Tiger confused, unsteady in dashcam video

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Cameron Tringale made a 10 at the par-5 16th hole. Carlos Ortiz quadruple-bogeyed 17. And Marc Leishman double-bogeyed 17, bogeyed 18, and missed the cut by one. The last five holes may as well have been a meat grinder at the 103rd PGA Championship at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, and almost no one was spared. RELATED: Oosthuizen, Mickelson share lead | DJ headlines big names to miss cut “Mentally, I don’t think I did anything wrong,” said Branden Grace (71, 3 under), who was at 6 under and leading the tournament when he stepped onto the tee at the fearsome par-3 17th hole. “I stood up there, I picked my target, I hit the shot that I wanted to, but it just didn’t come off.” His ball found the water, and he made double bogey. He bogeyed the 18th to fall two behind co-leaders Phil Mickelson (69) and Louis Oosthuizen (68) – each of whom also bogeyed 18. Dustin Johnson bogeyed 15 and shot 74 to miss the cut by one. Adam Scott (72) bogeyed 15 and 16 to miss by a shot, and Xander Schauffele bogeyed 15 and 18 to finish with them at 6 over. Ian Poulter (70, even) could only laugh about how hard it was at the end. He was cruising at 6 under through 12 holes, but about to turn into the teeth of the wind when he saw a scoreboard in the distance that said he was 6 under and threatening the course record. “And I just started laughing to myself,” he said after going 4 over for his last six. “Like, who in the world would write that and put that on a board with that last five holes to play?” Even with some of the tees moved up, he added, “It’s a brutally difficult finish (into the wind). Straight in, very slightly at times just off the left, and you’re aiming at targets which if you pull it very slightly, you’re in the dunes, and if you cut it, you’re wet or on the beach. It’s intense.” The scariest of the fearsome five finishing holes was 17, which played the hardest in the second round. Mickelson bogeyed it, as did Brooks Koepka (71, 4 under). Kevin Streelman (72, 2 under), who hit the green and two-putted from over 77 feet to par it, called 17, “One of the hardest par-3s we’ve ever played in professional golf right now.” The hole played to a 3.682 stroke average and was No. 1 in difficulty Friday. The 15th was the second hardest at 4.552, and the par-3 14th was the third hardest at 3.539. The 18th hole played to a 4.526 average and was fourth toughest on the day. For the week, 17 and 18 are playing the toughest and second toughest holes on the course, respectively. Harry Higgs (71, 1 under) bucked convention Friday. He hit the green on 17 and 18 before holing trans-continental birdie putts of 59 and 64 feet, respectively. He said it bought him a few extra hours sleep Saturday, and his brother was going to make him a cocktail to celebrate. Charley Hoffman (70, 1 under) did him one better, going 2 under on holes 14-18. “To be completely honest we got lucky,” Hoffman said of a slight let-up from the wind late in the day. “As soon as we made that turn, it did die a little.” They were the exceptions to the rule; nearly everyone died a little on the last five holes.

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What better way to impress the Presidents Cup captain than by beating him? That’s what Gary Woodland will try to do at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. Woodland is Tiger Woods’ closest pursuer at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. Woods leads by two after shooting 64-64. Woodland (64-66) is two back. RELATED: Tiger holds two-shot lead | Home favorite Matsuyama contending | Monday finish determined for ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP They’ll play the next 36 holes together at this weather-delayed event. Players will not be re-paired for the final round at this weather-delayed event. The third round will be completed Sunday morning, and players will compete until darkness before finishing the tournament Monday morning. Woodland made just one bogey in the second round, on his third hole of the day. He closed his front nine with three consecutive birdies before making a lone birdie on his back nine. “It was a grind all day,â€� Woodland said. “I didn’t have my best stuff today. … I had some opportunities to post a pretty good number, but all in all, I’m happy to not have my best stuff and shoot 4 under.â€� Keegan Bradley, who shot a tournament-low 63 in the second round, will join them in the final group. Woodland, the reigning U.S. Open champion, narrowly missed making the U.S. Presidents Cup team. Success in Asia is nothing new to him. He’s coming off a third-place finish at last week’s THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES. He was runner-up in that event last year, and was a two-time runner-up in the CIMB Classic in Malaysia. “I played great on the weekend last week in Korea and played great the first round, so it gives me a lot of confidence to not play great today and still hang in there,â€� Woodland said. “That’s a huge deal because 36 holes more to go and hopefully I come out with my A‑game and play well.â€�

