Tiger Woods' brilliant response to security guard who asked for his credentials

Golfing legend Tiger Woods once left security at The Open completely embarrassed after they denied him entry at Royal Troon .

The four-time winner of the claret jug has since faced more challenging times and is not in contention to win it this year after failing to make the cut. Woods delivered a six-over-par round on day two , ending with a total of 14-over-par, eight shots above the cut line.

The Open has not been favourable to Woods in recent years , having been cut in four of his last five appearances at the major since 2015, although he did tie for sixth place in 2018.

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This is a stark contrast to the 48-year-old's golden years. Between 1998 and 2006, Woods won The Open four times and only missed out on the top 10 twice.

However, that didn't stop the 15-time major winner from having a surprising encounter with a security guard during the height of his fame.

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PGA golfer Michael Kim recounted the incident on X earlier this week, just days before The Open at Royal Troon kicked off. "At the Open Championship, players get a clip as credentials to get you into the locker room and everywhere else," Kim explained.

"Mid 2000s, Tiger forgot his clip one day, and he was walking into the locker room when the security person stopped him asking for his credentials. Tiger looks around, sees a massive billboard with his name and face on it, points to it, says, 'That's my credentials' and walked into the locker room."