Gary Woodland of the US sets up his putt on the 10th green during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. The Open Championship returns to the home of golf on July 14-17, 2022, to celebrate the 150th edition of the sport's oldest championship, which dates to 1860 and was first played at St. Andrews in 1873. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Two weeks in Scotland did nothing to help former Kansas golf standout Gary Woodland make a run at this year’s Open Championship.
After shooting a 2-over 74 during Thursday’s first round at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, Woodland shot a 4-over 76 on Friday and finished his round well below the expected cut line.
That means the 2019 U.S. Open champion is done for the week. He finished tied for 30th at last week’s Scottish Open just down the road in a tune-up of sorts for golf’s final major of the season.
Cameron Smith, who shot 8-under on Friday and is -13 for the tournament, will enter the weekend with a two-shot lead over Round-1 leader Cameron Young. The top of the leaderboard is a who’s who of golf powerhouses, with Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland in third at -10, Dustin Johnson in fifth at -9 and Scottie Scheffler in a tie for sixth at -8.
Woodland’s Friday round was all over the map. He finished with two bogeys and seven pars on the front nine for a 38 and then watched things get really wild on the back nine.
After recording a par at No. 10, he carded a double-bogey on the par-3 11th hole and a bogey at No. 12. Two holes later, he eagled the par-5 14th hole before finishing with three pars and a bogey in his final four holes.
Woodland did not record a single birdie in Round 2.
**Here’s a look at Woodland’s finish in this year’s four majors:**
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