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TIGERRRRRRRRRR !!!

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sun, Jul 21 2013 5:08 PM

  2DAMFLASHY:

  enjoy'd the turny and this thread all weekend ..

  Next up-PGA at Oak Hill.  :-)

• jumpmybones 205 Posts

  Sun, Jul 21 2013 5:40 PM

  Tiger  is a  joke  !

• 8802 4,326 Posts

  Sun, Jul 21 2013 7:17 PM

  Tiger is just another tour pro now, albeit a very, very good one.  But the days of domination are over.  Face it, that level of play is not something that lasts forever.  Not in this game.

  Jack's record is safe.

• ArmeniaKidd 99 Posts

  Sun, Jul 21 2013 7:59 PM

  Jordan Spieth!

• BubbaCrusher007 1,567 Posts

  Sun, Jul 21 2013 8:44 PM

  Woods has won 5 times this year. I'd say that's pretty good right there, sheesh.

  Woods has broken many of Nicklaas's records already. The birth of Tigers carreer is defined by beating Jacks amatuer record (jack won 2 and Tiger won 3)

  Hell woods has almost caught Sam Sneed for wins at the age of 37 & sneeds last win was at the age of 63? idk lol

  Woods will beat Nicklaas's record for majors, absolutely will break that record. If anyone can do it, Tiger can.

  I don't love the guy, but I have to admit that, that guy can win and will win again at least 5 more majors.

• AgentBrown123 907 Posts

  Sun, Jul 21 2013 11:49 PM

  JasonNumber100:

  I don't think Westwood choked. Phil won it with a superb 66. The only person under par. He went and won it.

  He deserved it. Great preparation, he came over for the Scottish Open, as he always does. A lot of top American golfers come over at the last minute, just for the Open.

  He's a great golfer and seems like a thoroughly nice chap.

  We salute you, Phil.

  Shooting a 75 in last round isn't choking? he is normally a great ball striker. He missed every fairway on front 9. Hit only 1 on back 9 and was less than 50 percent GIR in final round for a 75. If that's not choking I don't know what is! Also if you look where he missed a lot, he did the high push right, usually this means you are tight and don't get hands through soon enough.

  Phil did play spectacular though.

  Also people saying Tiger will never win again and isn't the same. He's number one in the world with 5 wins this year! He's also never won in his career when starting from behind in final round in a major. So nothing new there

• Hoangvn10 162 Posts

  Mon, Jul 22 2013 1:31 AM

  Hoangvn10:

  AgentBrown123:

  I think Westwood is gonna choke it personally.

  Totally agreed. Very huge pressure for the leader. I hope Westwood will get maiden major but i think he will shoots 73-77 (tomorrow windy 18 mph, tougher conditions & choke).

  Absolutely same as Adam Scott last yeah at The Open Championship. He lead 4 strokes in final round still at hole 15th & he started thinking about the triumph => lost his concentration & his best then he blew away his 4 strokes lead (4 bogeys) and gave the trophy for Ernie Els. Westwood really was choke, sure.

• thebigeasy707 5,885 Posts

  Mon, Jul 22 2013 2:20 AM

  goldeena:

  Niklaus wouldn't have even made the cut today so you can't even begin to start saying 'Jacks record', just accept it for what it was - fairy impressive for amateur sports achievements of that time............

  ROFLMAO.

  During his career on the PGA Tour, Nicklaus holds the record for major championships with a total 18. He has the third most PGA Tour victories with 73, behind both Tiger Woods, with 77 and Sam Snead with a total of 82. Nicklaus also holds the outright record for the most wins at The Masters with six, and The Players Championship with three.

  He played on six Ryder Cup teams, captained the team twice and the Presidents Cup team four times, and topped the PGA Tour money list and scoring average eight times each.

  For 24 straight seasons, from 1960 to 1983 inclusive, he made at least one top ten finish in a major championship, and this is a record.

  ^^ Amateurish you say ^^^

  you are joking right?

  you should also realise Nicklaus's US Open scoring record of 272 stood for 31 years until Rory Mc shot 268 to win it in 2011. Jack's scoring record speaks for itself regardless of who he competed against.

  had Jack Nicklaus been 3 shots in the lead on the final day, I don't think Phil would have picked up the Claret Jug regardless of his outstanding final round.

  also......on a final point. don't be fooled into thinking just because a golfer is an amateur that they wouldn't be able to live alongside the pro ranks in competitions because they can. amateur golfers can choose to remain amateur for many reasons and NOT because they're not good enough to turn pro. Nicklaus almost stayed amateur so he could pursue a career in pharmacy. Tom Watson graduated from Stanford with a degree in Psychology.

  I often wonder how many potentially great US golfers didn't make the step up to pro due to pursuing careers more important to them after graduating through college similarly to Nicklaus & Watson. For sure there will have been quite a few.

  Justin Rose finished 4th in the 1998 British Open as an amateur and 19 yr old Matthew Fitzpatrick finished this year's Brit Open in joint 18th place as an amateur. Even China's Guan Tianlang who played in this year's masters at only 14 yrs old put in a decent performance. These are only a few examples of the many.