Tiger Woods has won three Open Championships, and Royal Troon has hosted nine. Never, though, has Woods won an Open Championship at Royal Troon.
The 48-year-old golfing legend believes there is still a chance to change that heading into the 2024 tournament.
“I’ll play as long as I can play and I feel like I can still win the event,” Woods said this week when asked whether this would be his last Open Championship. Woods also shut down retirement talks, explaining that he still feels confident about his health.
At the same time, a win at Royal Troon for Woods would be the stunner of all stunners. He’s struggled to stay competitive in majors this year, and just making the cut would be seen as a major success for Woods in the year’s final major. The rest of Woods’ group Thursday could help set a standard of excellence around him. Xander Schauffele is just two months removed from a PGA Championship win, while Patrick Cantlay is no stranger to major contention and finished third at the U.S. Open in June.
None have even come close to the levels of success Woods reached earlier in his career, but Woods is now undoubtedly considered the underdog in the trio he will tee off with Thursday.
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