Tiger Woods is hosting the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas (Image: GETTY)
is currently at his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas and has come face-to-face with Scottish star Bob MacIntyre at the event. And the Scot admitted earlier this week that he would have to change into his “big boy pants” when he sees the 48-year-old in the flesh.
Woods is one of the most iconic players in the history of golf and proved to be virtually unbeatable at times during his heyday in the late 1990s and throughout the 2000s.
The blockbuster star has landed an incredible 15 Majors during his career, with his final one coming at The Masters in 2019.
MacIntyre first crossed paths with Woods at the 2022 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club.
But it was an awkward affair for the 28-year-old as he was forced to return to the 11th tee to reload after Woods had already made his way there to continue his round.
And discussing the prospect of meeting Woods again, MacIntyre told : “I mean, Tiger changed the game. For me, he is the best I have seen and he was freakishly good at the game.
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Bob MacIntyre has met Tiger Woods at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas (Image: GETTY)
“It is unbelievable to be here and it is unbelievable to have a guy like that hosting this event. I am obviously going to meet him at some stage this week and I’m just going to have to put on my big boy pants.
“I am a wee bit panicked doing this Hero Shot as he’s going to be sitting there beside you and I would rather hit a driver than a wedge, to be honest with you.
“That day at Augusta, I hit it in the trees at the 11th and said to Mike [Thomson], who was my caddie at the time, ‘I am going to take a couple of swipes at this.’
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“And he said, ‘You can’t as you can’t move that ball.’ I said to him, ‘Tiger is on the tee behind me, I can’t go back to it.’ But I went back and, yes, it was uncomfortable.”
Turning his attention to this week’s event again, he added: “You watch these events and not even just as a kid but a couple of years ago and go, ‘How cool is that, the top whatever, 20 or 30 guys on the planet, playing in one event in a beautiful place.’
“And I have managed to get here this week, having done so through a lot of hard work, sacrifice and dedication – not just from me but everyone else. Aye, it doesn’t feel real, to be honest with you.”