Tiger Woods, who will compete in Mexico for the first time at this week’s World Golf Championships event, said on Wednesday he was not fretting about the new surroundings or losing sleep over the challenges of playing at a high altitude, reports Reuters.
Woods, a seven-times winner of the event at six different venues before it was moved to Mexico City in 2017 and renamed the WGC-Mexico Championship, said being in a solid field is all he needs to get fired up.
“I take a lot of pride in playing well in the biggest events, so that being the majors, the Players (Championship), and the World Golf Championships,” Woods told news conference. “My record has been pretty good in those events.
“So just because this event has been in different places, it’s still against the best players in the world and I’ve always enjoyed competing against them and trying to beat them and win an event.” Read more