FOX’s ProTracer making Tiger Woods’ disastrous U.S. Open round look even worse

The Tiger train wreck has continued on the back nine of his first round at the U.S. Open. And FOX isn’t helping. One of the ways they sought to improve the broadcast in their first year as a rights holder was an increased use of ProTracer. It’s the technology that most close golf-watchers drool over, but the cost makes it hard for the networks to use extensively. Well, FOX was on the spot when Tiger strolled to the 13th tee and rocketed this low burner way off line. The ProTracer artwork made it look worse than the result, but Tiger angrily trudged off the tee after the shot on his way to another bogey.

Woods’ shot was bad, but it’s far from the greatest ProTracer tragedy of the U.S. Open. That belongs to Steve Stricker, who shanked one off into the trees at Merion two years ago.

Tiger went on to make his third straight bogey on the back nine. He’s now 7-over for the championship, tied for 143rd place (there are 156 players).