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

[ilovecheesypuffs]

Tiger probably as a golfer but as a person and a role model he is so low its not worth mentioning, if i took my children to watch golf i would avoid Tiger always

[socm1814]

I am too young to have really seen Jack play, but he is obviously a legend. Regardless of his off the course behavior, I hope Tiger bounces back here soon and wins some tournaments..... good for the game.

[laconic517]

Jack - Legend / Hall of Famer

rofl @ tiger being a good golfer..... hes already at least the 2nd best all time

[tsdnorton]

Tiger has the technology... But his swing is also "mechanic" when he is on his game. But really the best part is his short game.

We'll never know!

[kam]

I would have to go with tiger on this one.

[edilly]

Tiger is amazing... even when he's hitting horrible he still hits a few shots that leave you with your jaw on the ground

[linuxology]

The question is will tiger bounce back... I voted for Jack Nicklaus because he was a bear.

[seasons]

tiger WOOOODS

[SlowStroke]

Personally i think that question can only be answered when Tiger Woods is finished.

[The Recreational Golfer]

Tiger Wood can swing more distance and consistent

Odd, but I don't remember Jack missing fairways by such huge margins and so often as Tiger does. And more distance? Jack got plenty. Let's see what Tiger could do with a persimmon driver and those McGregor golf balls Jack hit, compared to what he does with his Sasquatch and Nike Ones. Heck, even Jack gets more distance now with modern equipment.

[bwdial]

Odd, but I don't remember Jack missing fairways by such huge margins and so often as Tiger does. And more distance? Jack got plenty. Let's see what Tiger could do with a persimmon driver and those McGregor golf balls Jack hit, compared to what he does with his Sasquatch and Nike Ones. Heck, even Jack gets more distance now with modern equipment.

Ye speaketh the truth.

[sean_miller]

Odd, but I don't remember Jack missing fairways by such huge margins and so often as Tiger does. And more distance? Jack got plenty. Let's see what Tiger could do with a persimmon driver and those McGregor golf balls Jack hit, compared to what he does with his Sasquatch and Nike Ones. Heck, even Jack gets more distance now with modern equipment.

Take a mid-1960s Jack Nicklaus and add a case of 2010 tour balls and you'd see plenty of 300+ drives come off that MacGregor persimmon driver. Trust me on that one.

[bwdial]

Take a mid-1960s Jack Nicklaus and add a case of 2010 tour balls and you'd see plenty of 300+ drives come off that MacGregor persimmon driver. Trust me on that one.

And those drives would sound

awesome !

[tomsmith21]

Tiger > Jack

[bwdial]

I think that Phil's inability to close the deal and take over the number one spot is indicative of the lack of competitiveness Tiger has faced. Palmer, Player, Watson or Trevino would simply not have needed more than four or five chances to take a faltering Nicklaus down.

[GolfBear]

Odd, but I don't remember Jack missing fairways by such huge margins and so often as Tiger does. And more distance? Jack got plenty. Let's see what Tiger could do with a persimmon driver and those McGregor golf balls Jack hit, compared to what he does with his Sasquatch and Nike Ones. Heck, even Jack gets more distance now with modern equipment.

I can't remember where I heard this but my favorite story was about a player during the British Open when Nicklaus was just coming onto the scene. Apparently Jack was on the range just hammering the snot out of his driver. He was hitting it so far that one of the guys just up and quit basically saying "what's the point"?

[wallik05]

Tiger is the better athlete and more skilled golfer in my opinion, but Nicklaus was as dominant on tour as Tiger in his day.

[The Recreational Golfer]

Tiger is the better athlete and more skilled golfer in my opinion, but Nicklaus was as dominant on tour as Tiger in his day.

From what I've heard, Tiger is not that great of an athlete in general, but a superbly trained golfer. Jack

was an all-around athlete in high school, and played a mean game of tennis as an adult. I remember when Jack first started playing Augusta, and he was hitting driver and a wedge into the 420-yard par 4s. It was an outrage. No one was supposed to hit the ball that far. I also remember Gary Player saying that some golfers could hit a 2-iron farther than Nicklaus could, and others could hit it higher, but on one could hit it that far and that high. "Unbelievable!" was the summation. I know about high and far. I saw Nicklaus unload on the 72nd tee of a tournament in San Diego in 1973. Both the height and the distance on that one shot were way beyond anything I had seen from anyone else that day. Speechless.