Tiger Woods believes that experience will be paramount for any golfer hoping to contend in the 144th Open at St Andrews. The former world No 1, who has slipped to 241 in the rankings, is confident he will be able to compete this week on the course where he has won two times in the past.
Woods, whose last major success came at the US Open in 2008, said: “Experience counts a lot with the wind conditions. I think that’s where experience comes in to play. You have to hit the ball well and you have to be able to putt lightly. If you haven’t seen the golf course in various winds then you can be in trouble.
“It helps to play some practice rounds with older players, taking their advice, picking their brains. Sometimes you have to improvise, take bunkers out of play, play shots into adjacent fairways; that’s not something I would do playing in the United States – not on purpose, anyways! “You can see the Old Course on a simulator and it looks great but you have to see it under different winds.”
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