ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – After an 18-hole Saturday evening stroll on the Old Course alongside Justin Thomas that came to an end in darkness at 10:40 p.m. local time, Tiger Woods made a quick turnaround for his Sunday morning session.
Ten hours later, he went around the entire Old Course once again with Thomas, as the three-time Claret Jug winner began his prep in earnest for the 150th Open starting Thursday. Unlike the night before when he chipped, putted and hit a few wedges over 18 holes, Woods went through his entire bag on a sun-splashed, hot day of rest on his favorite golf course in the world.
After two-time Open champion and World Golf Hall of Fame member Lee Trevino popped out of the R&A building at 8:40 a.m. and asked whether Woods and Thomas needed a fourth, the two went onward and over 5 hours got a feel for the course (it’s already firming up), spent considerable time on and around the greens and dialed in sight lines off the tees.
