Tiger Woods said a spectator reportedly shouting "Free Palestine" as he teed off at the final hole of the British Open had come "too close to affecting the game of play"
The 14-time major winner conceded he was annoyed by the incident as he finished joint sixth at Carnoustie.
Woods later confronted the spectator who shouted as he was mid-swing, with his drive still ending up on the fairway.
“I flinched, but I’ve had things like that happen a lot in my career with people who just tried to time it," he told reporters.
"Unfortunately, that’s part of what we have to deal with in today’s game. People are trying to yell out things to try to be on TV or be in social media or whatever it may be.
“But that was too close to affecting the game of play.”
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Despite the incident, Woods was pleased overall with a return to form that he believed allowed his two children to get to see what all the fuss was about.
Woods held the outright lead at Carnoustie heading into his back nine as he looked to win a major for the first time since 2008, but dropped three shots in two holes and he never regained the momentum.
He finished three shots behind champion Francesco Molinari.
Daughter Sam, aged 11, and son Charlie, nine, were too young to see their dad in his pomp but they greeted him with a hug behind the 18th green.
"I told them I tried, and I said 'hopefully you're proud of your pops for trying as hard as I did'," he said. "It's pretty emotional because they gave me some pretty significant hugs and squeezes there.
"I know that they know how much this championship means to me and how much it feels good to be back playing again.
"To me, it's just so special to have them aware because I've won a lot of golf tournaments in my career, but they don't remember any of them.
"The only thing they've seen is my struggles and the pain I was going through. Now they just want to go play soccer with me so that's just such a great feeling."
The 42 year old said he had enjoyed being in contention again at the front as he put loss of form and injuries behind him.
"It was a blast," he said. "I was saying earlier that I need to try and keep it in perspective because, at the beginning of the year, if they'd have said you're playing the Open Championship I would have said I'd be very lucky to do that."
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The BIO:
He became the first Emirati to climb Mount Everest in 2011, from the south section in Nepal
He ascended Mount Everest the next year from the more treacherous north Tibetan side
By 2015, he had completed the Explorers Grand Slam
Last year, he conquered K2, the world’s second-highest mountain located on the Pakistan-Chinese border
He carries dried camel meat, dried dates and a wheat mixture for the final summit push
His new goal is to climb 14 peaks that are more than 8,000 metres above sea level
MATCH DETAILS
Chelsea 4
Jorginho (4 pen, 71 pen), Azpilicueta (63), James (74)
Ajax 4
Abraham (2 og), Promes (20). Kepa (35 og), van de Beek (55)
Living in...
This article is part of a guide on where to live in the UAE. Our reporters will profile some of the country’s most desirable districts, provide an estimate of rental prices and introduce you to some of the residents who call each area home.
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AT4 Ultimate, as tested
Engine: 6.2-litre V8
Power: 420hp
Torque: 623Nm
Transmission: 10-speed automatic
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Key facilities
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- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
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- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
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Pot 1
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Libya's Gold
UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves.
The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.
Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.
