Tiger Woods broke down in tears after being knocked out of the British Open of golf

In what was certainly his last British Open at the legendary St. Andrews course, Tiger Woods said goodbye to the tournament this Friday after signing a three-over-par card on the second day of action and consolidating a +9. cumulative that will not allow him to overcome the qualification cut, projected to par with the field. After completing his performance, the American was cheered and burst into tearseven if he hoped to participate in an Open again.

Woods, 46, went to play this Friday with the backpack which generated the +6 of the first day. He started reversing slightly with a par on the first two holes and a birdie on the third. However, his comeback was interrupted with two bogeys, in the fourth and sixth, and a double bogeyman in the sixteenth that ended up condemning him.

Since arriving in the UK to enter this contest, Tiger has received support from the public. On Friday, the displays of affection became particularly intense and cheers of encouragement rose on the last hole, where the player he could not contain the emotion before the affection his followers gave him after a failed birdie attempt.

The hustle and bustle has hinted that this hole may begin to mark Woods’ farewell to professional golf. However, he took it upon himself to deny it at a press conference. “I am not retiring from the game, but I don’t know if I will be able to play here again when the Open returns. I feel I will be able to play more British Open, but I doubt that in eight years I will be competitive at this level. “

The mention of the American is due to the fact that the British Open changes venue every year within the UK and it is likely that it won’t be until 2030 when the event returns to iconic Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland where Woods won two of his three titles in this event, in 2000 and 2005 (in 2006 he won at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club).

As for his performance on this last day, the multiple champion was very critical. “I left a lot of short putts again, just like yesterday. I hit a couple of bad shots, I got into bad spots and didn’t do anything. I’m a little angry that I didn’t make the cut and played the weekend. I didn’t play well enough to be“, He explained.

Disappointed, with his head down and with a serious gesture, Woods passed one last time, at least in this tournament, through the porch of the Royal and Ancient, the building that houses the governing body of the rules of golf (except in the United States United States and Mexico, presented to the North American organization USGA).

“To be here at my sixth Open in St. Andrews, to be able to play on this course where golf was born, is fantastic.“, he had pointed out before the tournament, and had remembered that a few months ago his goal was simply” to be able to walk again “.

Woods returned to competition in April at the Augusta Masters, where he finished 47th after two positive first rounds. He then dropped out of the third round of the PGA championship and resigned from the US Open.