Abraham Ancer and Tiger Woods are both out of this year’s Presidents Cup, but the pair have built a genuine rivalry after going head-to-head in 2019.
Abraham Ancer made a name for himself at the 2019 Presidents Cup after the Mexican star called out the great Tiger Woods – and he got exactly what he wanted
Ancer – who is not representing the international team this time around due to his involvement with the LIV Golf Tour has set his sights on defeating the greatest golfer of all time at the 2019 event.
Woods represented Team USA as the player captain, having just become a 15-time major champion at the Masters that year.
A fit Woods entered the 2019 singles tournament on Sunday alongside 11 of his American teammates, but his name has become a target ahead of the tournament.
Before the tournament began, International member Anser was asked who he would like to face in singles in Melbourne, and the former PGA Tour and current LIV member Anser had a simple answer. “I’d love to play Tiger.”
Remarkably, that’s exactly what Unser offered him after he and Woods were paired up against each other after being announced as the first players of the day.
Few top players in men’s professional golf have surpassed Woods’ career, and this was no exception.
The forest reaction in the call was generally impressive, weakening the old one on the side of 3 and 2, helping the American team to acquire 16-14 in the exit. After his team’s victory, Woods talked about what worked for him for a week.
After the tournament, Woods said, “I hit a lot this week.” “JT (Justin Thomas) and I were responsible for three points, I went for two, and I ended up playing well and got Abe (Ancer) today.
And Abe wanted it and he got it.” » Woods doesn’t need much to inspire him, but Ancer’s comments sure helped.
With the dust up around this event five years ago dying down, Anser was finally able to clarify his position, insisting that the comments were more a callout than an opportunity to play against the sport’s greatest.
“When they asked me about Mayakoba,” Ancer later explained, “first of all, the question was asked in Spanish, and I didn’t sound arrogant or provocative in any way.
I thought it would be a great experience, and I was right. In any case, based on the outcome of the match, I would have won quite a bit. I will be the best player only in this situation. “
