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Announcer blasts Tiger during poor first round

ESPN’s British Open analyst, Paul Azinger, this guy …

(Joe Burbank/AP)

Absolutely massacred Tiger Woods for his play during the first round of the British Open. Tiger’s play was pitiful — on an easy scoring day, he shot 40 on the front nine then bogeyed the 10th hole — and Azinger didn’t let him off lightly. During the Thursday telecast, he unleashed waves of cutting criticism against the 14-time major champ:

“It’s hard to watch the greatest player of this generation be a middle of the pack hack.”

“Here’s a stat for you: Tiger Woods is 21 over par for his last 45 holes at major championships.