Tiger Woods was in the surprising position of being denied entry into The Open Championship by a security guard who was seemingly unaware of who the golf great was

Tiger Woods will not be featuring at this year’s Open Championship as the legendary golfer continues his recovery from an Achilles injury he sustained in March.

Woods' career matches or even surpasses most golfers in history. He has 82 PGA Tour wins in his 29-year career. He began in 1996 and won his first major, the Masters, in 1997 at the age of 21. He became the youngest ever to win a major and three years later became the youngest to complete a grand slam, winning all four major tournaments.