Tiger Woods has no intention of strolling away from the game and mentioned on Tuesday 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 Occasions final week mentioned the 48-year-old Woods didn’t appear to get pleasure from a single shot throughout final month’s U.S. Open in Pinehurst. Woods had missed the reduce by two strokes.
Woods, who has received 15 majors, mentioned 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.
“Effectively, 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 mentioned, responding to Montgomerie’s feedback.
Montgomerie later responded to Woods’ feedback on social media platform X.
“If golf writers need my ideas on Tiger please ask me direct, quite than taking a quote from an interview out of context. Wishing Tiger an satisfying and profitable week,” Montgomerie posted.
Enjoying on a restricted schedule for years on account of a number of accidents, Woods will probably be returning to the Royal Troon after a 20-year absence. He received The Open in 2000, 2005 and 2006.
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“I’ve at all times cherished enjoying right here. I’ve solely performed right here twice. I performed in ‘97 and in ‘04. I cherished them each. I bought an opportunity to play with Tom Weiskopf in his final follow spherical,” Woods mentioned.
“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 at all times do. We had an exquisite time enjoying only a great follow spherical.”