Tiger Woods begins to accept his time is running out at US PGA Championship

Woods admits he has a finite number of major chances left
15-times major winner on two over par after third-round 72

This was not quite the “ageing isn’t fun” admission delivered by Tiger Woods in mid-July. At that juncture, the most famous golfer of a generation admitted he was “just trying to hold on” to the remnants of an extraordinary career. Nonetheless, a player who regarded public displays of fallibility as such a horrible concept for so long is developing a fresh, almost consistent theme.

Woods won’t win the 102nd US PGA Championship. There will be no 16th major title, which would bring him within two of the magic number set by Jack Nicklaus, at Harding Park. A third round of 72 left Woods two over par on aggregate and chasing a top-20 finish at absolute best.