Now I can stay back and hit a good iron shot to 10 feet and maybe bury the putt and move on. That's what I did in the U.S. Open. And second place doesn't stink anymore. And he at least gives his public a glimpse into his thoughts, within high boundaries. That, in his mind, connotes maturity.
Woods also hangs out with older pros.
He was in Ireland last week with Duval, Stewart, Mark O'Meara, Stuart Appleby and Lee Janzen. Fla. They played great old courses, went fishing, and Stewart played harmonica in Waterville pubs. This week they're staying at The Old Course Hotel at St. Andrews, gratis, thanks to an Isleworth benefactor. They'll get to Carnoustie, over the Firth of Tay, by helicopter or Hovercraft. I was on Tiger's side.