Matt Fitzpatrick revealed he had goosebumps as he got a close-up view of Tiger Woods’ emotional walk up to the 18th green at St Andrews on Friday.
Woods fought back the tears crossing the Swilcan Bridge as he received a standing ovation immediately prior to concluding his second round at the Open.
The 15-time major winner, 46, was potentially making that walk for the final time in a St Andrews Open after missing the cut this week and the significance was not lost on Fitzpatrick. “It was amazing,” said the US Open champion, who played alongside Woods in the first and second rounds. “It gave me goosebumps. “Just looking around, seeing everyone stood up and giving him a standing ovation coming down 18, it was incredible.
It’s something that will live with me forever, for sure. “It’s thoroughly deserved and I think towards the end of it, you could see he was a little bit emotional as well.