He wouldnt be having the operations if he wasnt interested in wanting to continue to play, Nicklaus said. He had the claret jug in his sights at Muirfield, but he finished second by one shot to Trevino, who chipped in on the 71st hole. Jack won his second major as a pro, the 1962 U.S. Open, at age 22, beating Arnold Palmer in a playoff. Tiger has held the outright 36-hole lead 33 times in his Tour career. Tigers reign was 14 years, not including his two lost seasons of 2010 and 2011. Jack Nicklaus, whose record of 18 majors is looking more safe with every passing day and every injury Woods sustains, prefaced his comments . Does Tiger Woods Need to Break Jack Nicklaus' Record of 18 Major Titles It basically means that whereas in Nicklaus' era the top few players in the world won a significant number of PGA Tour events, in Tiger Woods' era there is far more parity which can be. On the other hand, Nicklaus won 54 tournaments in his first 300 starts. Unless anyone has a time machine that can transport the likes of Nicklaus, Palmer, Player, Casper, and Watson into todays PGA Tour and the likes of Woods, Mickelson, Els, Goosen, and Singh into the PGA Tour of the '60s and '70s, that is one question that will never be answered. In 1972, the best year of Nicklaus career; a year that saw him win three out of the four majors, Nicklaus was ranked No. Became a Collin Fan Today Twitter Reacts to Collin Morikawas Heartwarming So hopefully this surgery will be the last of it. 15 for Tiger was . The exception is 1971, when the PGA Championship was played in February in Florida and was that years first major, not its fourth. Its a title thats become common in conversations about sports and gets thrown around far too casually in some regards these days. For me, that question is like if someone asked me what I like more, tacos or pizza. Championships monopolize the G.O.A.T. Woods was able to monetize his talent more in his era, topping the PGA Tours all-time earnings list at a whopping $120,895,206. His rivals were killers too Palmer got him at Cherry Hills, Trevino took him down four different times including on an 18-hole playoff at Merion and Tom Watson won three majors over Nicklaus, all in heartbreaking fashion. Nicklaus is 1-1 as a U.S. captain in the Ryder Cup and 2-1-1 leading the Americans in the Presidents Cup. Even if you think Tiger will win more majors (and I do), getting five and topping Nicklaus is nearly unfathomable. This ones mind-blowing: Jack finished inside the top 10 in 31 of 33 majors from 1970-78. Is Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus the GOAT in Golf? - Sportscasting My short games great. 2, Casper No. What if Tiger Woods suddenly announced his retirement from golf after the Masters and never played again. Nicklaus made just $5,734,031, placing him 338th. But. In 1999, the start of the "Tiger Slam," Tiger Woods was ranked No. 3, Palmer No. Well, because it is! Andrew Redington/Getty Images). Clearly Tiger Woods has more competition on a whole to worry about, but Nicklaus appears to have had more direct competition. Nobody had seen players like them. Tiger has excelled in an individual sport during a time when everything he did was examined, celebrated, and critiqued at levels that Nicklaus never even came close to having to deal with. Jack broke another Hogan scoring record at the 1967 U.S. Open in winning by four shots over Palmer. But man, tacos are freakin good, too.
