Ahead of this week's U.S. Open, Tiger Woods knows he'll play on a tough course at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, N.Y.
When asked where it ranks among the hardest courses he's ever played in competition, he didn't hesitate to grade its "sheer difficulty."
"Well, I think it's right up there next to Oakmont and I think Carnoustie as far as just sheer difficulty without even doing anything to it,'' Woods told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday. "I think those three golf courses, they can host major championships without ever doing anything to them.