Tiger 12--Nicklaus 18

bill reed · #16 (**permalink**) 02-01-2007, 04:50 PM

hi
i do think tiger will beat jack's record as mizonoman said the players tiger are playing againt are not winning week after week and unlike in jacks time trevino, watson, player, were winning ever other week so i think its hard to compare the two as so many things were diffrent.
bill

jambalaya · #17 (**permalink**) 02-01-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mizunoman

They say he will achieve 19 majors at the 2012 Open or somesuch if he keeps his strike rate up. 12 majors in 10 years is 1.2 a year and he needs 7 more which is about 5 years worth. Mickelson has kind of ground to a halt again, Els is finished, I think, as far as majors are concerned as is Singh, who will probably have another 3 years realistically. Lets not forget Tiger is a good bit younger that almost anyone else who has a Major above the fire, (apart from Ben Curtis and Geoff Ogilvy, I think, cant remember if Micheel is younger than Tiger) and those guys only have 1 each.

I think he will do it, records were meant to be broken after all.

I do like how when people talk about Mr Nicklaus' Major haul they only started including his 2 US amateurs when Tiger appeared and it seemed he was going to have a realistic tilt at the record. Mr Nicklaus himself started doing it too, strangely poor form for him.....

But think on this.......

TIGERS GOOD, BUT HE AINT SEVE...........

D.

I am pretty sure Tiger has two or maybe three US Amateurs so Nicklaus gains no advantage by it. At this point I would put Tiger's rate at higher than 1.2 a year because he is playing so well. I don't seem him tweaking his swing much for a while like he was doing in the recent past so his results are going to be more consistent.

LowPost42 · #18 (**permalink**) 02-02-2007, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jambalaya

I am pretty sure Tiger has two or maybe three US Amateurs so Nicklaus gains no advantage by it. At this point I would put Tiger's rate at higher than 1.2 a year because he is playing so well. I don't seem him tweaking his swing much for a while like he was doing in the recent past so his results are going to be more consistent.

IIRC Tiger has 3 US Amateurs.

colin28269 · #19 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 02:49 PM

I think he will just s****e over the line. Players nowadays, as we all know, play for the trophy, not the money, but I bet they are chuffed if they come 2nd to the winner but beat Tiger, so in that i think he has more competition than the others which is a testiment to his dedication to the sport as when it was close for the #1 spot he knew he would have to go change what he was doing and changed his swing.
It all make for great viewing though as I am sure we all agree.

Wildbore · #20 (**permalink**) 02-10-2007, 07:11 PM

It will be a challenge for Tiger to pass Jack's 18 majors. I think he will have a few more slump years to come, plus he might miss some majors if he continuously is having children. Tiger Woods has yet to have an injury, and that is a realistic possibility. If the young guns come into form, we may have more competition for Tiger as well. Alot of variables must be overcome for Tiger to accomplish this.

Its safe to say it will be a long time before anyone can suggest with confidence that Tiger will beat Jack's recrod.

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