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It's convenient practically for the end-of-year Official World Golf Ranking to be used to help fill the field at the next Masters, but it's also a coincidence that it occurs during the holiday season. For all intents and purposes, it's the gift that keeps on giving, even in an unprecedented year like 2020 as the world deals with the impact of a pandemic. With rare occasion to the contrary, all tours around the world take two weeks off to honor the holidays of Christmas and New Year's. So, once two tournaments on minor tours concluded this weekend and with no action around the world until January, the last OWGR of the calendar year was determined. Now that it's official, 2021 Masters invitations can be printed. Ten golfers in the top 50 of the OWGR through Dec. 31 have qualified for the Masters via this provision. Exemptions range from Matthew Fitzpatrick (16th) and Tommy Fleetwood (17th) through Ian Poulter (48th) and Matt Wallace (50th). All 10 have competed in at least once Masters previously. Those on the immediate outside of the top 50 and not yet eligible for the Masters include Erik van Rooyen (51st), Kevin Streelman (52nd), Rickie Fowler (53rd), Robert MacIntyre (55th), Chez Reavie (56th), Russell Henley (57th), Andy Sullivan (58th) and Will Zalatoris (59th). Those who made the largest leaps from the opening OWGR of 2020 to crack the top 50 in the final OWGR of the year include Daniel Berger (154th to 13th), Matthew Wolff (117th to 15th), Harris English (183rd to 28th) and Mackenzie Hughes (264th to 49th), but each already qualified for the 2021 Masters via another exemption. If you haven't visited this page since before the conclusion of the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, you missed the 15 additions to the World Golf Championship-Mexico Championship via the 2020 Race to Dubai. Also, an update on Dec. 18 added 109 golfers to The Open Championship when the R&A released its qualifying criteria for a unique build of the 2021 edition of its major. Because it existed for only two days before this update for the Masters, the recap of the exemptions into The Open remains published in its entirety. PREVIOUS UPDATE (Dec. 18): The R&A today released the field for The Open Championship on July 15-18. Exemptions for all qualifiers for the 2020 edition that was canceled are honored, while adjustments necessary due to the impact of the pandemic were made. Because the shutdown occurred before the 2020 Open Qualifying Series concluded, none of the 2021 editions of the contributing events that were canceled or rescheduled in 2020 will be utilized. Instead, exemptions for the top 10 in the 2020 FedExCup and the top 10 in the 2020 Race to Dubai have helped fill the field. The R&A also extended Alex Noren's exemption for winning the 2017 BMW PGA Championship another year. The only previous automatic qualifier who isn't an eligible former champion and isn't listed below is 2019 U.S. Amateur champion Andy Ogletree. He forfeited his exemption when he turned professional this fall. REMAINING QUALIFYING CRITERIA for The Open has been updated below the alphabetical list. UPDATE (Dec. 22): As anticipated, the qualifying criteria for the two stroke-play World Golf Championships has been updated for 2021. WGC-Mexico Championship The traditional exemptions for the top two on the Japan Golf Tour's season-ending Order of Merit are honored - Yuki Inamori (first) and Chan Kim (second). Of the pair, only Kim has qualified previously(2018), but he elected not to compete. If either climbs into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankingon Feb. 15 or Feb. 22, then Takumi Kanaya (third in the Order of Merit) would be exempt. If both are positioned inside the top 50, then Rikuya Hoshino (fourth) also would be exempt. As of the final OWGR of 2020, Inamori is 157th and Kim is 74th. The Australasian Tour also sends its top two on the season-ending Order of Merit, but the circuit extended its season to conclude with the NSW Open on March 28 due to the pandemic. So, the top two in the year-ending Order of Merit have received the exemptions. Both Brad Kennedy (first) and Min Woo Lee (second) will be first-timers at Club de Golf Chapultepec. (In Lee's only start on the Australasian Tour in 2020, he won the ISPS Handa Vic Open on Feb. 9.) If Kennedy (157th in the OWGR) and/or Lee (170th) crack the top 50 of the OWGR on Feb. 15 or Feb. 22, then Ryan Fox (third in the Order of Merit) would gain entry. If both are inside the top 50, then Nick Flanagan (fifth) also would gain get in. Lucas Herbert (fourth) already has qualified. Because the Asian Tour canceled its 2020 season, the exemptions customarily reserved for its top two in the season-ending Order of Merit now will go to the top two in the Order of Merit on Feb. 8. WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational The last four exemptions have been defined. The winners of the Dimension Data Pro-Am (Feb. 14) and the Japan Golf Tour Championship (TBD) will gain entry. They will fulfill the exemptions traditionally reserved for the Sunshine Tour and Japan Golf Tour, respectively. Meanwhile, in lieu of winners of specific events on the Australasian and Asian Tours, the Order of Merit leaders on March 28 and July 12, respectively, will receive the exemptions. NOTE: Golfers are omitted if they recently haven't competed in majors for which they are eligible (e.g. PGA Championship=David Toms; The Open