Tiger Woods Compared to the Greats?

It's hard to compare different era's in golf history. That's really what we'd be doing since there really has been only three truly dominant players for a given stretch of time.....

Nicklaus

Hogan

and

Woods

Nicklaus played against some of the better players of all time and he was dominant in the 60's 70's and early 80's.

Hogan had his career derailed by the war years and then he was hit by a bus! Who knows what would have happened if Hogan would have had a full career.....many still feel he was the best ballstriker of all time, he was long for his era as well.

Woods is competing in his era against deeper fields, using better equipment, and he's found a way to win using his superior short game skills, toughness, and his creativity and length.

Personally I don't think Tiger will ever break Sam Sneads career victory record simply because he doesn't play enough tournaments. If he played in the same number of tournaments Snead did, he'd already have had the record! But I would think Tiger will scale back his schedule similiar to what Nicklaus did once he has a family and other outside of golf interests. However, I would not count him out ;)

My advice with regards to Tiger is this:

There's a good chance you never saw Nicklaus, there's an even better chance you never saw Hogan.....we can watch Woods play 16 times a year in HD!! It's awesome.....enjoy it while you can, because you might be watching the best golfer ever to walk the planet Earth.....you're definitely watching the best of an era.

At the rate Tiger is going, what a great legacy he will leave to all who follow....from the beginning of his pro career he has changed the sport...from being an unfit physical golfer to being in the best shape you can be for most serious players. The way he concentrates is like no other...I thought Jack Nicklaus was great with his putting and zooming in on the ball and his delivery but Tiger has everyone beat....Technology has given each golfer ways of testing their swing and just about everything they do in play. They can get wired up and be filmed to study their body's moves....no excuse for doing it in an awkward way. ....sorry about getting carried away but I really believe Tiger has changed golf forever...off and on the golf course...yes he has 52 now in ten years..if he plays for 30 more years...you do the math!

he's 30 right now, at 52 wins. The all time recird is 82 by Sam Snead. He needs 30 more victories in about 15-20 years i say he does ir with relative ease maybe reaching 95+.

I don't know how many he will have, but he's well on his way to your proclaimed all time record of 80.

he will be over 100 when it is all said and done, considering that he stays motivated and healthy - he's the greatest EVER

more than that

He was considered a legend. I think ! But i know he`s good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!