Sad news: The media shed tears and confirmed Tiger Woods (!) has retired from… full details below
Sad news: The media shed tears and confirmed Tiger Woods (!) has retired from… full details below
This is what Colin Mongomery said. He was open on the 150th, and was a category of Woods, who was happy to agate for his favorite golf course, St. and Rui, should bow. “That was the moment,” Montgomerie told The Banked Podcast after the 15-time major winner missed out on a spot at the Old Course in 2022.
“You stand on this bridge and you start waving your arms and everybody’s like, ‘So what?’ Yes, I am. It would be a glorious journey: the stands would be packed, TV cameras from around the world, from every continent, focused on him, and he was walking out there alone, with visibly tears in his eyes… You can’t top this approach. I made it myself. Nothing beats this walk when the stands are full. That was the moment Tiger said, “Okay, I’m going home.”
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Two years on, not much has changed.
Woods, now 48, is still grappling with the fading light of an unprecedented career, and will be playing his 23rd tournament at Royal Troon next week. A tie for 60th at this year’s Masters was no reason for optimism, as he continues to battle injuries sustained in a life-threatening car accident in February 2021.
“I hope people remember Tiger for who he was, his passion and his charismatic aura,” Montgomerie told The Times. Not anymore. At Pinehurst, he doesn’t seem to like a single shot, and one wonders, “What on earth is he doing?”
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Woods has always insisted he’ll keep playing until he feels he can win, but Montgomerie worries that the game’s most transformative man may have long ago reached the intimidating stage of being a ceremonial golfer. Isn’t that right? I thought we were past that point,” added the Ryder Cup legend. “It’s time for all athletes to say goodbye, but it’s very difficult to tell Tiger it’s time to go. clear
