Tiger Woods had it going early, then the train completely fell off the tracks during the first round of The Open.
He made two easy pars to start. Then, he holed a 36-footer for birdie from off the third green to get to 1-under for the championship. But a three-putt bogey followed at the par-5 4th, and an ugly double-bogey at the par-3 5th came after that.
That two-hole stretch was, unfortunately, a harbinger of things to come.
He signed for an 8-over 79, a day plagued by many missed putts, wayward tee shots, and poor wedge play. It marked his 13th straight over-par round in a major championship—a
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