Tiger pushes British to best ratings in years

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After an opening-round, 6-over 78 at The 150th Open, Tiger Woods will need to go low Friday in order to advance to the weekend at the Old Course at St. Andrews. Woods began his second round at 9:58 a.m. local time Friday alongside Max Homa and Matt Fitzpatrick. Keep it here for hole-by-hole updates throughout Woods’ second round in Scotland, as the three-time Open champion (twice at St. Andrews) aims to author another improbable comeback in a career full of them. Hole 3 (par 4, 392 yards): Woods split the center of fairway with driver off the tee, leaving a short iron from 101 yards. He played a conservative wedge approach away from the hole, the ball spinning and skidding to an eventual stop 30 feet right of the hole. Knowing that it’s time to start making birdies in bunches if he hopes to survive the cut line, Woods delivered with a smooth stroke, the ball finding the center of the cup. Into red numbers on the day. 1-under Friday thru 3; 5-over total; 3/3 fairways hit; 3/3 greens in regulation Hole 2 (par 4, 449 yards): Woods took driver and played a high fade that landed in the right side of the fairway and rolled out to leave a good angle into the green. From 147 yards, he launched a high short iron that landed softly approximately 20 feet past the hole, a decent look at a birdie to kick-start his day. His birdie putt slid by, though, and he settled for a second consecutive par. Even-par Friday thru 2; 6-over total; 2/2 fairways hit; 2/2 greens in regulation Hole 1 (par 4, 357 yards): Woods took iron off the tee and played a low stinger down the middle on one of golf’s most iconic and widest fairways. After finding a divot off the tee on No. 1 in Thursday’s opening round, he had no such misfortune Friday. From 133 yards, Woods played a sensible wedge 30 feet right of the hole, safely away from the flagstick situated precariously close to the Swilcan burn. He two-putted for a routine par, two strokes better than Thursday’s double bogey at the opening hole. Even-par Friday thru 1; 6-over total; 1/1 fairways hit; 1/1 greens in regulation

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