Championship=Justin Leonard). TPC = THE PLAYERS Championship MAS = Masters (Second edition of the 2020-21 PGA TOUR season) PGA = PGA Championship US = U.S. Open (Second edition of the 2020-21 PGA TOUR season) OPEN = The Open Championship MEX = WGC-Mexico Championship MP = WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play SJI = WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational Recent Additions TPC — none MAS — Christiaan Bezuidenhout; Matthew Fitzpatrick; Tommy Fleetwood; Matt Kuchar; Victor Perez; Ian Poulter; Justin Rose; Matt Wallace; Lee Westwood; Bernd Wiesberger PGA — none US — none OPEN — 109 golfers as recognized below MEX — Yuki Inamori; Brad Kennedy; Chan Kim; Min Woo Lee MP — none SJI — none REMAINING QUALIFYING CRITERIA Criteria are listed in chronological order where possible. Best estimates are given but all are subject to change. MASTERS (MAS) @ Augusta National Golf Club - April 8-11 • Winners of PGA TOUR events that award full FedExCup points allocation for the TOUR Championship from the originally scheduled 2020 Masters (April 9-12) through the week before the 2021 Masters. • Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (March 29). • Special invitations to international players per Masters Tournament Committee at its discretion. PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (PGA) @ The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort - May 20-23 • Winners of PGA TOUR events thru the final week before the 2021 PGA Championship. • Top 20 from PGA Professional National Championship (TBD). • Top 70 from special money list (i.e. “PGA Championship Points”) on PGA TOUR from 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational/Barracuda Championship thru 2021 Wells Fargo Championship (May 9). • *All 2018 Ryder Cup members, provided they are inside Top 100 of Official World Golf Ranking (May 10). • Special exemptions per PGA of America. (This likely will include all golfers inside Top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking on May 10.) • If necessary to complete the field of 156, golfers outside Top 70 from special money list (three lines above) will gain entry in order of position. U.S. OPEN (US) @ Torrey Pines Golf Course (South) - June 17-20 • TBD THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (OPEN) @ Royal St. George’s Golf Club - July 15-18 • Winner of THE PLAYERS (March 14). • Order of Merit leader on the Australasian Tour (March 28). • Order of Merit leader on the Sunshine Tour (March 28). • Winner of the Masters (April 11). • Winner of the Asia Pacific Diamond Cup (May 16). • Winner of the PGA Championship (May 23). • Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (May 24). • Top 2, not otherwise exempt, at The Mizuno Open (TBD). • Winner of British Amateur, if still an amateur (June 19). • Winner of U.S. Open (June 20). • Winner of the European Amateur Championship, if still an amateur (TBD). • Top 5 and ties, not otherwise exempt, inside Top 20 in Race to Dubai thru the BMW International Open (June 27). • Top 5 and ties, not otherwise exempt, inside Top 20 in FedExCup points thru the Travelers Championship (June 27). • Minimum of eight spots via Local Final Qualifying (June). WGC-MEXICO CHAMPIONSHIP (MEX) @ Club de Golf Chapultepec - Feb. 25-28 • Top 2 from Asian Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise exempt (Feb. 8). • Top 10 from Race to Dubai (Feb. 15). • Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (Feb. 15). • Highest-ranked golfer from Mexico in the Official World Golf Ranking. If already eligible, the second-highest-ranked inside the Top 300 of the OWGR (Feb. 15). • Top 10 in FedExCup points (Feb. 22). • Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (Feb. 22). • If necessary to complete the field of 72, golfers outside the Top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking on Feb. 22 will gain entry in order of position. THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP (TPC) @ TPC Sawgrass (Stadium) - March 11-14 • Winners of PGA TOUR events thru the final week before THE PLAYERS. • Top 125 in FedExCup points from the start of the 2019-20 season thru the 2021 WGC-Mexico Championship/Puerto Rico Open. Points in the 2020 Playoffs are weighted the same as a WGC (Feb. 28). • Top 10 in FedExCup points in 2020-21 only (March 1). • Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (March 1). • If necessary to complete the field of 144, golfers outside the Top 10 in FedExCup points in 2020-21 only on March 1 will gain entry in order of position. WGC-DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY (MP) @ Austin Country Club - March 24-28 • Top 64 inside Top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking (March 15). WGC-FEDEX ST. JUDE INVITATIONAL (SJI) @ TPC Southwind - Aug. 5-8 • Winners of official tournaments from the Federation Tours with an Official World Golf Ranking strength-of-field rating of 115 points or more. • Winner of Dimension Data Pro-Am (Feb. 14). • Order of Merit leader on the Australasian Tour (March 28). • Winner of Japan Golf Tour Championship (TBD). • Order of Merit leader on the Asian Tour (July 12). • Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (July 26). • Top 50 from Official World Golf Ranking (Aug. 2).

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