Tiger Woods didn't stop as he crossed the Swilcan Bridge.
The stone bridge that crosses a thin burn at the 18th hole of St. Andrews has long been the spot where legends like Nicklaus and Watson paused in their final trip, taking in the scene and the appreciation of the gallery. Woods took off his cap, raised his hands, slowed ... but didn't stop. Make of that what you will.
Just for the record: Woods carded a +3 on Friday to go with a +6 on Thursday. He missed the cut by a mile on a benign day for scoring, a messy end to what had, until Thursday morning, been a delightful week for Woods. Granted, there's a much more obvious explanation for Woods' struggles: the man nearly died from a single-car wreck in February 2021, and he's still recovering from that catastrophe. But what's fascinating is how Woods is apparently, at this late date in his career, finally reckoning with the imminent sundown. He made it to the top of the mountain, but he made the journey virtually alone. He's looking around for company on the journey back down.
Late Thursday afternoon, at the conclusion of a six-hour round, Woods had walked up the 18th at St. Andrews to the cheers of the few remaining fans in attendance, their shouts of"GO TOY-GAH!" echoing off the Open's yellow scoreboard and the famed Royal & Ancient Golf Club's imposing clubhouse. He'd double-bogeyed his first hole on Thursday, and the day didn't get any better, as he finished the first round at +6.
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