He won 5 tournaments last year, it ain’t over. The era of Tiger’s dominance is over, but if he manages to recover effectively from his back surgery he’ll still be competing and relevant for another 4 or 5 years. Yeah he won’t beat Jack’s record, but I’m betting he still has 1 major in him.
Nicklaus won his last major when he was 46. Woods is no Nicklaus, but there is always a chance to win.
Gawd, I hope so. Twenty years of jerk saturation is more than enough
Some golf analyst, about 25 years ago, predicted that Tiger would burn out early.
Perhaps he had PTSD caused by Elin beating upside the head and holding golf clubs cause flashbacks.
Chamblee is known Tiger hater and never misses chance to proclaim his golf career is over. Will Tiger ever get another major is anyone’s guess and the odds are not in his favor, but to declare his career is at an end is a bit much.
So, he's got a little over 6 years to go.
Woods will win more majors. Whether he breaks Jack's record is another matter, but it is far too early to write Tiger off. He is a proven winner. Hell, he won more tournaments last year than anyone else.
The biggest obstacle to his future success is injury. He might do well to smooth his swing-speed down some. His all-out swing has both injury potential and caused much of his driving inaccuracy.
Knee surgery was it? Or cheating on his (then?) wife?
The Tiger is not the Bear.
Golfers have won Majors in their late 40s. The oldest is Julius Boros at 48. So Tiger has another 10 years and 40 majors to go. Hard to believe he will not win a few more. Jack won I believe 4 majors when he at or past age 38 years. Also, Jack only one 1 major for a four year period from 79-79 until he won 2 in 1980. The main issue is seems Tiger’s body has taken a beating with multiple surgeries. From what I understands Tiger had a swing with a lot of torque and put pressure on his legs and back.
aawww,,, nothing worse than a bi-racial has-been golfer,,,,
except maybe another entertainer...
F U T W
But there are driver yips, too. And Tiger has the yips with the driver. He doesn’t look comfortable with the club in his hand.
Compared to other pros, Tiger was never good with the driver, except when he was younger he did have a distance advantage. Now everybody has caught up to him.
“Some people say, there’s a woman to blame. But I know. . .”
Agreed. He is just not the same player and everyone else is better. I just don’t see him really even competing for another Major. He was luck to make the cut at The Open.
I think it officially ended when he got a golf club wrapped around his head by a woman.
So, the guy played one tourney a month ago after major surgery and months off. Then, he heads to arguably on the of the two toughest tourney courses each year (the US Open and British both traditionally offer the most challenge to golfers), and he didn’t do well. I don’t think that has any bearing on what he does over the next 5 or so years.
He may or may not win a bunch more majors, but that analysis is rather silly. It’s like critiquing Peyton Manning on his arm after first game back following the neck surgeries. His arm wasn’t nearly at it’s best and it it took him until last season to really be at peak performance.
Six years? Obama stole his mojo.
He is still young in golfing terms. Many golfers experience a resurgence in their 40s. Fred Couples almost won the Masters a couple of times recently in his 50s. Tom Watson, in 2009 at age 60, blew a lead down the stretch and lost in a playoff at the British Open. This writer might prove to be correct, but he should no way discount the possibility that Tiger could get back into the zone and make another run at the majors or dominate a season. He is only 38.