Tiger Woods failed to win The Open, but he still received a standing ovation. There were tears. Will he go on?

It’s not always sport that writes a story that feels like it’s been cut from a Hollywood script. The end of Tiger Woods at The Open 150 was untimely, acrimonious, but also very moving. He and many fans, not just at the Old Course at St. Andrews, believed they would enjoy the star’s presence on the course until Sunday evening. It didn’t. Tiger Woods did not make it to the final rounds.

Although we can bet our own necks that Tiger Woods was sure to pack the iconic red shirt he traditionally pulls out for the final final rounds in St. Andrews, Scotland, he won’t be there this time. The star golfer and winner of 15 majors will not add an eighty-third professional title this year.

Especially the beginning of the tournament did not go well at all, which had a major impact on the final result. At the beginning of the championship he scored a double bogey, after the seventh hole he had a terrible score of +6, which lasted until the end of the first round.

If he wanted to think about a sensational return to the tournament, he had to play the second round in at least 66 shots. There was no tragic repeat of Thursday’s day, and things looked even more promising on the third hole when he made birdie. However, he added a bogey immediately afterwards, which he repeated on the sixth hole.

Although he was able to stop the bleeding except on the sixteenth hole, he was unable to get back into the game. Overall, he posted a score of +9 during both rounds. Despite the strong wishes of the local fans, he did not add any more golfing magic and lines at The Open for 2022.

Even so, he received a big applause when he arrived on the green of the 18th hole. “The ovation on the 18th hole got me. It was unbelievable to experience the amount of understanding and respect from all the people involved in this event,” Tiger Woods gushed to CBS immediately after leaving the clubhouse of the old Scottish course.

“I always enjoy playing The Open on the Old Course. Anytime you get a chance to play here, it’s special,” he said.

HE HASN’T GIVEN UP HIS CAREER

Perhaps the most attention Tiger received was at the very end, when he stepped onto the Old Course’s legendary traditional bridge. It’s usually where golf legends say goodbye, if they know they won’t be adding another tournament at Old Cours in St. Andrews. Woods didn’t stop there, however, merely waved to the audience with tears of emotion.

Alone after his rebuild to 150. The Open, he admitted that he still has no idea if he will ever return to the Scottish home of golf. After all, the next three editions of The Open will be hosted by different destinations.

“I’ve been fortunate to play since 1995. At the moment I really don’t know if I’ll ever be physically able to play here on the Old Course again,” he told reporters uncertainly.

For once, the legend’s story ended sooner than everyone present and absent wished, but words about the end of Woods’ career still remain only in the speculation of fans and TV commentators.

Source: The Open, CBS Golf