triple_bogey
Tour Rookie
But how do you really know, that Jack never spat on the course or swore? How many camera's/coverage was around in JN's era?
Do we want him back?
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But how do you really know, that Jack never spat on the course or swore? How many camera's/coverage was around in JN's era?
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
I lived through that era and that is a load of tosh.
Remember this is the guy Brian Barnes beat twice in one day in the RC.
Nicklaus had a very long career at the top, playing against Snead, Palmer, Thomson, Casper, Charles, De Vicenzo, Player, Trevino, Jacklin, Miller, Weiskoft, Romero, Watson, Ballesteros, Lyle, Faldo, Woosnam.
Name more than 17 golfers of that quality who have successfully battled against Tiger during his career.
triple_bogey
Tour Rookie
You can't.......because Tiger was that good that others never had a chance.
Didn't Jack regard the RC as just an exhibition show?
Didn't Jack regard the RC as just an exhibition show?
Foxholer
Blackballed
Was that the last day Barnes was sober playing golf?
Tiger in his pomp is great to watch. Not sure about his taste in women though - certainly not mine!
Nicklaus and Watson have been, and will always be, the greatest ambassadors for golf. Tiger will never come close in that regard, but has been responsible for the huge increase in interest, and money, in golf!
I don't believe he'll win The Masters though - but would be pleased to be wrong.
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
In case it was missed....
Out of interest who has won the most majors in the past 14yrs other than tiger? Has someone else won 4, 5 or 6 since Tiger came on the scene?
Out of interest who has won the most majors in the past 14yrs other than tiger? Has someone else won 4, 5 or 6 since Tiger came on the scene?
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Based on thats surely its not a question if he breaks Jacks record either? Cant have it both ways
Foxholer
Blackballed
Best of his era. But has 'his era' gone? Next year or 2 will tell.
Doesn't make him GOAT though!
And I'm a Tiger fan!
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Implying that Tiger has nobody to challenge him..?
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
4 each for els and mickelson
3 for Harrington, vijay and Stewart
2 for mcilroy, goosen and cabrera
That's about it r other multiple winners in the tiger "era"
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Beat me to it Imurg.
Shot in foot I believe.
Still waiting for the 17 better players. I even left out Dale Hayes, Jack Newton and Payne Stewart.
Or that he was simply too good. I remember us open in 2001. All this fuss of how low Rory went last year. But woods won it by like 15 shots and was the only one under par. Doesn't matter who's in the field when he's on that form.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Do you mean Rory or Tiger
Woods, Rory has a long way to go yet. He could as easily win 10 majors and 4. He's a streaky player at the moment so depends when his form lands.
WideEyedFox
Assistant Pro
Tiger is good for Golf, like Valentino Rossi for MotoGP. He does not have to be winning everything in sight, but he's enough of an icon, a crowd puller and merchandise shifter to be good for the sport overall.
Does he get too much media coverage over the other players? Sometimes he does, especially if the camera operators are American (Italian MotoGP has a lot of air time for its countrymen no matter where they're placed) - however it is players like him that draw crowds and sponsorship allowing the event to happen in the first place.
It's not enough to be number one in the world any more, you have to be marketable as well. If you are marketable you can spend years in the dark with less-than-great results but you'll still hold a good pay cheque if you draw the crowds. This will only last so long however, and Tiger has been lucky enough to have some spikes in his career with more than enough wins to keep the media and sponsorship happy.
As for his career records, love or hate the guy he's played some fantastic golf against a myriad of opponents across a number of years. To play at that level for that amount of time needs a character not everyone will warm to. Golf is his job, for most of us it's our hobby.
I'm happy to watch him, yes.
Does he get too much media coverage over the other players? Sometimes he does, especially if the camera operators are American (Italian MotoGP has a lot of air time for its countrymen no matter where they're placed) - however it is players like him that draw crowds and sponsorship allowing the event to happen in the first place.
It's not enough to be number one in the world any more, you have to be marketable as well. If you are marketable you can spend years in the dark with less-than-great results but you'll still hold a good pay cheque if you draw the crowds. This will only last so long however, and Tiger has been lucky enough to have some spikes in his career with more than enough wins to keep the media and sponsorship happy.
As for his career records, love or hate the guy he's played some fantastic golf against a myriad of opponents across a number of years. To play at that level for that amount of time needs a character not everyone will warm to. Golf is his job, for most of us it's our hobby.
I'm happy to watch him, yes.
Fader
Tour Winner
I'm more than happy for him to be back and looking forward to tonight's final round coverage 2 of my favourite golfers in the last group will be exciting as fowler will as always go for everything and Woods will do what needs to be done and I've no doubt return to world no1 today.
triple_bogey
Tour Rookie
Red or Orange?
After 54, Tiger Woods is 75th in driving accuracy, 64th in ball-striking and 1st in strokes-gained putting. Drive for show, putt for dough 
Slime
Tour Winner
Woods won't, because he can't.
He's courted too much controversy both on and off the course for that to ever happen.
I read somewhere that Woods is the most fined man in golf and it's generally for spitting & swearing.
I know his golf can be sublime, but, I've just never warmed to the guy and I find the coverage he gets on telly is way over the top, it's almost sickening. I also realise that that isn't his fault.
Slime.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
I think history will show that Woods will have done the sport no favours.
triple_bogey
Tour Rookie
Ignorant statement...........
