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18/07/2005
Tiger Woods sails to victory at St Andrews
Tiger Woods has carried off the 2005 Open Championship trophy in a win that has confirmed the return to form of a player many regard as a golfing genius.
The victory, which is Woods’ second win at St Andrews and his tenth major title overall, did not come without a few shaky moments along the way – including two penalty drops on Saturday, and a close shave with Colin Montgomery on Sunday, when it looks like the Scotsman might edge ahead at the 10th hole.
But nothing stopped the seemingly unassailable Woods, who came back to establish a clear lead, with a five shot margin, silencing critics who had attributed a recent loss of form to his decision to take time out from the game to recalibrate his swing.
Speaking after his triumph, Woods made it clear that he was back on fighting form, and said: "We were criticised for making changes, but winning this again is one of the reasons I made these changes, so I could be back here at this level."
However, as Tiger Woods stepped up to take hold of the Claret Jug and re-establish his dominance of the game, the end of this year’s Open represented the passing of another era, as another one of golf’s greatest players, Jack Nicklaus, made his final farewell in front of an 50,000-strong audience. Cheers accompanied him all the way to the 18th hole, where a birdie on the last marked the end of the American’s days of play at the Open at St Andrews.
The 65-year-old player, nicknamed ‘the Golden Bear’, won a record-breaking 18 major championships during his 44-year career, and finished in the top five 56 times.
While many have suggested that Tiger Woods, who has amassed 10 championship victories at the relatively young age of 29, is well on his way to surpassing Nicklaus, it yet remains to see whether the Californian player can win the hearts of golf fans in the same way as ‘The Man’ has done, over four decades of professional play.
(CL/SP)
The victory, which is Woods’ second win at St Andrews and his tenth major title overall, did not come without a few shaky moments along the way – including two penalty drops on Saturday, and a close shave with Colin Montgomery on Sunday, when it looks like the Scotsman might edge ahead at the 10th hole.
But nothing stopped the seemingly unassailable Woods, who came back to establish a clear lead, with a five shot margin, silencing critics who had attributed a recent loss of form to his decision to take time out from the game to recalibrate his swing.
Speaking after his triumph, Woods made it clear that he was back on fighting form, and said: "We were criticised for making changes, but winning this again is one of the reasons I made these changes, so I could be back here at this level."
However, as Tiger Woods stepped up to take hold of the Claret Jug and re-establish his dominance of the game, the end of this year’s Open represented the passing of another era, as another one of golf’s greatest players, Jack Nicklaus, made his final farewell in front of an 50,000-strong audience. Cheers accompanied him all the way to the 18th hole, where a birdie on the last marked the end of the American’s days of play at the Open at St Andrews.
The 65-year-old player, nicknamed ‘the Golden Bear’, won a record-breaking 18 major championships during his 44-year career, and finished in the top five 56 times.
While many have suggested that Tiger Woods, who has amassed 10 championship victories at the relatively young age of 29, is well on his way to surpassing Nicklaus, it yet remains to see whether the Californian player can win the hearts of golf fans in the same way as ‘The Man’ has done, over four decades of professional play.
(CL/SP)
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