| Wicklow People | Summer 2002 | Staff reporter |
Meanwhile, in Brittas Bay, Ireland, Woods prepared for the British Open by shooting a course-record 5-under-par 67 at the European Club on the east coast of Ireland.
Woods played the 7,300-yard links course Friday amid tight security with Duval, Mark O'Meara and Scott McCarron.
The Masters and U.S. Open champion called the course the perfect preparation for the British Open next week at Muirfield in Scotland.
"This is great. This links is tough and demanding and just what I needed right now," Woods said.
Woods' round included an eagle at No. 3, a cut 3-iron from behind a bush to the center of the green at the 470-yard 7th; and a long 2-iron shot to set up another birdie at No. 10.
Woods hit driver twice and was just short of the 596-yard, No. 13, where he made an easy par.
At the 420-yard No. 17, where an elevated tee gives a view of the entire course and the Irish Sea, Woods hit his drive into deep rough. Wood hit a 9-iron on his second shot and nearly hit the pin, drawing gasps from a small gallery.
After the round, course owner Pat Ruddy conferred honorary life membership on the foursome.
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