This week’s senior opening in the United States is this week, but if Tiger Woods plays, tournaments will attract more attention in two years.
Jack Mirko Jack Mirco has been playing golf since the age of five.
Though he has yet to record a hole-in-one, he is earning a master’s degree in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University.
All eyes are on the U.S. Senior Open this week, with Bernhard Langer looking to defend his title at historic Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.
But in two years, one more player will meet the playing eligibility requirements and that will be the terror of all PGA Tour champions: Tiger Woods, who has won 15 majors and nine United States Golf Association (USGA) titles.
Woods won three young people from the United States and three American lovers during a six-year site from 1991 to 1996.
He then won three open titles in the United States, with his first adoption of Pebble Beach in 2000 and the latest arrival in Torry Pines in 2008 He won one more time, at Bethpage Black, in 2002.
But as Golfweek’s Adam Schupak wrote Monday, a U.S. Senior Open title would put Woods in rarefied territory.
No player has ever won the U.S. Junior, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open championships in a career.
If Woods had gone on to win the U.S. Senior Open, he would have won 10 USGA championships and become the most decorated USGA champion of all time.
Currently, Woods and Bobby Jones hold the all-time record with nine each.
“He’d love to win this Grand Slam and then put the other senior majors on his resume,” Padraig Harrington told Shpack.
“I saw him at the [PNC Championships] and we passed each other and he made fun of me.
I won’t say exactly what he said, but the fact is he can’t wait to go out and fight me.
Of course, Woods will want to get his hands on these recordings himself. He loves to compete and wants to be known as the greatest golfer of all time.
But the PGA Tour Champions also allows competitors to ride carts, which would be a big help to Woods. He struggled to complete 72 holes in a major championship, but assistance in the form of a cart would have eliminated much of that difficulty, although senior majors require players to request and receive carts in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
“Going karting has changed everything for him,” Ogilvie added of Szczuk.
“The interest from fans and sponsors alike will be immense. I think there’s a good chance the Champions Tour ratings will exceed the PGA Tour ratings when he decides to play.
And what else is he going to do?
Woods will certainly play a role in his son Charlie’s budding golf career, as the younger Woods recently qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship this summer.
Outside of that, the 82-time PGA Tour winner can reinvigorate his competitive spirits and boost the Champions Tour by playing.
He should go through with it.
And when he does, the golf world is going to love him.