Tiger Woods answers a comment about his retirement and Rory McIlroy opens up about his U.S. Open meltdown ahead of the British Open at the Royal Troon in Scotland.
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TigerWoods,left,shotdownsuggestionshecouldnolongerbecompetitive,whileRoryMcIlroyadmittedhefeelspressuretowinhisfifthmajorheadingintothisweek’sBritishOpen.(MattYork/AssociatedPress)RoyalTroon’sOldCourseisabreathtakingScottishseasidelinkslayoutthatsince1989hashostedtheBritishOpenfourtimes.Yetthewinnersaren’texactlyawho’swhoofgolf’selite:HenrikStenson(2016),ToddHamilton(2004),JustinLeonard(1997)andMarkCalcavecchia(1989).
Noneofthefourhadpreviouslywonamajorchampionship,andnonehaswononesince.
BeginningThursday,however,eyeswillbelockedonthreeoftheworld’smostdecoratedgolfersastheytacklethepar-71,7,385-yardcourseinthelastmajorchampionshipof2024.
ThereisRoryMcIlroy,theconsensusrunner-upbyoddsmakers,whichseemsfittingafterhefinishedsecondtoBrysonDeChambeauattheU.S.Openamonthago,failingtocloseouthisfirstmajorvictoryin10yea
