Posted on 09/21/2015 6:43:52 PM PDT by jazusamo
Not much doubt remained that Jack Nicklaus would retain his record for victories in major golf tournaments.
But any lingering thoughts of Tiger Woods possibly supplanting him were snuffed for good last week.
What once seemed inevitable has transitioned to impossible.
Stuck at 14 major victories since capturing the 2008 U.S. Open, Woods will not win five more majors. Woods will not win four more majors to tie Nicklaus mark of 18.
He would do well to win another tournament, period, something he last accomplished at the 2013 Bridgestone Invitational. He has teed off in 23 PGA tournaments since then and missed the cut in seven of them.
With his 40th birthday arriving in December, Woods will miss reaching the first tee for several months. He announced Friday that he had back surgery on Sept. 16, breaking the news on his website, sounding like the same ol Tiger, vowing to defy age, injury and the Tours pride of young lions.
This is certainly disappointing, but Im a fighter, he said, according to the website. Ive been told I can make a full recovery and I have no doubt that I will.
Hell come back because hes a compulsive competitor who has been obsessed with overtaking Nicklaus forever, but the landscape and his body are headed in opposite directions.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Not only that, but he has lost his ability to focus since his father died.
This year Jordan Spieth and now Jason Day have played sublime golf, for the ages. It is difficult to see either of them (or Rory McIlroy or Dustin Johnson or Rickie Fowler) backing off.
If Tiger is mentally and physically healthy, he can do it.
He hasn’t been either for a while.
Wish him all the best and we will see if he can overcome.
Jason Day is on a roll, and doesn’t have the moral issues.
I couldn’t agree more, they’re all great golfers and when Day or Spieth is on their game they can’t be beat.
I am not accusing Woods of doing roids, but what will happen if it were ever proven he did as one golfer alleges?
Note, Woods has never sued this guy who made the claim.
Shoot most Golfers play into their 60's on the Senior Tour.
I agree, he went off the rail since his death.
Woods did ‘roids’ as sure as monkeys climb trees. It’s a pretty well known secret among golf insiders.
Not only that, but he has lost his ability to focus since his father died.
i think his focus shifted to another part of his body.
You think that Jack Nicklaus had him whacked in the legs.... : )
Good.
Now would be a good time for him to retire before he becomes an even more pathetic shadow of himself on the course.
BUMP.
He was too focused on blondes that weren’t his wife...
Ever since he concocted that phony story about being harassed in kindergarten because of his race—a story that was refuted by his teacher—I have been rooting for Eldrick Woods to lose (no, I won’t call him by his silly nickname).
Woods still has a shot at Jack’s record. In ten years Tiger can join the Seniors Tour. Jack holds the record with eight Senior majors. Hehehe.
His body has broken down which is probably do to Steroids
Shoot most Golfers play into their 60’s on the Senior Tour.
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I remember seeing Woods collapse from back pain when he was 18 years old. I never thought he would be a contender because of it. I can’t say he never did PEDs (he’s demonstrated that he’s a cheater on and off the course), but he’s always been prone to injury. Golf is hard on the body at the level they play and considering how often they play.
Drugs could have helped him recover from injury, but I don’t think they could have made him play better. He’s always been a mediocre driver compared to his peers, but one of the best iron players. His recovery shots and short game were also among the best.
And I think this linked article shines light on one of the worst things he’s ever done:
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