McIlroy famously missed that year after injuring his knee while playing soccer. Woods played that year with Tom Weiskopf, Mark O’Meara and Nick Price. It was repeated in 2010 for the 150-year anniversary of the Open, except that nasty weather canceled the occasion. It was first done in 2000 for the millennial. “The Celebration of Champions” is a treat, held only at the home of golf and not even every year. That’s why I’m telling them,” Trevino said, and there were smiles all round. “These guys weren’t even born then,” Nicklaus said. Nicklaus playfully protested, only for Trevino to say, “You laid the sod over the ball!” “This was Jack on the ninth at Merion,” Trevino said, referring to their playoff for the U.S. Woods turned around howling with laughter. Trevino purposely chunked the wedge into the turf, which made him nervous when he realized he took a fat divot out of the 18th tee. Trevino then moved on to the wedge, never a strength of Nicklaus because the Golden Bear rarely missed the green. Andrews in 2005 when his final putt in the last of his 166 majors was a birdie. He did that on the 17th green when he won the 1986 Masters at age 46 and on the 18th in St. “You left something out,” Nicklaus said, and then he raised his left arm, his signature move when he holed the most important putts. “Let me show you Jack putting,” he said, and then he went through the motions, staring intently at the imaginary line, crouching over the ball and giving it a whack. Trevino was holding court because that’s what Trevino does. Nicklaus was there to greet most of the champions on the first tee of the four-hole exhibition around the loop on the Old Course (holes 1, 2 17 and 18), and he couldn’t help but join up with the last group at the end - Woods, Trevino, McIlroy and Georgia Hall, an R&A ambassador and winner of the Women’s British Amateur and Women’s British Open. He returned to become an honorary citizen. Along for the ride was Jack Nicklaus, the gold standard when it comes to majors with his 18 titles. He played with four-time major champion Rory McIlroy and six-time major champion Lee Trevino, who won his two claret jugs a few years before Woods was born. There are exceptions, and a British Open at the home of golf that celebrates the R&A’s champions would be one of them.
Tiger Woods isn’t big on ceremonial golf. Andrews, a foursome that collectively has won 43 major championships spanning nearly six decades. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - They stood on the 18th tee at St.
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