It's been a tough time for Tiger Woods since winning the 2019 Masters.
In 13 major tournaments since winning his fifth green jacket, he has failed to finish in the top 20. In his last 25 major tournaments, he has recorded four top-20 finishes.
He has played just nine events since the 2022 Masters, and next week's Open Championship at Royal Troon will be his final tournament of the year.
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Colin Montgomerie of Scotland and Tiger Woods of the United States on the fourth hole during the third round of the 2004 Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club on March 6, 2004, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Woods hasn't been very competitive and golf Hall of Famer Colin Montgomerie says it's time for Woods to hang up his title.
“Aren't we there? I would have thought we were there. past “There,” Montgomerie told the Times of London. “There is a time for all sportsmen to say goodbye, but it's very difficult to tell Tiger it's time to go.
“It's clear that he still believes he can win. We are more realistic.”
Montgomerie added that Woods “didn't seem to enjoy a single shot” at the US Open, “and he won't enjoy it” at the fourth and final major of the season.
Tiger Woods reacts after a putt on the third hole during the second round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. (Jim Dedmon/USA Today Sports)
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In fact, the Scotland native says Woods should have retired at the Open two years ago.
“That was the moment. I stood on that bridge, I started waving and everyone said, 'So, that's it?' 'Yes, it is.' It would have been a glorious way to die,” Montgomerie said. “The stands were packed. The television cameras of the world, from every continent, were watching. He was walking alone, with tears in his eyes, obviously… There's nothing better than that way of walking.”
Woods, 48, gave a confusing response when asked if last month's US Open, where he missed the cut, was his last.
“I don't know… Maybe so,” he said.
Colin Montgomerie, left, of Scotland, a member of the European Ryder Cup team, and Tiger Woods of the U.S. walk down the first fairway during their four-ball match on September 17, 2004, at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
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Woods has failed to make the cut at the Open since finishing tied for sixth in 2018. There was no Open in 2020 and he missed the 2021 and 2023 events.
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