Comments on: Why Tiger Will Remain Number One http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/why_tiger_will_remain_number_one Golf News, Reviews, and Commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:05:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: shortgame85 http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/why_tiger_will_remain_number_one#comment-5887 shortgame85 Sat, 19 May 2007 19:14:29 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/why_tiger_will_remain_number_one#comment-5887 Now let's see, Tiger has 57 victories at age 31. Let's say he averages about 5 victories a year. If a golfer's peak is often in his thirties, as Jeff says, let's say, just for the sake of argument that Tiger won't get better in his thirties and he won't get worse; just more of the same. Say he wins a couple more times this year and continues to average 5 wins a year for the following nine years. Throw in an average of about one major a year. What do we have? Well, Tiger would have 104 PGA wins and around 21 majors, maybe more. Does anyone come close to that during Tiger's career? Answer: very unlikely. This fellow's a once in a lifetime phenom. My advise to everyone: enjoy the ride while it lasts, for we're unlikely to see anything else in golf like Mr. Woods in our lifetime. So where does that leave the question of who's the best in any given year during the period that marks Tiger's career? Well, an argument could be made that Tiger's dizzying numbers makes such an annual ranking irrelavent. I suppose there will be years during which Tiger, for any number of reasons, won't win five or more times and may not be ranked number one. But in the big picture, unless something tragic occurs, number one in any given year just doesn't seem as important as it once did when the competition seemed a little more closely ranked. Now let's see, Tiger has 57 victories at age 31. Let's say he averages about 5 victories a year. If a golfer's peak is often in his thirties, as Jeff says, let's say, just for the sake of argument that Tiger won't get better in his thirties and he won't get worse; just more of the same. Say he wins a couple more times this year and continues to average 5 wins a year for the following nine years. Throw in an average of about one major a year. What do we have? Well, Tiger would have 104 PGA wins and around 21 majors, maybe more. Does anyone come close to that during Tiger's career? Answer: very unlikely. This fellow's a once in a lifetime phenom. My advise to everyone: enjoy the ride while it lasts, for we're unlikely to see anything else in golf like Mr. Woods in our lifetime.

So where does that leave the question of who's the best in any given year during the period that marks Tiger's career? Well, an argument could be made that Tiger's dizzying numbers makes such an annual ranking irrelavent. I suppose there will be years during which Tiger, for any number of reasons, won't win five or more times and may not be ranked number one. But in the big picture, unless something tragic occurs, number one in any given year just doesn't seem as important as it once did when the competition seemed a little more closely ranked.

]]> By: mybloodinvt http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/why_tiger_will_remain_number_one#comment-5878 mybloodinvt Sat, 19 May 2007 00:20:22 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/why_tiger_will_remain_number_one#comment-5878 another factor which you have to figure into the equation is tiger and missed cuts, he doesn't miss many. that equals points every time he tees it up. and even if doesn't win, he is usually pretty close to the lead, that, too, equals points. how do you overcome that? you don't. therefore, tiger is number one as long as he is playing. another factor which you have to figure into the equation is tiger and missed cuts, he doesn't miss many. that equals points every time he tees it up. and even if doesn't win, he is usually pretty close to the lead, that, too, equals points. how do you overcome that? you don't. therefore, tiger is number one as long as he is playing.

]]> By: Brian D http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/why_tiger_will_remain_number_one#comment-5875 Brian D Fri, 18 May 2007 17:58:54 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/why_tiger_will_remain_number_one#comment-5875 Only a multiple major winner with a limited schedule can rack up that many average points...which leaves Tiger in the no. 1 slot for a while. Only a multiple major winner with a limited schedule can rack up that many average points...which leaves Tiger in the no. 1 slot for a while.

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