Tiger Woods excited to be back at special St Andrews

Wednesday, 15 July 2015 00:27 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Woods of the U.S. smiles as he stands on the practice ground ahead of a practice round ahead of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland

Reuters: Tiger Woods’ love affair with St Andrews goes back 20 years and the former world number one cannot wait for romance to blossom again at the 144th British Open that starts on Thursday.

The 39-year-old American made his first appearance in golf’s oldest major in the 1995 edition held at the Old Course and went on to win the prized Claret Jug when the championship returned to the iconic links in 2000 and 2005.

Woods is expecting the course to present a different kind of challenge this week but is licking his lips at the prospect nonetheless.