There are courses the long bombers stay away from, but many of the majors favor the longer hitters. I remember an interview when Tiger said there were only about 10 players that had a chance at winning that major. Tiger did a majority of his scoring on the par 5's. He was hitting mid irons into a lot of par 5s if he drove into the fairway. Even if he got into the thick ruff, he was able to hack it out and get somewhere near the green for an eagle chip. It was a strategy that won him many tournaments, but likely shortened his career.
Tiger did a majority of his scoring on the par 5’s.
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Well, that’s true of all the pros, and good amateurs, however, compared to other pros, Tiger performed average on the par 5’s. But he was frequently near the top in par 3 scoring and pretty good on the par 4’s. He was phenomenal with irons and hitting recovery shots with the irons. Maybe the best ever. He was also unbelievably good with short putts. I think he had a streak of over 1000 putts of 3 feet or less without a miss. Under tournament conditions and mostly slick greens, that’s unreal. His driving was never much better than average compared to other pros. I’d never seen a pro of his caliber hit so many pop ups. He had that big dip on the downswing that caused him so many problems, and that dip was the result of him trying to kill the ball. The dip may also be the primary cause of his back problems.
The only time he had any kind of advantage with the driver was when he was still playing with a steel shafted shorter driver and he was young and in good health. Younger pros coming up in the Tiger era focused on physical fitness, and swings that maximized distance with more forgiving equipment. Eventually, Tiger lost what little advantage he had with the driver.