Tiger Woods put The Open security in their place after he was denied entry – 'Who are you?'

Tiger Woods once had a memorable encounter with a security guard who seemingly didn't recognise him and denied him entry to The Open Championshipat the height of his career. The 15-time major winner, 49, has fond memories of the tournament, having clinched the Claret Jug three times, with his most recent victory in 2006.

Woodsis currently not competing at The Open this week at Portrush.He is still recovering from an Achilles rupture sustained back in March earlier this year.

He's faced a challenging few years with multiple surgeries on his back and lower limbs, which have limited his participation to a part-time schedule on the PGA Tour where he's focused on competing in the majors.

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His last outing at a sanctioned Tour event was at The Open last year, where despite the excitement surrounding his return, he missed the cut – his third consecutive miss at a major that year.

Despite his recent difficulties at the season's final major, Woods is still one of the most accomplished players in its history.

Yet, his prowess on the green couldn't save him from an uncomfortable moment with a security guard at Royal Troon, reports the Mirror US.

PGA golfer Michael Kim shared a story from a past edition of the Open Championship, during Woods' prime, about an incident in Scotland. "At the Open Championship, players get a clip as credentials to get you into the locker room and everywhere else," Kim said last year on X.

"Mid 2000s, Tiger forgot his clip one day, and he was walking into the locker room when the security person stopped him asking for his credentials.

"Tiger looks around, sees a massive billboard with his name and face on it, points to it, says, ‘That’s my credentials,’ and walked into the locker room."

Reflecting on a less than stellar performance after missing the cut last year, Woods conceded: "It wasn't very good. I made a double there at two and I was just fighting it all day. I never really hit it close enough to hit birdies and I made a lot of bogeys.

"I would have liked to have played more but I just wanted to make sure I was able to play the major championships. I've got a lot of time off to get better physically, which has been the case all year."

Woods remained optimistic about his physical improvements despite not seeing results, stating: "I've gotten better even though my results haven't shown it, but physically I've gotten better, which is great.

"I need to keep progressing like that and eventually start playing more competitively and start getting into the competitive flow again."

It remains to be seen when Woods – who turns 50 in December – eventually returns to golf.