Funny, no other words. Very, very exciting, heartfelt at deserved was the 18th hole on the Old Course for Tiger Woods in what could have been his last hall of glory in Saint Andrews. The three -time British champion and two -time winner of The Home of Golf, began to cry – as he later explained – when Rory McIlroy was on the 1st fairway and he looked at him, made a gesture, raised his hand on his cap and applauded him. There the Tiger burst into tears.
“The warmth of the people and the applause on the 18th went deep into my soul,” Woods said. “Just on the ride. I felt like standing there – on the 1st – from the 18th tee. It’s further proof of the tremendous amount of understanding and respect that this tournament has,” he added.
All the stands of the 17th and 18th holes, the hotel balconies on the 17th and 18th, the adjoining road on the 18th fairway and the terrace of the iconic clubhouse are full of people who have been relentlessly applauding one who has been for two decades. the Messiah of Golf: 15 Grand Slams and over 80 circuit victories.
“I’ve been lucky enough to be here and have played at St. Andrews since 1995. I don’t know if I can physically play another British Open here at the Old Course. I certainly feel like I’ll be able to play the British Open yet, but I don’t know if I will go there when I return. The tournament is near “, highlighted Tiger.
The farewell Tiger made this Friday to the Mecca of Golf was truly impressive. The mixed zone is not packed, next! and when he finished speaking to the press, a vehicle was waiting for him a few meters from the tent to take him to the hotel and from there back home. Even?
“If this is his last Open in Saint Andrews, I’m so happy I experienced it – I was waiting on the 18th tee while Tiger was on the green of the hole – and applauded him. I think the next Open here will be in 2030 and Tiger will have 54 years old. We’ll see … “, Jon Rahm also said as a sign of gratitude for all that Woods gave and became golf.
Woods returned from his accident at the Masters in April, went there over the weekend and finished 47th. At the PGA Championship the following month, he made the cut but retired after the third round due to ongoing pain in his back. legs and feet. Woods skipped the US Open so he could recover in time to play the 150th Open on the course he said was his favorite.
The 18th hole was a magical, unique moment. Lame, with less hair than when he lifted the Jars here in 2000 and 2005, Tiger didn’t even sink a five-foot putt in the 18th for a birdie. 75 hits and +9 in total. Pure anecdote. The greatest of this 21st century is left as he deserves and if this is his last British, his spirit, his legs and mind, will be the ones to speak and say ‘we have reached it’.
Source: La Verdad
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