Tiger Woods takes a licking along with other players as 1st six holes hurt in SF

Described by Tiger Woods as the toughest start to any tournament, those six holes derailed several players as the year's second major approached its climax, Woods himself dropping six strokes in that span on Sunday.

“The first six, I just didn't play well at all,” a frustrated Woods told reporters after shooting a three-over-par 73 to tie for 21st at seven over.

“I just could never get anything going positively and I missed the ball in the wrong side a couple times and that's all it takes. It's tough starting out.

“You know that if you can play them even par for the week you're going to pick up a bunch of shots. Not too many guys I think are going to be at even par for the week those first six holes.”

From the opening par-four first, which stretches out to a formidable 520 yards, to the par-four fifth and sixth, which are both just short of 500 yards, there is no relief for the player.

On Sunday, three-times U.S. Open champion Woods began bogey, bogey, double-bogey, par, bogey, bogey, that dismal start scuppering any chance he had of going on to clinch a 15th major title.

“It's probably the hardest six holes ever starting out at an event,” said Woods, whose most recent major victory came at the 2008 U.S. Open.

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