Tiger limps home

Tiger Woods plumbed new depths when he missed the cut in a third successive major for the first time in his career at the storm-delayed PGA Championship on Saturday.

The former world number one, who failed to advance after 36 holes at the US Open in June and at last month’s British Open, exited the tournament after carding a one-over-par 73 in the second round at Whistling Straits.

Woods had left himself with plenty to do after putting poorly on the way to an opening 75 and, despite improved play in the second round, he finished at four-over 148, two strokes outside the cutline.

“I hit it good enough to be where I needed to be, but I putted awful,” Woods, who totaled 28 putts in the second round after piling up 33 in the first, told reporters.