According to Colin Montgomerie, Tiger Woods no longer possesses his “aura” on the golf course.
Known as one of the greatest players in golf history, Woods has been having difficulty regaining his competitive advantage on the PGA Tour since he was seriously injured in a vehicle accident in February 2021. This year, the 48-year-old has participated in just five tournaments and has only made the cut once, at the Masters.
Legendary Scottish golfer Montgomerie, who sparred with Woods frequently in their heyday, unintentionally stirred up controversy last month when remarks he made were taken to mean that Woods ought to give up the game. Since then, Montgomerie, 61, has made amends, claiming his remarks were misinterpreted.
Indeed so, Woods confronted questions around Montgomerie’s beginning comments going before the Open Championship final month. Reacting to whether retirement was on his intellect, Woods expressed certainly:
“Well, as a past winner, I’m excluded. Colin’s not. He’s not a past winner, so he’s not excluded. So he doesn’t get the opportunity to form that choice. I do.”
Montgomerie returned to the subject in a later meet with the Day by day Mail. “Yes, I was,” he said when inquired in case he was misconstrued. “The writer (at the press conference) said my title and utilized the word ‘retire’ which was off-base.
“I didn’t say ‘retire’. I needed him (Woods) to be recalled as the player he was and not the player he as of now is. The final five or six majors have not been great (for Woods). And I need him to be recalled the way he was as a contender and not fair as a competitor.
Montgomerie and Woods have shared numerous fights over the a long time ( Picture:
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“It’s a disgrace to see since the satisfaction doesn’t appear to be there for him because it was when he was fighting. It was that fist pump, it was the entire Tiger scene around him, that air that he had which was unimaginable. I do not see that. No. And it’s a disgrace.”
Montgomerie trusts Woods won’t fair “fail out” at another year’s Experts, but recognizes that the five-time Augusta winner is battling to keep his career lively. In spite of plans to play one occasion per month in 2024, Woods’ plan hasn’t panned out. Woods is set to tee off once more in December at The Saint World Challenge, but in the event that his battles proceed, he might discover himself on the Champions Visit after turning 50 in December 2025.
Montgomerie, who has tasted victory on the senior circuit with three major wins, reflected on his possess accomplishments. “The primary one was the USPGA in 2014 and I thought, right, presently I belong,” added Montgomerie in his meet with the Day by day Mail. “It felt like a tick within the right box and it gave me colossal certainty. I won the US Open and another PGA the taking after year. It was a enormous bargain.”