missed an 11-foot putt for par on his final hole.

Woods’ problems were on display before a big crowd gathered on the 18th hole, his ninth.

Woods smashed a terrific drive down the middle but then botched an easy approach, with his shot landing well short of the green and into a bunker. He made a nice shot out of the sand to within about seven feet of the hole. But he misjudged the line and hit the putt too softly, missing badly for a bogey.

Woods shot 2-over 73 in the opening round on Thursday. The projected cut now is at even par, so he would have needed to shoot a 2-under 69 Friday to make the cut. Instead, he finished 11 over for the round and 13 over for the tournament.

Woods had not played in Phoenix since 2001; and, after his disappointing showing this week, fans are worried he may never return, thinking he showed up this year mainly because the Super Bowl is in the area.