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Would Tiger Woods have beaten Nicklaus in majors if he had continued with Butch Harmon?

Posted on 3/3/22 at 9:57 pm
Posted by 308
the backwoods of Mississippi
Member since Sep 2020
2637 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 9:57 pm
I think so.
Posted by Deplorableinohio
Member since Dec 2018
6528 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 9:59 pm to
No.
Posted by JohnnyRebel
Colorado
Member since Sep 2014
7860 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:00 pm to
Tiger would be (and has an argument) the best golfer of all time, if it weren’t for his mental issues, that he blames on his back.
Posted by nastytaco4
Member since Oct 2016
256 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:00 pm to
Oh Gawd…
Posted by Caraway Rye
Member since Oct 2021
5108 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:02 pm to
Some people just aren't cut out to be the best

Like Tiger.

Equally not the best as me
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
213633 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:04 pm to
He may have if it weren’t for that thanksgiving night. However when he shows me 19 2nd places finishes in majors then we can put them in the same conversation.
Posted by redfish99
B.R.
Member since Aug 2007
17712 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:13 pm to
His swing was always going to break his body down. Many said during his career the tourque on his back and knees would eventually lead to exactly what it lead to. So imo. No.
Posted by hehateme2285
Katy, TX
Member since Dec 2007
5247 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:15 pm to
No, that swing ended up wrecking his knee.

He won more and was a better iron player under Haney
This post was edited on 3/3/22 at 10:18 pm
Posted by GeauxHouston
Midland, Texas
Member since Nov 2013
4846 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:17 pm to
quote:

Some people just aren't cut out to be the best


Tiger Woods is the undisputed GOAT. There’s really nothing to argue at this point.
Posted by Cajunhawk81
Member since Jan 2021
2511 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:23 pm to
Disaster waiting to happen. Butterfly effect. If he doesn’t smash trash bag whores on ambien, he gets in a wreck ruining his career. He was destined to blow it
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
37817 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:29 pm to
quote:

if it weren’t for his mental issues, that he blames on his back.


Wat
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
37817 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:33 pm to
quote:

He may have if it weren’t for that thanksgiving night. However when he shows me 19 2nd places finishes in majors then we can put them in the same conversation.


23%. That’s Tiger’s career win percentage, which includes all the years he tried to play thru injuries. He’s the most dominant player ever.
Posted by Macavity92
Member since Dec 2004
6038 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:37 pm to
quote:

Tiger Woods is the undisputed GOAT. There’s really nothing to argue at this point.


Really. Nicklaus 18 major wins, Tiger 15. 2nd place finishes in majors, Nicklaus 19, Tiger 6. I would say that’s a pretty damn good argument.
Posted by TheOfficial
Member since Feb 2005
1385 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:38 pm to
quote:

His swing was always going to break his body down


That and when they started PED testing, the injuries began to pile up.

96-2007 one minor surgery (drain a knee)

2008- PGA begins PED testing.

2008- current, multiple procedures/withdrawals/time away every season.

IMHO, I agree with you. It was the swing that was the ultimate force that broke him down. But….. a coincidence that makes me scratch my head.

Posted by barbapapa
Member since Mar 2018
3699 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:48 pm to
Tiger stans are weird
Posted by JohnnyRebel
Colorado
Member since Sep 2014
7860 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:21 pm to
What don’t you get. His mental issues caused him a divorce, a down spiral in his golf career and car accidents that hurt his back. Dude lost his mind too many times in his careeer.
Posted by Cocotheape
Member since Aug 2015
4242 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:30 pm to
Tiger is the best golfer ever. Nicklaus can add another second place to his resume.
Posted by jmcwhrter
Member since Nov 2012
7193 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:30 pm to
He wrecked his knees because he has daddy issues and thinks he should jog on the sidewalk in combat boots so he can play Navy Seal

I think he breaks the record if he started 2 or 3 years earlier. Once the clubs and balls evolved to the point where he couldn't just bomb it past 90% of the field, he had trouble beating guys that can hit fairways and short irons

He's still the most exciting golfer ever
This post was edited on 3/3/22 at 11:32 pm
Posted by JohnnyRebel
Colorado
Member since Sep 2014
7860 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:37 pm to
He’s my favorite golfer of all time. But he fricked up his own career, and potential, and he’s got some issues. Sorry for my original take, but I stand by it. If he was in a good place mentally, he would’ve been more successful, and it wouldn’t be debatable who the greatest golfer of all time is.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
25849 posts
Posted on 3/4/22 at 1:23 am to
Yes. It also would have helped if he wasn't a pill-popping man whore who wrecked his vehicle into a tree and got beat in the head with a 9 iron by his wife.
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