 Woods has won the last six PGA Tour events he has played |
Tiger Woods has said he will miss the Open at Carnoustie if it clashes with the birth of his first child. The Open takes place from 19-22 July, the same month as his Swedish wife Elin is due to give birth.
"If it happens, it happens. If it crosses over, it crosses over," said the world number one.
"That's the most important thing, not another golf tournament. If she's going to have it during the week of the Open, I just don't go."
Woods, who won last year's Open at Hoylake, also knows the arrival of his first child will change the way he prepares for tournaments.
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"Our priorities do change," he said. "You're bringing a new life into this world and it's 100% dependent on you for survival.
"It'll be interesting to figure out my tournament schedule, preparations and commitments that I have to my sponsors, to try and balance all that with adding a new family member.
"Usually with golf you're just preparing for the here and now and then all of a sudden you look a little bit further out in the future."
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