Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 14, 2024, 07:33 PM ETCloseSenior college football writerAuthor of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaFollow on XPINEHURST, N.C. -- As 15-time major champion Tiger Woods watched his putt roll down the green on the 15th hole at Pinehurst No. 2 on Friday, he took a half-step off the fringe, anticipating that his ball was about to fall in the cup.Instead, Woods suddenly stopped and stared in disbelief as his ball lipped out, denying him a birdie he desperately needed to make the cut in the 124th U.S. Open."Yeah, 15 hurt," Woods said after the round. "That was a sweet little 7-iron in there and a good putt, high-side lip. If I make that putt, it flips the momentum, and I'm looking pretty good on the last three holes. Instead, I'm on the wrong side of the cut line and having to do something good on the last three holes."With the projected 36-hole cut at 5 over, and Woods sitting at 6 over, he had to make a birdie on the...
