Former world number one Tiger Woods has revealed that his Open disappointment will take time to heal, according to BBC Sport.
The 42-year-old was alone as the leader at Carnoustie for a time on Sunday, before a poor run of holes saw him fall into the chasing pack.
A round of 66 on Saturday saw the 14-time major winner catapulted into contention for securing his fourth Claret Jug, and it appeared for a time that the living legend would complete the comeback to end all comebacks with victory in Scotland.
Trouble on the 11th meant a fifteenth major would have to wait for Woods, but a strong showing left the Californian feeling pleased:
I know it’s going to sting for a little bit here – but given where I was to where I am now, I feel blessed,
It felt great to be a part of the mix and build my way into the championship. It was a blast.
I was saying earlier that I need to try and keep it in perspective because, at the beginning of the year, if they’d have said you’re playing The Open Championship I would have said I’d be very lucky to do that.
Woods’ strong performance has seen his world ranking leap a sufficient amount to gain him a berth in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio – a tournament the 79-time PGA Tour event-winner has won on eight occasions.
