And then the wind arrived the following day and he shot 80. He missed a 3-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole, birdied the last and tied the major championship record of 63 at the time. He also joins Will Zalatoris as the only players to have finished in the top 10 at every major this year. His game is in good shape, having won the Canadian Open last month. McIlroy now has gone eight years since last winning a major, and he is taking a measured approach. He was the defending champion who decided to play soccer during his break before the Open, injured his knee and had to sit out. He missed the playoff, won by Zach Johnson, by one shot. Open - only Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Woods had ever done that - and had won the John Deere Classic the week before. Andrews in 2015 when he arrived having won the Masters and U.S. Spieth had as much attention on him as anyone the last time at St. “If you’re not getting amped up to play in this Open, I’m not sure this is the right sport for you.” The greens are flawless, and the setting as you come in - these closing holes - is even more grand than it was seven years ago. “It certainly hasn’t disappointed being on the grounds this week. “This is unlike any other tournament really, The Open at St Andrews,” Jordan Spieth said. Still, it’s the Old Course that is the star no matter what edition of The Open it might be. This week is all about the experience, and no one does history quite like the R&A with a “150” logo imprinted everywhere, even on the blue seats in the grandstands. “I’ve been trying to do that, but the only way you can truly do it actually is to get out here and experience it.” “So trying to get my mind right for that,” Woods said. The wind was at its worst on Tuesday, maybe the strongest it will be all week, and the air can be heavier that it seems. The conditions have been so dry that Woods says the fairways are running faster than the greens. It’s the walking part of it that’s the struggle. And his swing … hitting the golf ball and swinging the club aren’t the issue. “Yesterday for those four holes, he was moving better than I’d seen him move in a while,” said McIlroy, who played the “Celebration of Champions” with Woods over the four-hole loop on Monday. He won two of his three Opens on the Old Course. Andrews, the 150th edition of golf’s oldest championship. Woods wasn’t kidding when he said he wasn’t about to miss this Open at St. Throw in the four-hole exhibition and that’s more than his previous two majors combined. He played 18 holes on Sunday, and then nine holes each of the last two days. He walked 18 holes with a wedge and a putter on Saturday evening at St. He played Ballybunion in Ireland last week with Rory McIlroy. In the other two majors he played this year, at the Masters and PGA Championship, Woods played only 27 holes of practice ahead of the opening round. If I get the chance to play one more, it would be great. “It started here for me in ’95, and if it ends here in ’22, it does. Andrews, but I wanted this one,” he said. “I don’t know how many Open Championships I have left here at St. My body just won’t allow me to do that that. I’m not going to play a full schedule ever again. I don’t know what my career is going to be like. “It’s also one of the reasons why I wanted to play in this championship. “I don’t know - if it is that long - whether I will be able to physically compete at this level by then,” Woods said. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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