World No 1 Tiger Woods appeared headed for a rare early exit when play was halted for the day on Friday after a rain delay in the second round of the 4.4 million-dollar Funai classic.
Woods had two holes to play when the round was suspended, and needed a birdie-birdie finish to make the cut projected to fall at six-under.
Woods fell prey to a triple-bogey at the par-four fifth and a double-bogey at the par-three 12th on the Magnolia course, one of two courses in use for the event at the Disney World resort.
It marked the first time since the 2000 Masters that Woods has had a double and a triple in the same round.
In May, Woods missed the cut at the Byron Nelson Championship, ending a record streak of 142 consecutive events in the money on the PGA Tour.
Prior to that, the last time Woods missed a weekend on the PGA Tour was in 1998, when he withdrew after two rounds of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am because of a postponement.
His only other outright missed cut was at the Canadian Open in 1997. Woods was among 53 players unable to complete the second round before a late afternoon thunderstorm.
Tom Pernice was home and dry with the clubhouse lead, firing a 10-under 62 on the easier Palm course for a 15-under total of 129.
Sweden's Carl Pettersson was also 15-under through 15 holes when play was halted.
While Woods still had a faint chance of making the cut, world No 2 Vijay Singh was certain to miss it after shooting 71 for four-under 140.
Singh's demise was caused largely by a triple bogey at the par-four sixth, where he twice found the water.
Pernice took advantage of his crack at the Palm, nabbing 10 birdies in ideal morning conditions.
"I really like my putter, and I made some putts today. To shoot 62, you have to," he said.
Australian Geoff Ogilvy was in the clubhouse on 130 after a 66 on the tougher Magnolia course, while Brandt Jobe completed a 62 on the Palm for 131.
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