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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?

    • Tiger Woods is the man
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    • Jack Nicklaus is my favorite
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brocks
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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

turtleback
turtleback

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

brocks
brocks

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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goblue107501 Great Member

goblue107501

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I'd say Jack... he didnt have to enchance his vision through eye surgery

That is one of the oddest comments I have seen in this thread.

I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones.


grif82 Member

grif82

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Jack....although, I would of said Tiger before November of '09
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Hybrids: 909H 17* & 21*Irons AP2 4-PW S300Wedges: Spinmilled 52.08 & 58.08Putter: Studio Select Newport 2 Balls: ProV1, TM Penta

zpsgolf Newbie

zpsgolf

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Tiger is the best by far....Jack only had maybe a handful of guys to compete with while tiger has the whole field can shoot lights out

Emkerz Newbie

Emkerz

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I'd have to say Tiger for sure. He's got a long time left to play, and has already accomplished so much.

Young_Phenom Member

Young_Phenom

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Tiger is a boss, although Jack is a legend.

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the63master Member

the63master

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tiger fo sho

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Barney Stinson Member

Barney Stinson

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I like the way Tiger plays, so I must definetly vote for him.

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20° MX-700 Hybrid (Exsar FS4 Stiff)
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Smyth Member

Smyth

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Tiger sheer mental steel is what wins it over for me.

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MiddleWest Member

MiddleWest

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Level playing field, same course with same equipment, I have to believe still that Tiger gets it done. Before November I would have been much more confident in that of course

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AD Hybrids, 17* / 21* / 24* Aldila NVR
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Rock Chalk

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I think Tiger's got better competition and (until recently) consistently tears it up.

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JWILL203 Member

JWILL203

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I would say tiger because I never saw jack pay, but if jack had the technology tiger does it might be a different story.

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3 & 5 WOOD- 980F PT 15* 19*
3-PW IRONS- 690 CB FORGED G-S-L WEDGE- CG 10 Black Pearl 52* 56* 60*BALL- ProV1 and ProV1x


Slammin' Sam Well Established Member

Slammin' Sam

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I really don't think this is a very good comparison for a number of reasons. First of all, the technology and innovations that have arguably helped Tiger succeed didn't exist in Jack's day. Second, many say that the level of competition is higher now than it was when Jack played golf although I'm not totally convinced of it. Third, the book on Tiger hasn't been completely written yet although so far it's turned out to be mighty impressive. Fourth, what criteria do we use to determine who is "better"? Major wins? Total wins? Lifetime earnings? Depending on how one chooses to judge, the golfer's off course conduct might be a factor although I personally don't believe Tiger's personal life should be a measure of his worth as a golfer. If as I suspect the measure of who is better for most of us is who has more skill at the game of golf I am inclined to lean toward Nicklaus but as I said before I don't think the comparison's a very good one.
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FAIRWAY WOODS: G2 14 degree 3 wood & 17 degree 5 wood
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duckkiller76 Member

duckkiller76

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Personally, I think, if you were to match them up, Young Jack and Young Tiger. Jack would would destroy Tiger. Now, I am a fan of Tiger. I think he has done a lot for the game of golf, but I just feel that Jack is the man!

Campbell Newbie

Campbell

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Can you imagine if Tiger had to play with the same equipment that Jack did, when Jack did? Tiger wouldn't be the phenom he is today without Jack. Jack didn't have access to the nutritional information. All this was being developed while Tiger was growing up.

James_Black Great Member

James_Black

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Can you imagine if Tiger had to play with the same equipment that Jack did, when Jack did? Tiger wouldn't be the phenom he is today without Jack. Jack didn't have access to the nutritional information. All this was being developed while Tiger was growing up.

How did you come up with that answer?

Are you saying tom watson is better than tiger? Are you saying that Palmer is better than tiger? Does it matter if they played with bad clubs? They played on short courses.

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