At which major golf tournament did Tiger Woods first miss the cut as a professional?

Tiger Woods first missed the cut as a professional at the 2006 U.S. Open. Played at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York, the tournament came shortly after the death of his father, Earl Woods, in May 2006.

Woods opened with a 6-over-par 76 and followed it with another 76, finishing at 12 over par. The cut fell at 9 over, so he missed the weekend by three strokes. It ended his remarkable streak of making the cut in 39 consecutive major championships as a professional.

The result was especially surprising because Woods had dominated major golf since turning professional in 1996. He had already won nine majors by that point, including the 2000 U.S. Open by a record 15 strokes. This was not his first professional missed cut in any event, however; the question specifically concerns a major championship.

Woods returned strongly later that summer, winning the 2006 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. That victory was his first major title after his father’s death.