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Tiger Woods Slumps to 1st-Round 78 at 2019 British Open

Tiger Woods' concerns about his game coming into the 2019 British Open turned out to be accurate.

The three-time Open champion finds himself near the bottom of the standings after the first round thanks to a disappointing seven-over-par 78.

Per Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press, Thursday was Woods' worst first-round score at the British Open:

Doug Ferguson

Tiger at 78, highest start to British Open by 2 shots. Had a 76 at St. Andrews in '15

It's also Woods' worst single-round score in a major tournament since the first round of the 2018 U.