Tiger Woods has hit back at Colin Montgomerie over suggesting he should quit golf by declaring he will not take the Scots’ advice as “he’s not a past champion”.
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TigerWoodsisathree-timeOpenwinnerbuthasnotgoneclosetoafourthsince2019atCarnoustie–GettyImages/WarrenLittleTigerWoodshashitbackatColinMontgomerieoversuggestingheshouldquitgolfbydeclaringhewillnottaketheScots’adviceas“he’snotapastchampion”.
The48-year-oldWoodshasstruggledforanyformsincethe2021caraccidentwhichlefthimfearinghisrightlegwouldhavetobeamputated,withthe82-timePGAToureventwinnerplayingonlyninetimesandmakingjustthreecuts.
Hemissedthecutbytwostrokesatlastmonth’sUSOpenandthatpromptedEuropeanRyderCupgreatMontgomerie,61,tosayattheweekend:“Thereisatimeforallsportsmentosaygoodbye,butit’sverydifficulttotellTigerit’stimetogo.Obviously,hestillfeelshecanwin.Wearemorerealistic.”
WhenaskedaboutthosecommentsaheadoftheOpenatRoyalTroon,Woodsreplied:“Well,asapastchampion,I’mexemptuntilI’m60.Colin’snot.
“He’snotapast
