Will Tiger now beat Jack's record?

WOULD THE RYDER CUP HELP TW's GAME

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Go on then,....tell me who is?
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For me, McIlroy.
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Can he be the best tho Chris if he cant or wont change his game for the open ?? not saying he should win it but he should be there r there abouts in contention ? i think he will be the best eventualy but right now id say donald deserves it ,, most consistant anyhow ..
 
why should he have to change his game, maybe the "open" isn't on his agenda. Dont think it's on Westwoods either..
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Westwood's a knob.
He'll go down in history as the second fattest British player never to win a major
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Have you never won a major Smiffy :)
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Sorry.
Should have said "the second most obese British professional golfer".

I'm a professional Jodrell
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why should he have to change his game, maybe the "open" isn't on his agenda. Dont think it's on Westwoods either..
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Westwood's a knob.
He'll go down in history as the second fattest British player never to win a major
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Have you never won a major Smiffy :)
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Sorry.
Should have said "the second most obese British professional golfer".

I'm a professional Jodrell
:o :o :o
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You surprise me more and more every day Smiffy :)
 
If Tiger beats Jack's record I shall acquire a hat and then eat it.

Tiger's aura of awesomeness has gone - replaced by a prematurely shagged-out body (in more ways than one) and more than a smidgen of self-doubt.

He can no longer see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.
 
dangling a carrot at the end of a tunnel could get you killed,and as nothing to do with Tigers greatness..when Jack
ruled the world,there was just no competition around then.
hope its a pork pie hat you buy,
 
Tiger's gone.

I doubt he'll ever win again. His body is breaking down and without that athleticism his swing breaks down even quicker.

He'll retire before the end of 2014.
 
Tiger Woods is definitely still the best golfer in the world, but he's just nowhere near the best in terms of form. His best is still better than anyone elses best though, and in fact his worst is still as good as most players best (consider that even though he is in the worst form of his life, in the last two seasons he has still made 17 cuts in 20 events with 10 Top 25 finishes, made a run at two Masters and lost in a playoff to Graham McDowell at the Chevron... Two seasons that most tour players would be proud of!!)

The reason why these are not good results isn't because making 17/20 cuts is bad, its because 17/20 is bad for the best player in the world!! Look at current world number 1 Luke Donald as an example, probably the most in form golfer in the world for the past two years, but even he has only made 28/34 cuts, which is a smaller percentage than Tiger!!

I'm not saying he will break Jack's record necessarily (though I voted yes, to me it depends 100% on if his body holds up...) but to write him off completely is just stupid in my opinion. Even if his current poor form continues, if he can play for 8-10 more season he will have a long shot at catching it, and if he gets back to anywhere near his best, he will have a great chance to beat it.
 
Since when has being the best player in the world been a requirement to win a major. At teh moment it's rather the opposite.

Get reasonably fit and he'll will bring a couple more i'm sure. If Darren can win at 40 something, o'meara 2 in one seasno aged 41, and a few others , then why not the guy who was a legend not so long ago.

As long as he can walk and hit, he's got circa 40 more reasonable opportunities. 1 in every 10 is not that bad an odds.
 
dangling a carrot at the end of a tunnel could get you killed,and as nothing to do with Tigers greatness..when Jack
ruled the world,there was just no competition around then.
hope its a pork pie hat you buy,
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On the contrary I think there were more players capable of competing with Jack, Arnold Palmer (7 majors)when he first hit the scene, Gary Player (9)throughout his career, Tom Watson (8) towards the end. To say there was no competition is just plain wrong these 3 players alone winning 24 majors between them is for me a fair amount of competition for someone who won 18 and came 2nd in 19 (Tiger was only runner up 6 times to date).

I read a lot on here about Tiger Bashing and for me he is the 2nd greatest golfer of all time but to cast doubt on the amount of competition Jack had is frankly insulting to the man himself and the great players he competed against. Try naming the greats Tiger has had to beat any of them with more than 3 majors - I can only think of one?
 
Tiger Woods is definitely still the best golfer in the world, but he's just nowhere near the best in terms of form. His best is still better than anyone elses best though, and in fact his worst is still as good as most players best (consider that even though he is in the worst form of his life, in the last two seasons he has still made 17 cuts in 20 events with 10 Top 25 finishes, made a run at two Masters and lost in a playoff to Graham McDowell at the Chevron... Two seasons that most tour players would be proud of!!)

The reason why these are not good results isn't because making 17/20 cuts is bad, its because 17/20 is bad for the best player in the world!! Look at current world number 1 Luke Donald as an example, probably the most in form golfer in the world for the past two years, but even he has only made 28/34 cuts, which is a smaller percentage than Tiger!!

I'm not saying he will break Jack's record necessarily (though I voted yes, to me it depends 100% on if his body holds up...) but to write him off completely is just stupid in my opinion. Even if his current poor form continues, if he can play for 8-10 more season he will have a long shot at catching it, and if he gets back to anywhere near his best, he will have a great chance to beat it.
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So, in short, what you are saying is Tigers' 17/20 (85% cuts made) is better than Lukes 28/34 (82% cuts made). Statistically, yes Tigers' figures are ever so slightly better (3%) but this doesn't tell the whole story.

Factor into the above that Luke has played an additional 14 tournaments (34 compared to Tigers 20) and of the 14 extra tournaments only missed 3 more cuts.

I'm sorry but based on this, I would argue that Donald's "cuts made" figures are better.
 
Tigers problem isn't physical,its mental.His head has gone,and the intimidation factor has gone as well.
Watch Tigers reaction to a bad shot in his heyday,then watch his reaction more recently.
 
Tiger Woods is definitely still the best golfer in the world,
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On what basis?
He's not won in 2 years. Surely the best at least win something..
He's in danger of falling out of the top 50 in the World Rankings.


How does that constitute the Best Golfer in the World tag?

If you're going to use statistics there are 35 better players in the World.
 
How on earth you can say Jack is the best golfer in the world,after coming second in 19 majors is beyond me.tiger
could'nt have lived with himself with a record like that,but
I must admit those statistics ARE impressive..
 
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