Tiger Woods is 7-for-7 when breaking 70 in the first two rounds of a major championship. Can he make it 8-for-8 with his 67-67 – 134 start in the British Open?
The big difference between this start and his others when he’s broken 70 in the first two rounds is that he trails Brandt Snedeker by four strokes. Six of the seven times Woods has broken 70 in the first two rounds of a major, he had the lead. The exception was the 2006 PGA, where there was a logjam at the top – four players tied at 136 and Woods in a group of three tied for fifth at 137.
Here are the seven events.
Event Score round 2 place final margin
2006 – PGA 69-68-65-68 – 270 trailed by 1 won by 5
2006 – British 67-65-71-67 – 270 led by 1 won by 5
2005 – British 66-67-71-70 – 274 led by 4 won by 5
2002 – U.S. Open 67-68-70-72 – 277 led by 3 won by 3
2000 – PGA 66-67-70-67 – 270 led by 1 won playoff
2000 – British 67-66-67-69 — 269 led by 3 won by 8
2000 – U.S. Open 65-69-71-67 – 272 led by 6 won by 15
