Ranking Tiger's 15 majors for awesomeness - and an absurd factoid

[Ferguson]

> @bscinstnct said:

> > @pheenomz4774 said:

> > > @Ferguson said:

> > > Look where they sit as you contemplate your answers:

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> > > 2000

> > > Mercedes Championships

> > > AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

> > > Bay Hill Invitational

> > > Memorial Tournament

> > > U.S. Open

> > > The Open

> > > US PGA Championship

> > > NEC Invitational

> > > Bell Canadian Open

> > >

> > >

> > > 2001

> > > Bay Hill Invitational

> > > The Players Championship

> > > Masters

> > > Memorial Tournament

> > > NEC Invitational

> > >

> > >

> > Going to the absurd. Tiger Woods in 2000 and 2001, had 14 PGA tour wins,including 4 majors, and a Players. Rory McIlroy, most likely a lock for the Golf Hall of Fame, and arguably the best talent since Tiger, has 15 PGA PGA tour wins, including 4 majors, and a Players, IN HIS CAREER!!!

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> Ok, so let's say TW is half as good now as in 2000 when he won 4 majors and 14 wins in 2 years.

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> He should make it his goal now to win 4 majors and 14 wins in the next 4 years.

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> Right?

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Correct. But what if he is 58% as good - does that mean he'll win the Qatar Masters, too?

[MilkyButterCuts]

> @King_Slender said:

> https://www.golfchannel.com/news/jaime-diaz-ranking-tiger-woods-15-major-victories-order-awesomeness

>

 

“Stevie, I don’t give a s--t what you say. I’m going to win this tournament.”

 

[bscinstnct]

> @Ferguson said:

> > @bscinstnct said:

> > > @pheenomz4774 said:

> > > > @Ferguson said:

> > > > Look where they sit as you contemplate your answers:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > 2000

> > > > Mercedes Championships

> > > > AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

> > > > Bay Hill Invitational

> > > > Memorial Tournament

> > > > U.S. Open

> > > > The Open

> > > > US PGA Championship

> > > > NEC Invitational

> > > > Bell Canadian Open

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > 2001

> > > > Bay Hill Invitational

> > > > The Players Championship

> > > > Masters

> > > > Memorial Tournament

> > > > NEC Invitational

> > > >

> > > >

> > > Going to the absurd. Tiger Woods in 2000 and 2001, had 14 PGA tour wins,including 4 majors, and a Players. Rory McIlroy, most likely a lock for the Golf Hall of Fame, and arguably the best talent since Tiger, has 15 PGA PGA tour wins, including 4 majors, and a Players, IN HIS CAREER!!!

> > >

> >

> > Ok, so let's say TW is half as good now as in 2000 when he won 4 majors and 14 wins in 2 years.

> >

> > He should make it his goal now to win 4 majors and 14 wins in the next 4 years.

> >

> > Right?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

> Correct. But what if he is 58% as good - does that mean he'll win the Qatar Masters, too?

 

The Qasters is the 6th Major!

 

 

 

[hell_is_chrome]

> @Ferguson said:

> > @pheenomz4774 said:

> > > @Ferguson said:

> > > Look where they sit as you contemplate your answers:

> > >

> > >

> > > 2000

> > > Mercedes Championships

> > > AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

> > > Bay Hill Invitational

> > > Memorial Tournament

> > > U.S. Open

> > > The Open

> > > US PGA Championship

> > > NEC Invitational

> > > Bell Canadian Open

> > >

> > >

> > > 2001

> > > Bay Hill Invitational

> > > The Players Championship

> > > Masters

> > > Memorial Tournament

> > > NEC Invitational

> > >

> > >

> > Going to the absurd. Tiger Woods in 2000 and 2001, had 14 PGA tour wins,including 4 majors, and a Players. Rory McIlroy, most likely a lock for the Golf Hall of Fame, and arguably the best talent since Tiger, has 15 PGA PGA tour wins, including 4 majors, and a Players, IN HIS CAREER!!!

> >

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> In 2000 and 2001 Tiger took us to plaid.

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At the time it was even more ridiculous considering how no one had been a dominant force on the US PGA tour for at least a decade before that.

[Dave230]

> @bscinstnct said:

> > @Ferguson said:

> > > @bscinstnct said:

> > > > @pheenomz4774 said:

> > > > > @Ferguson said:

> > > > > Look where they sit as you contemplate your answers:

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > 2000

> > > > > Mercedes Championships

> > > > > AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

> > > > > Bay Hill Invitational

> > > > > Memorial Tournament

> > > > > U.S. Open

> > > > > The Open

> > > > > US PGA Championship

> > > > > NEC Invitational

> > > > > Bell Canadian Open

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > 2001

> > > > > Bay Hill Invitational

> > > > > The Players Championship

> > > > > Masters

> > > > > Memorial Tournament

> > > > > NEC Invitational

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > Going to the absurd. Tiger Woods in 2000 and 2001, had 14 PGA tour wins,including 4 majors, and a Players. Rory McIlroy, most likely a lock for the Golf Hall of Fame, and arguably the best talent since Tiger, has 15 PGA PGA tour wins, including 4 majors, and a Players, IN HIS CAREER!!!

