Colin Montgomerie has suggested that Tiger Woods' career is over – stating he can no longer compete at the top level.
Montgomerie's comments come after Woods' disappointing performance at The Masters, where he made the cut for the 24th consecutive time, breaking the record previously held by Gary Player and Fred Couples.
However, Woods struggled during the final two rounds at Augusta as he carded a worst ever Masters round of 82 which saw him finish bottom of the field.
The golf legend eventually finished up on 16 over by the time he'd completed his final round. Many now believe it's time for Woods.
Montgomerie, a Ryder Cup legend, has suggested Woods could be primed to announce his retirement from the sport, although he wishes he'd done it a couple of years ago. "I just wish Tiger had gone after he waved on that Swilken bridge at St Andrews a couple of years ago," Montgomerie told talkSport, via the Daily Record.
He said as cited by Sports Central: "He's kept going, he thinks he can do it but it's quite obvious now physically and mentally, that he can't. He's competing once a month and it's not enough. You can't play once a month and hope to contend with these guys now. "He finished the tournament 82-77. It's not close, obviously and I wish he'd waved goodbye to the golfing word a couple of years ago. He did wave goodbye at the end when he took his hat off. He did have a bigger wave than normal. Could that be it? You never know with Tiger. "He says he's going to play the PGA next month. We wish him well of course we do. He's been our sport really for the last 15-20 years and congratulations to him. But there is a time to go. There is a right time to go and there is a wrong time and I think he's delaying it a little bit long now."
