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It looks like Tiger Woods will get a chance to play on the weekend at the British Open.
Just not the way he planned it.
A rain delay of more than three hours Friday pushed tee times back, meaning Woods and playing partners Jason Day and Louis Oosthuizen almost surely will not finish their second round before dark.
For Day and Oosthuizen, that means getting up a bit earlier than planned on Saturday to finish their second rounds and prepare for their remaining 36 holes. For Woods, it likely means turning in his scorecard and telling his pilot to gas up the private jet for a late morning getaway.
Woods, who missed the cut badly after an opening 80 at the U.S. Open last month, played almost as poorly in the first round of the British on Thursday on his way to a 4-over 76. That left him in a tie for 139th and in need of a huge rally to make the cut.
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Woods acknowledged as much after his first round, saying he hoped that bad weather would force a lot of players into making mistakes and that he would be able to move up on the scoreboard. Unfortunately for Woods, the rains that caused the round to be postponed further softened the course and it was playing relatively easy for the early players.
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 5 Adam Scott celebrates a birdie at the third
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 5 Oliver Schniederlins belied his amateur statues to move into the top five
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 4 Irish amateur Paul Dunne stunned fans at The Open when he took the lead
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 4 Paul Lawrie enjoyed a good start to Sunday before hitting trouble at the sixth
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 4 Eddie Pepperell tied Johnson for the lead before a double bogey at 17
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 4 Jordan Spieth made a big move on Sunday to take the lead of The Open
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 4 Eddie Pepperell hit eight birdies and a double bogey to finish on -8 overall
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 4 Marc Leishman has a storming start to his third round with seven birdies in his first 13 holes
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 4 Lee Westwood carded a -3 on Sunday
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 4 The leaderboard from day four at The Open
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 3 Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth at the end of the second round on Saturday
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 3 England's Danny Willett is in contention at The Open
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 3 Jordan Spieth's approach shot on the 18th on Saturday
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 3 Jordan Spieth hits into the teeth of the wind at the 15th
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 3 A seagull is blown away in the wind
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 3 Dustin Johnson speaks with officials after his ball is blown off the green
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 3 Jordan Spieth plays a shot early on Saturday morning
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 3 A flag bows in the wind as play is suspended
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 2 Five-time champion Tom Watson waves a poignant goodbye in the twilight on the Swilcan Bridge
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 2 Danny Willett tests the wind
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 2 A view of The Open on the second day
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 1 Dustin Johnson (L) and US Open winner Jordan Spieth on the first day
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 1 Tom Watson during the opening round at St Andrews
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 1 Paul Kinnear in action
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 1 Tiger Woods looks on at St Andrews
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 1 Tiger Woods enduring a difficult afternoon
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The Open 2015 - best pictures Day 1 Nick Faldo on his way to 11-over par on the opening day
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It will be two years next month since Woods last won a tournament, and he hasn't won a major since capturing the U.S. Open in 2008.
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