4-time main champion Rory McIlroy mentioned lately that each he and Tiger Woods contracted COVID-19 forward of the 2022 Open Championship. On Tuesday morning, Woods disputed McIlroy’s story.
Throughout an interview with The Independent, the world’s No. 1 golfer mentioned that he believed he handed the virus onto Woods previous to the main event.
“I awakened that morning feeling a bit achy however did not actually suppose something of it,” McIlroy advised Paul Kimmage. “I rang Tiger: ‘I am not feeling so good right here.’ And he goes, ‘Oh, I really feel okay.’ However he texted me at 10 o’clock that night time, chills, fever, and I am like, ‘F—ing hell, I’ve simply given Tiger COVID! That is horrendous!'”
Cam Smith ended up successful the 2022 Open Championship, with McIlroy ending in third place. Woods missed the lower and ended the event with a two-round rating of 153 (nine-over par).’
Woods additionally addressed his current choice to withdraw from the upcoming Hero World Problem because of harm, amongst a bunch of different subjects.
McIlroy and Woods will workforce up at The Match”, which is able to happen on Dec. 10 at Pelican Golf Membership in Belleair, Florida. The duo will sq. off towards Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas.