Jack Nicklaus believes Tiger Woods will break his 18 major record
Jack Nicklaus, arguably the best golfer of all time and the record holder of winning 18 majors, believes Tiger Woods is still very much in contention for winning 18 majors and possibly surpassing his feat.
Nicklaus made the comments while he was in Korea playing on one of the courses he designed himself. The golf legend said he believed Woods' just needed to break his shell and get back to his former self and if he did that, nothing could stop him from
breaking the record.
“If he gets the five inches between his ears squared out,” he replied, when asked whether he thought Woods could beat his record. “I mean Tiger has a great work ethic, he's a great competitor, the most talented kid on the planet right now. He's not
going to go away.”
Woods is currently ranked 46th in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) and has 14 major titles but he has not been able to win any tournaments since his infidelities were exposed in 2009 and led to a disastrous divorce from his wife and
a long break from the sport.
Although injuries were the reason behind this season’s absence, Nicklaus was speaking in praise of the US captain Fred Couples who decided to include Woods in the 12–member President’s Cup team that is going to take on non-European players in Australia
in November.
“How could you not pick him,” Nicklaus said. “I mean he's Tiger Woods, he's the best player in the game. He may not be playing his best today, but he's still Tiger Woods.”
Nicklaus made the statement amid some controversial comments made by world No. 1 Luke Donald, who left nothing to ambiguity when he said that the new era of golf was upon the young players in the sport, the likes of Rory McIlroy and Keegan Bradley,
claiming that the Tiger era was over.
Donald did retract from his earlier statement though, and claimed his words were taken out of context. The world number one said he does believe that a lot of good young players have pulled up their socks and come to the front with impressive performances,
however, he is not naïve enough to rule Woods completely out of the equation.
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