After Colin Montgomerie urged the 15-time major champion to stop competing, Tiger Woods is back in action at this week’s Open Championship.
After Colin Montgomerie urged Tiger Woods to cease competing ahead of this week’s Open Championship, Tiger could not help but respond with a barb.
At Royal Troon, Woods is making just his fifth start of the year. The 15-time major winner is still playing on a part-time schedule due to his struggles to get fully healthy. Woods has only made one cut in his four Masters appearances in 2024. He was also forced to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational due to illness.
The 82-time PGA Tour winner is undoubtedly no longer the all-powerful player he once was, and as he struggles with multiple injuries, there are increasing questions about his future.
Montgomerie was the most recent to comment on Woods’ playing days, telling The Times. “I hope that when people think of Tiger, they remember him for who he was—passionate and endearing. That no longer exists. He didn’t appear to be enjoying any of the shots at Pinehurst, which makes you wonder, “What the hell is he doing?”
“He won’t like Troon either, and that’s why he’s coming.”The Scot continued, talking about Woods’ possible retirement: “Aren’t we there? Had I known that we were past that point. All athletes must eventually say goodbye, but telling Tiger it’s time to go is incredibly tough.
Clearly, he still believes he can prevail. We have greater practicality. When Woods was presented with Montgomerie’s claims prior to this week’s tournament in Ayrshire, the American responded sharply, emphasizing that he is entitled to play at The Open as the previous champion—an accolade that Montgomerie was never able to attain.
Since I was a champion in the past, I’m free until I’m sixty. On Tuesday, he stated, “Colin is not. “He’s not above the rest; he’s not a former champion. Thus, he is deprived of the chance to decide. Yes, I do. Thus, I get to keep making that choice when I get to be his age, but he doesn’t.”
Going into the year’s last major, Woods will be looking to improve on his prior performances and gave a positive account of his preparation. My training has improved greatly. It’s been great that we’ve been working out a lot in the gym.
“My body feels more capable of performing these tasks, which improves my ability to hit the ball. I’m not able to spend as much time outside during a practice as I would like, but it’s still nice to be able to do some things I haven’t done all year.” “I’ll play as long as I can play and I feel like I can still win the event,” he continued, obviously still confident that he could add another victory to his resume.
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