London Daily Telegraph: The Open: World No. 1 Tiger Woods texts Mark O'Meara to provide support and motivation

The text message was there in the morning. If Tiger Woods could not be at Royal Birkdale, at least his words were, directed at longtime pal and 1998 Open champion Mark O'Meara.

"He told me to go out and kick some butt," O'Meara said, then laughed in reflection. "I didn't kick any butt. I was just getting my butt kicked."