Tiger Woods will not be at Sandwich for next week’s Open Championship – the second time he has missed the event in four years.

Tiger Woods will play in the Open Championship only if he feels he can win it - and he has not hit a single shot for almost seven weeks.

If Rory McIlroy wanted to kill some time before he teed off again in the US Open at 3.50pm he could do worse than look at Jack Nicklaus’ website.

JUST like old times, Jack and Arnie, the Golden Bear and the King, were gearing up to be centre stage at a major championship today, with golf’s most enduring personalities set to fulfil their roles as honorary starters at the 75th Masters.