PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – It’s rare that Tiger Woods will turn up at a major venue having never before seen the course, but that’s the case this week at Royal Portrush, which is hosting The Open for the first time since 1951.
That’s led to more homework than usual for Woods and caddie Joe LaCava, as they try to prepare for the different winds and conditions they’ll encounter over the four tournament rounds. Trying to gather as much intel as he could in the run-up to the tournament, Woods said Tuesday that he also reached out to Brooks Koepka, the world No.