> > > >

> > >

> > > Ok, so let's say TW is half as good now as in 2000 when he won 4 majors and 14 wins in 2 years.

> > >

> > > He should make it his goal now to win 4 majors and 14 wins in the next 4 years.

> > >

> > > Right?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> > Correct. But what if he is 58% as good - does that mean he'll win the Qatar Masters, too?

>

> The Qasters is the 6th Major!

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>

>

>

 

Don't give them ideas, they already bought the World Cup so buying a golf major should be small change.

[Ferguson]

**Ain't it good to have Tiger back?**

 

 

[dlygrisse]

I personally have always thought the 2000 US Open was Tiger at his best, but Tiger himself said that the 2000 Open at St. Andrews was his best golf for 4 rounds. That stretch of golf from the 1999 PGA to the 2001 Masters is one of, if not the finest stretch of golf ever played. Hogan in '53 and Byron Nelson in '45 are up there.

 

[dlygrisse]

> @King_Slender said:

> https://www.golfchannel.com/news/jaime-diaz-ranking-tiger-woods-15-major-victories-order-awesomeness

>

> Open for discussion, but never remembered that in Tiger's 15 shot victory in the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach he actually had a triple bogey on Saturday. Should have won by 18!

Should have? What if Ernie Els didn't make that double, then he should have only won by 13...see what I am getting at? there is no "should have" it is what it is, or it was what it was. Jack "should have" won 37 majors..if only he didn't take 2nd those 19 times. Silly argument.

And what I am saying does not diminish what Tiger did, it was the most awe inspiring tournament in golf history in my opinion. It's just that your "discussion" is irrelevant...what does it even try to prove?

 

 

 

[3jacker]

> @dlygrisse said:

> I personally have always thought the 2000 US Open was Tiger at his best, but Tiger himself said that the 2000 Open at St. Andrews was his best golf for 4 rounds. That stretch of golf from the 1999 PGA to the 2001 Masters is one of, if not the finest stretch of golf ever played. Hogan in '53 and Byron Nelson in '45 are up there.

>

It was a different level for sure. The PGA Tour was his own personal playground. He ran circles around those guys.

 

[Birdie Mac]

> @dlygrisse said:

> > @King_Slender said:

> > https://www.golfchannel.com/news/jaime-diaz-ranking-tiger-woods-15-major-victories-order-awesomeness

> >

> > Open for discussion, but never remembered that in Tiger's 15 shot victory in the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach he actually had a triple bogey on Saturday. Should have won by 18!

> Should have? What if Ernie Els didn't make that double, then he should have only won by 13...see what I am getting at? there is no "should have" it is what it is, or it was what it was. Jack "should have" won 37 majors..if only he didn't take 2nd those 19 times. Silly argument.

> And what I am saying does not diminish what Tiger did, it was the most awe inspiring tournament in golf history in my opinion. It's just that your "discussion" is irrelevant...**what does it even try to prove**?

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It proves this is a golf forum, and all "discussions" are in play! :)

 

[Obee]

> @Ferguson said:

> **Ain't it good to have Tiger back?**

>

>

Good God, YES.

 

[bscinstnct]

 

 

 

> @Obee said:

> > @Ferguson said:

> > **Ain't it good to have Tiger back?**

> >

> >

> Good God, YES.

>

 

The best thing is that now all these young guns, who yapped and goofed around and thought TW was their buddy

 

will be

 

Dead silent

 

When TW walks up ; )

 

 

[Lamb]

2008 season > 2000 season

 

[TorreyPines]

1. 2000 US Open

2. 2008 US Open

3. 1997 Masters

4. 2019 Masters

5. 2000 Open

6. 2006 Open

7. 2005 Masters

8. 2006 PGA

9. 2001 Masters

10. 2007 PGA

11. 2005 Open

12. 1999 PGA

13. 2002 US Open

14. 2002 Masters

15. 2000 PGA* - This event was absolutely thrilling and has the infamous Tiger finger point/run in putt, but is at the bottom because of what happened on the final hole of the playoff with what almost certainly looked like fan interference.

 

Love TW to bits but Bob May got screwed on that one. Imagine how golfing history/Tiger's aura as a 54 hole leader might have changed if his ball hadn't been tossed out a bush and May had gone on to win by one? It would have been seen as a massive choke and who knows how TW's confidence might have been affected?

 

Still not confident in my list but it'll do for now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Golfnutgalen]

The PGA shot does look fishy, but the ball could just have easily hit into the giant hill and rolled backwards. Here's a picture of the hill on the upper left:


 

Here's a screenshot. The guy just going down the hill is the one who is usually accused of 'tossing the ball out of the bush'. Personally, I don't see it.


And the actual video starting at 10:30.