How many times have Tiger Woods missed cuts at Major championships? 15x major winner’s record explored

PGA: The Open Championship - Second Round
Tiger Woods at The Open Championship - Second Round (Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports)

Tiger Woods has missed the cut 16 times at Major Championships. Woods recently missed the cut at the Open Championship 2024 at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. It was his fifth cut at the Championship. His earlier missed cuts came in the years 2009, 2015, 2019, and 2022.

Woods has only missed the cut once at The Masters. He missed the cut in 1996, his second Masters tournament. He has five missed cuts at the US Open. He missed the cut this year as well, at Pinehurst No. 2. He earlier missed the cuts at the tournament in 2006, 2015, 2018, and 2020.

The 48-year-old has also missed the cut at the PGA Championship five times. He missed the cut in the years 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, and 2024. Woods has played in 95 Major championships and has made 76 cuts.

Here's a list of the Major championships that Woods missed the cuts in:

Masters Tournament

  • Total Tournaments: 26
  • Missed Cuts: 1 (1996)

PGA Championship

  • Total Tournaments: 23
  • Missed Cuts: 5 (2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2024)

U.S. Open

  • Total Tournaments: 23
  • Missed Cuts: 5 (2006, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2024)

The Open Championship

  • Total Tournaments: 23
  • Missed Cuts: 5 (2009, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2024)

Woods made 39 consecutive cuts from the 1996 US Open to the 2006 Masters tournament. In 8 continuous tournaments, he made top-10 finishes from the 1999 US Open to the 2001 Masters tournament.


A look at Tiger Woods's record at the Majors Championships

Tiger Woods is a golf legend. Despite his recent dismal performances, Woods has won 15 Major Championships. The most wins for him in Majors have come at the Masters tournament, which he has won five times. He won the Masters in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2019. His second most wins came at the PGA Championship, with four wins. Woods won the tournament in 1999, 2000, 2006, and 2007.

Let's take a look at his record at the Masters tournament and the PGA Championship:

Masters Tournament

  • 1995: T41LA
  • 1996: CUT
  • 1997: 1
  • 1998: T8
  • 1999: T18
  • 2000: 5
  • 2001: 1
  • 2002: 1
  • 2003: T15
  • 2004: T22
  • 2005: 1
  • 2006: T3
  • 2007: T2
  • 2008: 2
  • 2009: T6
  • 2010: T4
  • 2011: T4
  • 2012: T40
  • 2013: T4
  • 2015: T17
  • 2018: T32
  • 2019: 1
  • 2020: T38
  • 2022: 47
  • 2023: WD
  • 2024: 60

PGA Championship

  • 1997: T29
  • 1998: T10
  • 1999: 1
  • 2000: 1
  • 2001: T29
  • 2002: 2
  • 2003: T39
  • 2004: T24
  • 2005: T4
  • 2006: 1
  • 2007: 1
  • 2009: 2
  • 2010: T28
  • 2011: CUT
  • 2012: T11
  • 2013: T40
  • 2014: CUT
  • 2015: CUT
  • 2018: 2
  • 2019: CUT
  • 2020: T37
  • 2022: WD
  • 2024: CUT

Woods has won both the US Open and the Open Championship. He won the US Open in 2000, 2002, and 2008 whereas he won the Open Championship in 2000, 2005, and 2006.

Let's take a look at Woods' record at the US Open and the Open Championship:

U.S. Open

  • 1995: WD
  • 1996: T82
  • 1997: T19
  • 1998: T18
  • 1999: T3
  • 2000: 1
  • 2001: T12
  • 2002: 1
  • 2003: T20
  • 2004: T17
  • 2005: 2
  • 2006: CUT
  • 2007: T2
  • 2008: 1
  • 2009: T6
  • 2010: T4
  • 2012: T21
  • 2013: T32
  • 2015: CUT
  • 2018: CUT
  • 2019: T21
  • 2020: CUT
  • 2024: CUT

The Open Championship

  • 1995: T68
  • 1996: T22LA
  • 1997: T24
  • 1998: 3
  • 1999: T7
  • 2000: 1
  • 2001: T25
  • 2002: T28
  • 2003: T4
  • 2004: T9
  • 2005: 1
  • 2006: 1
  • 2007: T12
  • 2009: CUT
  • 2010: T23
  • 2012: T3
  • 2013: T6
  • 2014: 69
  • 2015: CUT
  • 2018: T6
  • 2019: CUT
  • 2022: CUT
  • 2024: CUT

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