WOOSIE: AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ ME
IAN WOOSNAM has vowed to return to the Masters despite missing the cut for a 10th successive year.
The 1998 champion Mark O’meara, 61, announced he has played his final event after his second-round 81.
The American said: “I know Ian said a couple of years ago he wasn’t playing again and he played. I’m telling you I’m done. I’m done.
“I have so much respect for the committee, for the members here that I just don’t want to come out if I don’t feel like I have a chance to play on the weekend. It’s time for me to move aside.”
Open champions are not eligible to play after the age of 60 but Masters winners are allowed to continue if they are still competitive.
Woosnam, 60, had said he would stop but changed his mind after shooting 79 and 76 to miss the cut by six shots. “Tee to green I played great,” said the 1991 champion. “If I just had a short game like some of these guys, I’d make the cut. So it makes me come back again.
“I’ll be back. As long as I can walk around this course, I’ll be coming again. I think it’s great Augusta for letting us have the opportunity to go around.
“If it gets embarrassing and I’m shooting in the 80s and I’m in these guys’ way, I’ll stop. But I’m still striking the ball pretty good. I just can’t make the damn cut.”