Tiger Woods says he’s not consistent as he misses cut at The Open

 

Three-time champion Tiger Woods said he can no longer be consistent after missing the cut at The Open, adding that he would be taking a short break.

The 15-time major winner finished on six over and he has now missed multiple cuts at majors in the same season for only the second time.

“As an older athlete you’re not going to be as consistent as you were at 23,” said the 43-year-old.

Woods, who has had back operations, complained of soreness on Thursday.

He struggled to a seven-over 78 and said he would be receiving treatment after the round. The American, who won the Masters in April, improved on Friday with a 70, although he finished the round with back-to-back bogeys.

Woods, who also missed the cut at the US PGA Championship, added: “I’m going to have my hot weeks. I’m going to be there in contention with a chance to win, and I will win tournaments.

“But there are times when I’m just not going to be there and that wasn’t the case 20-some-odd years ago. I had a different body and I was able to be a little bit more consistent.

“I love the atmosphere and I love the stress of playing in a major. Unfortunately, I’ve only had a chance to win one of them and was able to do it but at the other three I didn’t do very well.”

Woods will skip the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis in order to rest before the FedEx play-offs.

“I just want some time off just to get away from it,” he added.

“I had a long trip to Thailand and was then trying to get ready for this event. It’s been a lot of travel, a lot of time in the air, a lot of moving around and different hotels. I just want to go home.”

Other notable names who missed cut for The Open championship include home-boy Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and Darren Clarke.

It is the first time both Woods and Mickelson have gone out of the same major after the first two rounds.