Tiger Woods watched Jack Nicklaus say goodbye on the Swilcan Bridge. He was here when Tom Watson did the same. He saw Arnold Palmer bid farewell.
Now, as he confessed he might never be back at the Home of Golf, Woods knows it might now be his turn. It’s a thought as painful as the injuries which have put him in this position. But it is reality. And Woods has been through too much to tell himself lies. It’s why he has done so much to be here.
The official R&A slogan for the 150th Championship is – everything has led to this. It could have been thought up with Woods in mind. Having survived a car crash that could have killed him the 46-year-old icon knows planning the future is an unwise vocation. But Woods is accepting of the fact he may not ever return to his favourite place.
