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

In one of his first public appearances since surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles, Tiger Woods was on site at the U.S. Junior watching son Charlie.

A grand total of $17 million is up for grabs in this year's British Open, along with the claret jug and a gold medal. The 13th highest purse of the tour so far will see the winner grab $3.1 million. Here is the payout for the top 10:

A look at the largest margins of victory in Open Championship history, including Old Tom Morris' 13-shot win in 1862.

Rory McIlroy Aiming to Join Tiger Woods in Historic Record at Open Championship originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Rory McIlroy arrived at Royal Portrush buoyed by his victory at Augusta this April, hoping to exorcise the demons of his dramatic 2019 collapse here.

Tiger Woods is absent from The Open this week after suffering an Achilles rupture in March, but was backed by the crowd to defy Colin Montgomerie's claims that he should retire

While Tiger Woods won't be in action at The Open this week, the golf icon has quite the reputation at the last major of the season.