Tiger’s got jokes.
On Thursday at Le Golf National, Tiger Woods took some time out of his Ryder Cup prep to have some fun with the man he took down in Sunday singles in the 1999 biennial matches.
That man is Andrew Coltart, who is now a Sky Sports analyst that was on the range to congratulate Woods for his recent Tour Championship victory. But back in 1999, Coltart was a 29-year-old rookie, making his first and only appearance in the Ryder Cup – for both the event and the week. As one of Mark James’ captain’s picks, Coltart did not play a single match until Sunday singles, where he faced some guy named Tiger Woods.
Coltart lost, 3 & 2, but didn’t take the loss particularly well. He later complained about a cameraman standing on his ball in the rough, and that the match as a whole was marred by the behavior of some of the American players.
Fast-forward 19 years, and it appears there’s no bad blood between the two.
In this video captured by Sky Sports, Woods is seen giving Coltart a gift to commemorate the match – a pair of belts with a special message.
