Tiger Woods insists he has no thoughts of retirement and has aimed a barbed comment at Colin Montgomerie for suggesting he should quit the game.
The 48-year-old won the last of his 15 majors at the 2019 Masters and, after the car crash in 2021 in which he almost lost a leg, he has struggled for fitness.
Former rival Montgomerie said last week it was time for the 15-times major champion to call it a day.
Ahead of the Open at Royal Troon, Woods was asked if he had a response to Montgomerie’s comments and he said: “I’ll play as long as I can play and feel like I can still win the event.
“As a past (Open) champion I am exempt until I’m 60. Colin’s not as he’s not a past champion, he’s not exempt.
“He doesn’t get the right to make that decision. I do. When I get to his age I get to make that decision. He doesn’t.”
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