Tiger Woods to multiple major champion: "I can't wait to beat you on the Champions Tour"
Tiger Woods has confirmed that he will play PGA Tour Champions events when he turns 50, according to comments made by Padraig Harrington.
Tiger Woods has plans to play senior golf.
At least that is the contention of multiple major champion Padraig Harrington.
Harrington made the claim in an interview with Today's Golfer ahead of the Senior Open at Carnoustie.
"I met Tiger recently and he said he was looking forward to coming out onto the Champions Tour," Harrington said.
"I think his words were, 'I can't wait to beat you out on the Champions Tour', or something like that.
"He doesn't want me to have it all my own way, let's put it like that! I'm looking forward to the challenge."
Woods is now 48 years old and will be eligible to compete on the PGA Tour Champions circuit when he turns 50.
And he would also be able to use a golf cart. Whether he does that remains to be seen.
Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus hinted in previous interviews that Woods would be willing to use one.
Woods doubles down
The 2024 Open Championship marked Woods' eighth start in a major since his car crash three years ago.
His results do not make for pretty reading.
In fact, it's quite hard to watch the golfer being a bit-part player on a stage he owned for so long.
Woods made a shocking return to the sport in the 2022 Masters at Augusta National.
Since then, his results in the majors reads as follows:
- PGA Championship at Southern Hills - WD
- The Open at St Andrews - MC
- The Masters - WD
- The Masters - 60th
- PGA Championship at Valhalla - MC
- U.S. Open at Pinehurst No.2. - MC
- The Open - MC
There was one immediate question after his latest performance at Royal Troon.
Why is he doing this to himself?
There are other questions as well.
What pleasure does he derive from these performances? What does he have to prove?
Woods was not discouraged.
In fact, he was positive about the future.
"I've gotten better, even though my results really haven't shown it," he said.
"I just need to keep progressing like that and then eventually start playing more competitively and start getting into kind of the competitive flow again.
"I'm going to just keep getting physically better and keep working on it."
Woods said that, despite the missed cut, he 'loved' the experience.
"I've always loved playing major championships," he said. "I just wish I was more physically sharp coming into the majors.
"Obviously it tests you mentally, physically, emotionally, and I just wasn't as sharp as I needed to be.
"I was hoping that I would find it somehow, just never did."
Woods has also confirmed he will be at The Open next year when the major heads to Royal Portrush in Ireland.
