The Golf Blog: Why Tiger Woods is right — Tiger “absolutely” will beat Jack Nicklaus’s record 18 majors
The Golf Blog says: Last week at the Barclay’s, Tiger Woods answered whether he still believes he will beat Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 major championships with a definitive: “Absolutely.” Tiger, who will turn 35 in December, explained: “I look at it this way. Hogan won all nine of his [majors] at my age and older. I think for every kid out there, the goal is to get there. That is the benchmark in our sport, and that’s still my goal.”
Of course, Jack Nicklaus stirred the pot earlier this year when he said Tiger will have a “tougher road” if he failed to win a major this year, given that 3 of the major courses (Augusta, Pebble Beach, and St. Andrews) were places where Tiger dominated in the past. And Johnny Miller in his book doubted that Tiger would ever catch Jack–Johnny correctly predicted some off-course issues could derail Tiger! We all know that Tiger went 0-fer at the majors this year, making it 2 and a half years without a major–the longest drought in Tiger’s illustrious career.
So, dear Readers, who’s side are you on–Tiger’s or Jack’s? Will Tiger catch Jack, or will Jack reign supreme?
OUR TAKE: Well, we’ve crunched the numbers and we’re on Tiger’s side. Barring an injury or a David Duval disappearing act, Tiger Woods will beat Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 majors, guaranteed. Stay tuned for our analysis…
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