Possibly Colin Montgomerie was proper.
Tiger Woods flashed classic kind early at Royal Troon, going one-under par after nailing a putt from off the inexperienced on the third gap.
Nonetheless, his spherical rapidly fell aside from there and he completed with an 8-over par 79.
Woods bogeyed 4 of the subsequent 5 holes after which double bogeyed No. 11 after driving his ball into the bushes proper of the green.
Woods did birdie No. 13 after one other bogey on 12.
The 48-year-old Woods completed bogeyed the ultimate two holes.
Woods was not alone, as most of the world’s high golfers — together with Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau — struggled within the tough cross-winds blowing round Troon.
The legendary golfer would want a formidable rally over on the finish of his first spherical and Friday’s second spherical to make the minimize.
The 15-time main champ is coming off missed cuts on the US Open and the PGA Championship earlier this 12 months.
Woods did make the minimize at The Masters, however went on to complete final among the many golfers who did.
The British Open could also be Tiger’s last match this 12 months.
“I’ve solely received another match this season. I don’t assume even when I win the British Open I’ll be within the [FedExCup] Playoffs,” Tiger instructed reporters after the US Open.
Woods has solely posted one top-10 end after successful the historic 2019 Masters.
Earlier this week, Montgomerie — the previous world No. 2 golfer — referred to as on Woods to retire.
“I hope individuals bear in mind Tiger as Tiger was, the eagerness and the charismatic aura round him,” Montgomerie instructed The Occasions of London. “There’s none of that now. At Pinehurst [for the U.S. Open last month] he didn’t appear to get pleasure from a single shot and also you assume, ‘What the hell is he doing?’ He’s coming to Troon and he received’t get pleasure from it there both.”
Woods was fast to jab again saying “properly, as a previous [Open] champion, I’m exempt till I’m 60 [and] Colin’s not.”
Thursday featured controversy throughout Woods’ spherical as an announcer alleged the golfer was utilizing “plenty of painkillers” to deal with his ache.
