Applause and tears as Tiger Woods concedes he may have just played his last British Open at St Andrews
Tiger Woods said he was moved to tears as he walked down the 18th fairway and – though he had not been minded to stop on the Swilcan Bridge, site of the traditional farewell for departing champion golfers – his caddie stood aside and left him to walk alone.
“So, to me, it felt like this might have been my last British Open here at St Andrews. And the fans, the ovation and the warmth, it was an unbelievable feeling.“As I was walking off the tee, I felt the guys stop and I looked around, where the hell is Joey [LaCava, my caddie]? He stopped back there, so I gave him the club. That’s when I started to realise, hey, that’s when I started thinking about the next time it comes around here I might not be available to play.
The three-time Open champion – two of the wins on this course – opted to try “a chipped three-wood”, lipped out with his birdie putt and finished with a three-over 75 to add to his first-round 78. He missed the cut comfortably, but nobody present seemed to care. They just cheered.Woods said he had also been moved by the sight of his friend Rory McIlroy, who had just teed off at the adjacent 1st hole, stand aside before playing his second over the burn and tipping his cap.
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