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Jack vs. Tiger: Who's the Greatest Golfer?

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  1. 1. Tiger or Jack: Who's the greatest golfer?

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kilbyman Dedicated Member

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Jack is great and had a tough field, but no one has so revolutionized the game of golf or shown the importance of physical preparation for the game like Tiger.

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For some reason, you have missed hundreds of posts that do accept that.  I've often said I can't even prove that Tiger would beat Vardon head to head, although I'd bet on him. What I CAN prove is

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Here ya go, right our of Jack's 1996 autobiography.  He is giving the third of his three reasons (equipment and fitness being the other) for the decline of the superstar in golf (re

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That's very unfair to Jack, since he played events well into his 60's.  It also distorts Tiger's record, since he played injured for several years. It would be more fair to look at the the period

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It's hard to say but the competition from top to bottom is probably tougher today. So the edge goes to Tiger.
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Tiger is what got me interested in golf. Jack was to old for me. His prime was before I was born :)

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It's hard to compare the two because clubs are now more advanced and the players now and then but tiger is incredible

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i never saw jack play in his prime but just from seeing his accomplishments and the competition he had i think it is easy to say he is better. He had Palmer Trevino and Watson(who beat tiger by a lot at this years open championship pretty badly). Tiger faces a whole bunch of guys who cant take the pressure. Phil is second best and he doesn't even compare to Palmer trevino or watson.

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For me it's Tiger. Jack is undeniably great and has done tons for the game. But Tiger has already helped break down the racial barrier in golf and done more outside of golf than I think anyone except his dad ever imagined.

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I too think Tiger will pass Jack's records, but interestingly, a distinguished panel of experts just ranked the best players in the world for all time (Golf Magazine, a publication of Sports Illustrated) and they ranked Jack very slightly ahead of Tiger right now. I think this means only that, like many of us, the panel knows Tiger has not yet surpassed Jack's feats, but he will.

Since it was a historical type issue, I thought it was particularly interesting to see the distance Paddy Harrington hit the old style golf clubs on a Trackman monitor. Paddy could carry an old persimmon driver of the type Jack started out using only 228.3 yards and total distance of 259.4 yards. He could rip a 1959 Wilson Dyna-Powered 6 iron 148.1 yards and the 9 iron only 106.5 yards (carry distances) -- no wonder I am longer today than back then. Hummmm, I used to play a set of these very clubs a long time ago.

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Tiger is incredible!!! He can win anytime. Jack, however has class and an absolute ambassador for the sport.

My vote goes to Tiger!!! Just stop swearing in front of the cameras Tiger!!!

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Tiger is incredible!!! He can win anytime. Jack, however has class and an absolute ambassador for the sport.

I agree! I think Jack had twice the class Tiger does. That's based on comments from other pros who competed with him and noted how gracious he was to them. Tiger seems to have more raw talent and competitive drive, but there's more to life than winning at golf. When Tiger's dead and gone, he's not taking that golf swing with him. He's gotta give it back to the One who loaned it to him... along with some other things too.

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Paddy could carry an old persimmon driver of the type Jack started out using only 228.3 yards and total distance of 259.4 yards. He could rip a 1959 Wilson Dyna-Powered 6 iron 148.1 yards and the 9 iron only 106.5 yards (carry distances) -- no wonder I am longer today than back then. Hummmm, I used to play a set of these very clubs a long time ago.

I think that is a major issue, which many of the younger observers simply haven't taken into account and probably do not realise. Not only the heads but the technology of the shafts, the balance and - especially - the grooves. We will see a difference next year and we will never get back to the old-style heavy heads and 'suck-it-and-see' grooves but it will be intersting to see if there are any differences! I think the ball that stops dead after being hit 150yards out of the rough will be a thing of the past! I really, really think Jack's mastery of the old clubs, the persimmon woods, and so on, over so long a period, is a strong argument in his favour.

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