The 15-time main winner, who has battled harm in recent times, will try to win a fourth British Open this week.
Tiger Woods has no intention of strolling away from the game and stated that he’ll proceed enjoying for so long as he believes he is ready to win.
Colin Montgomerie, a winner of 31 European Tour occasions, in an interview with The Instances final week, stated the 48-year-old Woods didn’t appear to take pleasure in a single shot throughout final month’s US Open in Pinehurst. Woods had missed the minimize by two strokes.
Woods, who has received 15 majors, stated that his perception to win has not wavered.
“I’ll play so long as I can play and I really feel like I can nonetheless win the occasion,” Woods instructed reporters forward of The Open on Tuesday.
“Nicely, as a previous champion, I’m exempt till I’m 60. Colin’s not. He’s not a previous champion, so he’s not exempt. So he doesn’t get the chance to make that call. I do,” Woods stated, responding to Montgomerie’s feedback.
Montgomerie later responded to Woods’s feedback on social media platform X.
“If golf writers need my ideas on Tiger please ask me direct, reasonably than taking a quote from an interview out of context. Wishing Tiger an pleasurable and profitable week,” Montgomerie posted.
Taking part in on a restricted schedule for years as a result of a number of accidents, Woods shall be returning to the Royal Troon after a 20-year absence. He received The Open in 2000, 2005 and 2006.
“I’ve all the time beloved enjoying right here. I’ve solely performed right here twice. I performed in ’97 and in ’04. I beloved them each. I acquired an opportunity to play with Tom Weiskopf in his final follow spherical,” Woods stated.
“That was neat for him to take me again to a few of his holes and the way he performed them, and I clearly gave him some stick, and he’s giving me stick, like we all the time do. We had a beautiful time enjoying only a great follow spherical.”
