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Woods well outside window to qualify for '16 Olympics

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – It seems there is no shortage of people who are ready to write off Tiger Woods’ competitive fortunes.

On Saturday at St. Andrews, where Woods is poised to miss the cut at 5 over with six holes to play whenever the second round resumes, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach was asked about the former world No. 1’s Olympic outlook.

Bach said he met Woods earlier this year and asked him his thoughts on golf’s inclusion in the 2016 Games.

“I told him, ‘I would like to welcome you next year to Rio.