It meant a lot to Tiger Woods to be able to play in the 150th Open Championship this week.
Still hobbled from that near-fatal car accident more than a year ago, Woods even skipped the U.S. Open last month to give his body enough time to recover from previous events and allow him to play.
Fans at St Andrews showed their appreciation with a huge applause as Woods wrapped his second round below the cut line, which caused him to get emotional. He admitted afterwards that the tears came from knowing it could very well be his last British Open at the Old Course — where he won two of his three British Open titles.
“I've been lucky enough to have been doing this since 1995, and I don’t know if I'll be lucky enough to play another British open here at St. Andrews … the warmth and ovation on 18, it got to me.” pic.twitter.com/Qg6Sg2evod
— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) July 15, 2022
Despite his physical limitations, fans gave Woods a good chance to win this event because of how great he’s been in his career. So even as he doubts his own future, we will no doubt hold out hope that the G.O.A.T. has a few more of these left in him.
