Tiger will take his game to Carnoustie
Tiger Woods has confirmed to tournament organizers that he will enter The Open Championship this year, ensuring that he will participate in at least three of golf’s four major championships this year.
The Open, which will be held at Carnoustie in July, announced Woods’ entry into the event in a press release Wednesday.
Woods returned to competitive golf in December after a string of injuries, and Wednesday’s news ensures that his first year back will feature at least three major appearances. He finished in a tie for 32nd at this year’s Masters, and he has previously committed to play in the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills next month. The 42year-old has not yet said whether he plans to compete at the PGA Championship in August.
Woods is slotted to tee off in a star-studded group Thursday at The Players Championship, alongside Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler. He told reporters Tuesday that he’s generally been pleased with how his return has unfolded thus far.
“I didn’t know what to expect this year,” Woods said. “To sit here 12 months ago and you would have said, ‘Yeah, you’re going to be playing The Players Championship and you’re going to have had a chance to win a couple of events this year,’ I would have said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. I can barely walk.’
“I wouldn’t say it’s gravy, but it’s unbelievable, and I’m just so thankful to be able to have this opportunity again because I didn’t know if I would ever have had. Trust me, I’m fully aware of how special this is for me.”