Tiger Woods tries to play golf at the U.S. Open

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Fifteen years ago, Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open by a record 15 shots; to date, he has 14 majors total. No one is counting on a 15th this year, however: Woods carded 10-over-par 80 in the first round of the U.S. Open, losing to a 15-year-old — and 17 other amateurs.

"I'm trying as hard as I can to do it, and for some reason I just can't get the consistency that I'd like to have out there,” Woods said. "I've gone through tough phases in each one of these things and I've come out OK on the other side."

Woods had a triple bogey seven and trails 15 shots behind early leaders Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.