When Tiger Woods last took on the Open at St Andrews with a rebuilt swing | Ewan Murray

In 2005, Woods arrived in Fife as the Masters champion, but below Vijay Singh in the rankings, having split with his longstanding coach to ‘own’ his swing …

When pressed on the reason for an unwavering belief that he can retrieve his career from such a low competitive ebb, Tiger Woods has a stock answer. “I have done this before.”