Tiger Woods admits window is closing at top level ahead of Open return at St Andrews

Tiger Woods is looking forward to his 21st Open Championship, but admitted the window on his career at the majors is closing. The 15-time major winner defied medical opinion to make a return to playing following a car crash in which he came close to losing a leg. Ad/> Woods has not been competitive since returning to action, finishing 47th at the Masters and withdrawing from the US PGA Championship on account of soreness in his leg.

Genesis Scottish OpenScottish Open 2022: Betting tips as Rahm and Zalatoris catch the eye3 HOURS AGO He elected to sidestep the US Open in a bid to be ready for The Open at St Andrews, a venue at which he has lifted two of his three Claret Jugs. Woods has been widely dismissed by the bookmakers, which is of little surprise given his lack of form and the stacked field he is up against. To be playing at all is a bonus for the 46-year-old.

Asked how much longer he will play professional golf, Woods said: “I don't know. I really don't. If you asked me last year whether I would play golf again, all of my surgeons would have said no.

But here I am playing two major championships this year. “I will always be able to play golf, whether it's this leg or someone else's leg or false leg or different body pieces that have been replaced or fused, I'll always be able to play. Now if you say play at a championship level, well, that window is definitely not as long as I would like it to be.” Scottish Open 2022: Tee Times, Prize Money, TV Coverage as Rahm heads field Scottish Open 2022: Betting tips as Rahm and Zalatoris catch the eye Reflecting on his decision to miss the US Open at the Country Club in Brookline, Woods said: “Physically, I was not able to do that.