Wayne Riley says what Tiger Woods must do now after failing to make the cut at The Open

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Tiger Woods suffered yet more misery in 2024 as he failed to make the cut at The Open.

Woods had another poor round at Royal Troon to finish way down the field on 14 over par and ensure that his year finished in dismal fashion.

With the weather and wind playing havoc, Woods was among a host of top players including Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Tommy Fleetwood who all missed the cut.

After Laura Davies had suggested Woods will come again on UK soil, Woods himself confirmed he intends to play The Open in 2025 at Royal Portrush.

However, in order for Woods to compete and at least get around the cut line, he needs to get his body going better and put the time in to make that happen.

And speaking about Woods and that very subject, Sky Sports’ Wayne ‘Radar’ Riley has had his say on how Tiger can tackle 2025.

Wayne Riley picks out what Tiger Woods needs to do ahead of the 2025 season

Speaking about Tiger’s potential and what next year might bring, Riley has suggested the 15-time major winner needs to play more golf just to be able to compete.

“I read on social media last night that he said that he thinks next year will be better. I read that. That means he’s going to work. Whether that means he’ll play from now until the end of the year. I imagine he is going to play the Hero Challenge but he needs to play more than that,” Riley commented.

“He has to have reps up. You have to be able to play against these guys and get it up and down and not make silly mistakes and know where to hit it.

“Carl Lewis couldn’t run the 100 meters in the Olympics final without having a few practice runs. You have got to have that.

“Let’s just hope he plays some more golf because I don’t want to see him go yet. He’s not even 50 yet. He knows something maybe that we don’t.”

In the end, Woods’ performance around Royal Troon turned out to be just what was predicted.

Whether or not he can get his body to the point of being able to play at least once a month maybe, remains to be seen.

But if he’s simply going to come into the majors in 2025 with nothing else behind him, then Woods simply risks a repeat.