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 FergusonTiger 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.