LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Tiger Woods is heading home early from the PGA Championship after a disastrous opening round stretch on Friday sent him on his way to a 6-over 77 and a miss at Valhalla.On a day ripe for scoring, Woods played a three-hole stretch (Nos. 2-4) at 7-over par, finishing eight shots behind.He shot a 7-over 179 in 2000 in his third career appearance at Valhalla, one of the most memorable championships was, Woods said. “Unfortunately, I hit too many shots.”Fourteen strokes were lost on the second and fourth holes alone as he made several mistakes in the short game, added more and left with a pair of triple bogeys.Woods’ missed cut at the PGA continued his return to competition in 2022 after a serious right leg injury. In six matches, he dropped two ties, tied twice and finished 47.Although Woods says he is getting physically stronger, his game does not seem to be anywhere near his tournament form. Through two rounds, he was 19 strokes behind PGA leader Xander Schauffele and tied for 140th out of 153 players in strokes gained on the green.”I have to play more,” Woods said.But that doesn’t seem to be his future plan either: Woods’ next start is at the US Open.”Hopefully everything will come together as I train at home and I’ll be ready for Pinehurst,” he said.Scottie Scheffler returned to a familiar place Friday at Muirfield Village: atop the PGA Tour board.Scheffler shot a 4-under 68 to move to 9-under where he leads the Memorial by three shots over defending champion Viktor Hovland and Adam Hadwin at the halfway point.On a beautiful day in Dublin, Ohio, Scheffler hit 13 greens, tied for second in the 73-player field. He carded Kotka on the par-5 15th hole and made four birdies, including the par-4 closing hole where Scheffler missed a 12-footer. Well. 15, Scheffler hit a 3-iron from 235 yards to 8 feet to set up his eagle.”It was pretty windy out there,” Scheffler said. “I tried my best to execute. [Caddie] Teddy [Scott] I think it did a really good job of getting most of the wind on the day, and I think that’s a pretty tough job around the golf course, especially when the winds are strong. you have so many trees blocking it, and when it’s a storm it can be really difficult and start blowing towards you sometimes you shouldn’t go.”This is the first time Scheffler has finished the lap in front. of the year, when he won his fourth RBC Heritage title in five starts, finished eighth at the PGA Championship, a tournament overshadowed by Scheffler’s suspension before the second round (the charges have now been dropped), and then tied for second at the CJ . Cup two weeks ago n “I try to forget those days [when I’m sick], so I’m lucky enough now that I don’t remember it,” Scheffler said (laughs). \. nKeegan Bradley and Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who shot the round of the day (67), are tied for fourth. Ludvig Åberg is still 4 under. Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau and Akshay Bhatia are all tied at 3 under.Jordan Spieth and Wyndham Clark, who will defend next week’s US Open at Pinehurst, were among those who dropped out..