The finest perk of winning a major might just be the way it can impact literally the rest of an entire career. Even a single major victory guarantees that no matter what else happens in your career, you'll be playing that major for years, even decades into the future. But then, the opposite corollary is true: If you can't manage to secure that major win, it will haunt you for the rest of your days.
Tiger Woods hasn't won the British Open since 2006. But he's still won it three times, which is three times more than you, me or Colin Montgomerie. Monty is many things — a decorated professional, a Ryder Cup champion — but he never won the British Open, only coming as close as a solo second-place finish in 2005. He's played the tournament only once in the past 14 years, finishing 78th in 2016.
Last weekend, Montgomerie made the call for Woods to retire once and for all. "Aren’t we there? I’d have thought we were past there,” Montgomerie said. “There is a time for all sportsmen to say goodbye, but it’s very difficult to tell Tiger it’s time to go."
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