Colin Montgomerie has shared what he noticed Tiger Woods do after his final round at this year’s Masters, with the American finishing last of those who made the cut at Augusta National.
Even after all of these years, it is still a shock to see Tiger Woods coming towards the end of his round during the early stages of the live television coverage.
Woods showed just how much of a competitor he remains after making the cut at The Masters. The American made the weekend relatively comfortably, after going round Augusta National in one over par for his first round, and then knocking one shot off his second round score.
However, his limitations perhaps came to the fore on Saturday. Woods shot a +10 round, bogeying five of the last seven holes.
Apart from the triple bogey on the fifth, his final round was a lot less chaotic. But of those who made the weekend, no-one finished below the 15-time major champion.
Woods’ body has been through so much over the last 16 years. And he has not made the cut at all four majors in the same year since 2013.
Colin Montgomerie reacts to what Tiger Woods did after final Masters round
It really does appear that time is catching up with the 48-year-old. And with that, Colin Montgomerie told talkSPORT (broadcast on 15/4; 8:45) that he is not sure that Woods has a lot to gain by carrying on.
“He finished the tournament 82, 77. It’s not close. I wish he had waved goodbye to the golfing world a couple of years ago at St. Andrews,” he said.
“He did wave goodbye at the end there, did you see that? When he took his hat off at 18 and he did have a bigger wave that normal. Could that be it? I don’t know. You never know with Tiger.
“He says he is going to play in the PGA next month, we wish him well, of course we do. He has been our sport for the last 15 or 20 years and congratulations to him but there is a time to go. A right time to go and a wrong time to go and I think it’s delaying a bit long now. I wish he had gone a couple of years ago.”
15-time major champion may not be ready to throw in the towel
It is sad to see that Woods is not the player he once was. He clearly has the desire to compete with the world’s best for as long as possible.
When Woods is between the ropes, he probably does not care a great deal about damaging his legacy. Ultimately, he will step over every shot believing that he can recapture the old magic.
One thing you cannot do is write Woods off. His win in 2019 will leave many dreaming of seeing him get that fairytale ending his career deserves.
But as things stand, it does appear that Woods is going to need his body to heal a lot more if he is going to be able to handle the strain of competing against the likes of Scottie Scheffler and Ludvig Aberg in the months to come.
And that may be why he was potentially keen to savour his departure from the stage at this year’s Masters.
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