Tiger is the Best Now

However the reality is that he has something physical that is biting him now
ie his Left Knee

and if he doesn’t get this fixed he may never last the distance to shatter Nicklaus’ records (which i hope he does)

This is certainly a distinct possibilty or even probability….

no one really knows now
but time will time
and if time and methods does not figure out a way to heal that damage joint, then the demise of Tiger will be a reality…
sad but true

and for all those Tiger haters out there it will be a day they can celebrate
Tiger lovers will mourn his going away….

your thoughts ?

I believe that Tiger will continue to play for the foreseeable future and he will be using the best possible medical advice and procedures. I think you may see less of him at regular tour events, but he will play all majors as soon as his knee is able. In other words I think he will manage his injury as best he can. Tiger is very ambitious and driven, that he will find a way to manage, although like at the US Open he has just won, he may be less than at his best, but we all know that Tiger at less than his best is potentially better than every other golfer at their peak.

so we may have seen the best of tiger already….?

and using his ‘second’ best and determination (although not the ideal)...he will continue to assault the majors….

looks like the thing that can bring him down is not his opponents but his health !
and this surely is a critical factor right now

the longer he stays off playing (even the normal tour events) the more rusty he gets n the chances slimmer
it’s a snowball effect at that elite level…
then his frustration (of not acheiving his goals) may fuel that too

I expect he has at least another 40 years,
he may need six months or a year off to really fix his knee but has plenty of good golf ahead of him if he chooses it

I expect he has at least another 40 years,
he may need six months or a year off to really fix his knee but has plenty of good golf ahead of him if he chooses it

If you are right
probably 10-15 more years on the PGA tour
and the rest either the senior Tour or to do things that are of a Higher Calling….. ??

I think he will be back, he would have only rushed back last week because it was the open.

Takes some time make sure he gets the knee right and away he goes.

I mean if footballers can bounce back after knee recons and play on for years I’m sure tiger is a good enough athlete to do the hard work to get back to his best.

With Hogans physical toughness as an inspiration I am sure Tiger will be out there for many more years. Mentally he is super tough and focused. Whether another focus takes his fancy is another issue altogether.

Whether another focus takes his fancy is another issue altogether.

that’s true
things like family life, politics, or a higher calling !

He seems to have the nature of a competitor, a feirce one at that. He won’t quit till he’s won the most majors or he is forced to I guess. I would love to see him still playing in the years to come.

I would be surprised if he plays between now and The Open. He possibly did come back a bit early, but he only had an arthroscopic clean, it wasn’t a reconstruction or anything. Proper physio, rest and strengthening, he will be as good as gold and heading for his next major at the end of July.

I honestly hope so…...

Just a sideline to this – they said something in passing on the commentary of the US Open about Tigers Top 10’s in Majors which I found very interesting.

They said that for Tiger to match Jack’s Top 10’s he would have to finish Top 10 in EVERY Major from now until 2019!!!!!!!

Pretty amazing I thought.

that’s another one of those stats
but if Tiger could surpass Jack’s 18 Majors
i fancy this Top 10 in majors will not appear as an issue again…...

only a Big IF now…..given his knee

Just a sideline to this – they said something in passing on the commentary of the US Open about Tigers Top 10’s in Majors which I found very interesting.

They said that for Tiger to match Jack’s Top 10’s he would have to finish Top 10 in EVERY Major from now until 2019!!!!!!!

Pretty amazing I thought.

I was discussing this point with some friends. One of them made the point that in the era of Nicklaus’ prime, there was nowhere near the depth of quality players that there are today. I tend to agree, and if Woods can break the most wins record it will be even more remarkable.

Just a sideline to this – they said something in passing on the commentary of the US Open about Tigers Top 10’s in Majors which I found very interesting.

They said that for Tiger to match Jack’s Top 10’s he would have to finish Top 10 in EVERY Major from now until 2019!!!!!!!

Pretty amazing I thought.

I was discussing this point with some friends. One of them made the point that in the era of Nicklaus’ prime, there was nowhere near the depth of quality players that there are today. I tend to agree, and if Woods can break the most wins record it will be even more remarkable.

that could be one way of looking at it,

the other would be that Nicklaus was better because he was able to make a much bigger gap between himself and the rest of the field making them look more ordinary,

I am willing to say that both are great, and we are privileged to see Tiger at work while he chooses to play

Kyc,

I wasn’t saying that this stat is more important than the wins. I just found it amazing on it’s own. Of course the 18 wins is more important!

What is Tiger now ..31? He has to Top 10 EVERY time until he’s 42. Don’t you find that incredible?

Kyc,

I wasn’t saying that this stat is more important than the wins. I just found it amazing on it’s own. Of course the 18 wins is more important!

What is Tiger now ..31? He has to Top 10 EVERY time until he’s 42. Don’t you find that incredible?

Got it….

That indeed is superbly incredible i would say
the longevity of it is so far from reality to us mere mortals….

With an ACL reconstruction Tiger won’t be able to hit a golf ball for at least 8 weeks after the operation – all things going well. The interesting thing is Ernie Els took a good 12 months to become competitive at PGA Tour level, how long will Tiger take? The next era of world class golfers are on the horizon – can Tiger hold them out? – that is the big question.
It makes for very interesting Major golf in the future.