DUBLIN, Ohio – Five months without competition, and Tiger Woods was grinding over key shots and big putts Friday at the Memorial.
None was bigger than a 7-foot par putt on his final hole.It kept him from going home.Woods missed a pair of 3-foot putts early that shut down any momentum, twice missed the green with awkward chip shots in deep rough and had to finish birdie-birdie-par for a 4-over 76.It was just enough to make the cut on the number at 3-over 147, his highest 36-hole score at Muirfield Village since his Memorial debut in 1997.The Memorial, the Masters and the Arnold Palmer Invitational are the only tournaments he has played at least 15 times without failing to make the cut.Woods said his back felt a little stiff while warming up.