Tiger has gone home full#

He just wished he could have written a better ending. Cameron Young leads British Open, Tiger Woods struggles.'It's thoroughly deserved, and I think towards the end of it, you could see he was a little bit emotional as well. Not even Woods knows his future, only that he was thankful - and lucky - to be playing an Open on the Old Course just 17 months after he crashed his car in Los Angeles and sustained so many broken bones that doctors contemplated amputation on his right leg. He was 65 and had announced months out it would be his last Open, his 166th and final major. It was similar to when Nicklaus played for the last time in 2005.

Tiger has gone home full#

The grandstand was full behind the 17th, and people stood six deep in the space behind the road and the stands. The people just wanted to see him.Īfter he ripped his drive over the Old Course Hotel sign and into the 17th fairway, hotel guests and spectators lined up against the wall in front of the hotel and the Jigger Inn. His flop shot over a pot bunker guarding the front pin on the 16th hit the top and rolled back into the sand, leading to his third double bogey of the week.īy then, it didn't matter. He only had four reasonable birdie chances. VHD93MfeSl- gave them little to celebrate on what might be his final round at St. I want to thank this place for all the memories it has given me, and to the fans today for having the walk up 18 be added to that list. Although I am disappointed to be heading home, I had an incredible week at St Andrews celebrating 150 years of history and the game we love.