Tiger Woods stays focused on Open Championship at St. Andrews as it appears to be the last chance for him to play
Tiger Woods stays focused on Open Championship at St. Andrews as it appears to be the last chance for him to play. Tiger Woods said that After the Masters, he will be seen playing the U.S. Open at the Southern Hills. He is still fighting back in life from the life-threatening 2021 crash. Tiger has no intention to withdraw his name from the 150th Open Championship. From July 14-17 it will be played at St. Andrews in Scotland.
Woods said this, after ranking 47th in Augusta “I am looking forward to St. Andrews.” “That is near and dear to my heart and I’ve won two Opens there, it’s the home of golf. It’s my favorite golf course in the world, so I will be there for that one.”
Woods remained a three-time champion of this Open. He won:
· In Old Course in 2000
· In Old Course in 2005
· In Royal Liverpool in 2006.
This week he participated in the JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor in Ireland. He shot 77 and 74 at Adare Manor and ended up with a tie for 39th position in the field of 50-player. He was not satisfied with his performance but moved a step toward St. Andrews.
How is the preparation for Open Championship going for Tiger Woods?
As per Woods, he still didn’t mark the Open on his calendar – as it’s his calendar.
While talking about the withdrawal from the U.S. Open, he said, “I had some issues with my leg, and it would have put this tournament in jeopardy, and so there’s no reason to do that.”
“This is a pretty historic Open that we are going to be playing. I’m lucky enough to be part of the past champions that have won there and want to play there again, and I don’t know when they are ever going to go back while I’m still able to play at a high level”.
At the age of 46-year, Woods mentioned that golf runs in his DNA. Although surgeons said last year that he can’t play golf again, he would always ensure to come back to the game.
“If you asked me last year whether I would play golf again, all of my surgeons would have said no,” he said. “But here I am playing two major championships this year. I will always be able to play golf.”
What course is the favorite for Tiger Woods?
For Woods, he finds his favoritism toward St. Andrews to be two holes. When talking about his favorite courses on the Open circuit, he said:
First of all, you can’t beat 1 and 18 at St. Andrews. Let’s just start there. There are a few holes at Muirfield I truly enjoy. The Postage Stamp. I’m sure I’m missing a few others. There’s one at Birkdale that’s pretty good, it was like the fourth or fifth hole, the long one, dogleg right. That’s always a good one.
There are some good holes out there that we get a chance to play as part of the rota but nothing as iconic as the first and 18th at St. Andrews. Being able to have, for me, as a youngster, knowing the short history of the Open Championship and to watch Arnold play tee off in his last Open Championship (in 1995), was awesome.
I was on my way to the range to warm up and he’s playing that afternoon, he’s playing before me, and I got a chance to see him and Ian Baker-Finch tee off, I forgot the third but got to see Arnold tee off. That follow-through of his is one-of-a-kind. People were so thankful.
The statement gives a clear indication that Tiger is feeling energetic to make his appearance again at the Old Course.