Tiger's 15th major reopens debate over greatest ever

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Making par at the 12th when the other guys got wet. That was the turning point.

Yep...was watching with my BIL and he was saying if he can stick one close now and make birdie. I said no way...he’ll aim right at those back 2 bunkers in the middle of the green and let them make the mistakes.
 

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Woods ain’t winning tomorrow. He’ll finish close and the media darlings will keep the Tiger train running till the next Major.

Say that again.........
 

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All the younger pros who said they wanted to duel Tiger in a major might want to remember one should be careful what you wish for.

Second at the PGA last year, winning the Masters this year.

This doesn’t feel like a final bow the way Nicklaus’s 86 win did.
 

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I picture you and SQ sitting around your Tampa apartment asking each other, what can we say to really zing him? That fell quite short.

EDIT: UNNECESSARY PERSONAL ATTACK

Double edit: Yeah, as if you’re so protective whenever people make personal attacks at me or my wife on a daily f*cking basis. :jerkit:
 
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He coulda been the greatest ever except for the 11 year hiatus he took not winning any of the 4 majors and not winning any tournament at all since 2013. You just can't put him above Jack Nicklaus (18 majors to Woods' 15). Woods now has 81 total tour wins, which is 2nd only to Sam Snead's 82. Nicklaus has 73. Woods definitely has to be in the discussion for GOAT and if it hadn't been for his personal and physical problems over the last 10-12 years, there is now doubt he would have had over 20 majors and probably over 90 total tour wins. But it didn't happen and unless he can keep it going and win a few more titles over the next 2-3 years, his time will have passed, as he's 43.
 

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One of the most enjoyable golf tourneys in a long time. Just epic.
 

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So greatness is defined by jacking a tiny ball with a little stick into a four inch hole you can’t see with the naked eye, eh?

Sheeeeittt...done that pert near every night for decades...I Yam GOAT!
 

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I'm not and never have been a big Tiger fan, but I must admit it's quite remarkable how he has been able to overcome serious back problems (for how much longer is anybody's guess), work his way back as a contender, and top a strong leaderboard to win a fifth green jacket. I grew up watching Jack Nicklaus and hate the thought that Tiger could conceivably tie or eclipse his Masters and majors records. It's hard for an old guy like me to let go of my heroes I guess.

But I've got to hand it to Tiger, it would have been easy for him to sit back and enjoy the good life. Yet he worked to get himself back in the conversation of the sport he ruled for a while. Even though I'm not crazy about the part of his private life that was exposed, I have to applaude his return. His mother, children, and girlfriend were a warming touch as he exited 18 green, though the gf's getup was eerily similar to the one Jodie Foster wore as her character "Iris" in Taxi Driver. Still, he hugged her last and least, so maybe his priorities have improved.

Anyway, I hope this young bunch that is on top today will embrace the opportunity to compete with him and not wilt in his presence like many did when he was in his prime (though today was reminiscent to an extent). The game needs more of these kind of rivalries IMHO instead of the photo plays of the players tubing or getting massages together.
 
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