Current:Home > MarketsTiger Woods fires back at Colin Montgomerie's suggestion it's time to retire-LoTradeCoin
Tiger Woods fires back at Colin Montgomerie's suggestion it's time to retire
View Date:2024-12-24 00:34:44
Tiger Woods may not have the game he once did in his prime, but his tongue and competitive fire are still as sharp as ever.
Woods is set to tee it up this week at Royal Troon in search of his fourth British Open title. He hasn't made the cut at any tournament since the Masters in April, but he told reporters Tuesday he still believes he has a chance to win or he wouldn't be playing.
The statement carries a bit more weight than normal on the heels of comments Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie made last Saturday to The Times of London in which he suggested it may be time for Tiger to retire.
"Aren’t we there? I’d have thought we were past there. There is a time for all sportsmen to say goodbye, but it’s very difficult to tell Tiger it’s time to go," Montgomerie said.
When asked about those comments on Tuesday, Woods fired back.
"As a past champion, I'm exempt until I'm 60. Colin's not," he said with a knowing smile. "He's not a past champion, so he's not exempt. So he doesn't get the opportunity to make that decision. I do."
Ouch.
While a Ryder Cup champion, Montgomerie has famously never won a major title – coming closest at the 2006 U.S. Open, when he double-bogeyed the final hole at Winged Foot and lost by one stroke.
Woods has won 15 major championships in his storied career, but he hasn't finished higher than a tie for 37th in any major since winning the 2019 Masters. He's also withdrawn from or missed the cut in five of the past six majors he's played.
veryGood! (742)
Related
- US Election Darkens the Door of COP29 as It Opens in Azerbaijan
- Courts keep weighing in on abortion. Next month’s elections could mean even bigger changes
- After years of finding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame cold as ice, Foreigner now knows what love is
- ESPN Analyst Troy Aikman Jokes He’s in Trouble for Giving Taylor Swift Nickname During Chiefs Game
- Travis Kelce's and Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Houses Burglarized
- ESPN Analyst Troy Aikman Jokes He’s in Trouble for Giving Taylor Swift Nickname During Chiefs Game
- Get an $18 Deal on Eyelash Serum Used by Luann de Lesseps, Lala Kent, Paige DeSorbo & More Celebrities
- Megan Thee Stallion's New Look Has the Internet Thirsting
- Congress is revisiting UFOs: Here's what's happened since last hearing on extraterrestrials
- Las Vegas will blow a kiss goodbye — literally — to the Tropicana with a flashy casino implosion
Ranking
- Detroit-area police win appeal over liability in death of woman in custody
- Movie armorer on Alec Baldwin’s film ‘Rust’ pleads guilty to gun charge in separate case
- 'Completely out of line': Malachi Moore apologizes for outburst in Alabama-Vanderbilt game
- Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Case Claiming Environmental Racism in Cancer Alley Zoning
- Skai Jackson announces pregnancy with first child: 'My heart is so full!'
- A series of deaths and the ‘Big Fight': Uncovering police force in one Midwestern city
- Daniel Craig opens up about his 'beautiful,' explicit gay romance 'Queer'
- Nell Smith, Flaming Lips Collaborator and Music Prodigy, Dead at 17
Recommendation
-
Social media star squirrel euthanized after being taken from home tests negative for rabies
-
Padres and Dodgers continue to exchange barbs and accusations ahead of NLDS Game 3
-
Oprah Winfrey selects Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir as her next book club selection
-
'No chemistry': 'Love is Blind's' Leo and Brittany address their breakup
-
Don't Miss Cameron Diaz's Return to the Big Screen Alongside Jamie Foxx in Back in Action Trailer
-
Will Taylor Swift be at the Kansas City game against the New Orleans Saints?
-
Biden cancels trip to Germany and Angola because of hurricane
-
2024-25 NHL season opens in North America with three games: How to watch