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Tiger excited to be back at special St Andrews

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Tiger Woods of the U.S. watches his shot on the fifth tee during a practice round ahead of the British …

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Tiger Woods' love affair with St Andrews goes back 20 years and the former world number one cannot wait for romance to blossom again at the 144th British Open that starts on Thursday.

The 39-year-old American made his first appearance in golf's oldest major in the 1995 edition held at the Old Course and went on to win the prized Claret Jug when the championship returned to the iconic links in 2000 and 2005.