Disappointing weekend dooms Woods in Open

Tiger Woods reacts on the seventh tee during the fourth round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 17, 2012, at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. AP/Ben Margot

SAN FRANCISCO – For two rounds, Tiger Woods seemed to be in command in the U.S. Open. Then came a weekend of frustration that ran his winless streak in major championships to four years.

Woods threw away his last chance at winning the Open on Sunday with a bogey-bogey-double bogey start that took away any chance of him mounting a charge up the leaderboard at Olympic Club.

Woods made some birdies coming in, but by then it was too late. He finished with a 3-over 73 that left him at 7-over par for the tournament.

For Woods, it was an opportunity that got away. He had a share of the lead going into the weekend before shooting a 75 in the third round.