ricky barnes

Some of the most memorable moments of my childhood were hunting foul balls at ballparks. I got only one. My son, on the other hand, is a master at it.

Tiger Woods never felt so good after playing so badly. Taking two shots to escape a plugged lie in a bunker put him a hole. Four straight bogeys on the back nine Friday in the Quicken Loans National buried his chances of making it to the weekend. Over two rounds at Congressional, he missed 16 greens and managed to save par only three times. Woods was back ¿ just not for very long.

His two-day total of 7-over-par 149 was 13 shots off the lead and four strokes off the cut line.

Birdie runs seemed to be the biggest difference between an average score and a good score in the opening round of the Quicken Loans National on Thursday at Congressional Country Club.