Woods entered the day having advanced to the final rounds of every tournament he had entered over the past seven years, dating back to his last missed cut at the 1998 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Woods needed to sink a 15-foot par putt on the 18th hole of Friday's second round in order to advance, but his ball narrowly missed the cup. He shot a two-over 72, one stroke over the even-par cut.
"I just didn't quite have it," Woods said.
Tiger Woods missed the cut Friday at the Byron Nelson Championship. (CP File Photo)
His only other missed cut came at the 1997 Canadian Open.
"What is it? Seven years? That's not too bad," Woods said after signing his card. "I just tried to bandage my way to the finish. I figured it was even par, and I needed to make par."
In a twist of irony it was Byron Nelson, himself, who made 113 consecutive cuts in the 1940s before Woods broke that record in the 2003 Tour Championship.
The streak, a testament to his endurance, came to define his sparkling career, alongside his nine major championships and 43 titles overall.
Sean O'Hair, a 22-year-old rookie, shot 65 and sits atop the leaderboard with Brett Wetterich (67) at nine-under-par 131.
Vijay Singh shot a 67 and Phil Mickelson carded a 66, and are four shots behind. Ernie Els birdied the final hole for a 72 and was at four-under-par 136.
with files from Associated Press
