"It is always disappointing when the defending champion is not here," said Woods on Tuesday (local time) in Tulsa in the US state of Oklahoma. "Phil said a few things against which many of us have defended themselves against the tour and legacy of the tour," added Woods. The 51-year-old Mickelson had canceled his participation in the second major tournament of the year and thus extended his golf time. The Californian recently made the newly created LIV Golf Invitational Series advances financed from Saudi Arabia. He had criticized the PGA Tour for too little change and accused it, among other things, "disgusting greed". I believe in comparisons with historical personalities of the past. Tiger Woods "I understand different points of view, but I believe in a legacy. I believe in major tournaments. I believe in comparisons with historical personalities of the past," said Woods. "There is a lot of money outside. The tour grows. But as w...