If Tiger is credited for 24 consecutive cuts at the Masters then Hogan should be credited with 3 consecutive U.S. Open wins

[golferdude54]

Tiger recently made his 24th consecutive cut at the Masters, and is credited for doing so despite not being able to play every year since 1997 due to injuries. He didn't play 2014, 2016, and 2017.

 

If he's getting credit for making consecutive cuts based on appearances and not years then Ben Hogan should be credited with 3 consecutive U.S. Open wins from 1948 to 1951, only missing 1949 due to recovering from a head-on Greyhound bus collision that year.

 

He won 1948, 1950, and 1951 in 3 straight appearances. Yet the USGA do not consider that as an official record, the official record is 2 consecutive U.S. Open wins by him and 5 other golfers based on years, not appearances. 

 

 

[straightshot7]

17 minutes ago, golferdude54 said:

Tiger recently made his 24th consecutive cut at the Masters, and is credited for doing so despite not being able to play every year since 1997 due to injuries. He didn't play 2014, 2016, and 2017.

 

If he's getting credit for making consecutive cuts based on appearances and not years then Ben Hogan should be credited with 3 consecutive U.S. Open wins from 1948 to 1951, only missing 1949 due to recovering from a head-on Greyhound bus collision that year.

 

He won 1948, 1950, and 1951 in 3 straight appearances. Yet the USGA do not consider that as an official record, the official record is 2 consecutive U.S. Open wins by him and 5 other golfers based on years, not appearances. 

 

 

is Tiger’s “consecutive cuts streak” an official USGA record?

 

it seems more like a TV announcer/media record than an actual record.

 

 

[dono]

Typical, why are you expecting anything different when it comes to TW? Sometime soon someone will equivocate 15 as the new 19. 

Edited April 25 by dono

[bscinstnct]

[Shilgy]

40 minutes ago, golferdude54 said:

Tiger recently made his 24th consecutive cut at the Masters, and is credited for doing so despite not being able to play every year since 1997 due to injuries. He didn't play 2014, 2016, and 2017.

 

If he's getting credit for making consecutive cuts based on appearances and not years then Ben Hogan should be credited with 3 consecutive U.S. Open wins from 1948 to 1951, only missing 1949 due to recovering from a head-on Greyhound bus collision that year.

 

He won 1948, 1950, and 1951 in 3 straight appearances. Yet the USGA do not consider that as an official record, the official record is 2 consecutive U.S. Open wins by him and 5 other golfers based on years, not appearances. 

 

 

For his personal record yes, he won three straight. For record book purposes he did not as there was a US Open played in 1949.

 

If you wish to call that three straight wins go for it.  But don’t try, as Ben did, to claim the 1942 Hale America Open was actually a US Open.

 

Note that Nelly Korda is credited with winning five straight starts,  not for having won five straight LPGA events.  There is a difference as the LPGA notes on their website……

In her next tournament, Korda will have an opportunity to do what no player has accomplished in LPGA history by winning a sixth start in a row. 

[Pepperturbo]

38 minutes ago, dono said:

Typical, why are you expecting anything different when it comes to TW? Sometime soon someone will equivocate 15 as the new 19. 

Yep.

 

There's Tiger overlapping slam and then fact slam.  The distorted media glosses over facts so often, they are causing lazy and ignorant people to think conjecture and fact are one and the same... pretty sad IMO.

[Shilgy]

1 minute ago, Pepperturbo said:

Yep.

 

There's Tiger overlapping slam and then fact slam.  The distorted media glosses over facts so often, they are causing lazy and ignorant people to think conjecture and fact are one and the same... pretty sad IMO.

Could be why it’s called a Tiger Slam rather than a Grand Slam.

 

We both saw them in their respective primes Pepper….I’ll take 82 and 15 over 71 and 18.  Especially given the field comparison some 35- 40 years later.

[Pepperturbo]

12 minutes ago, Shilgy said:

Could be why it’s called a Tiger Slam rather than a Grand Slam.

 

We both saw them in their respective primes Pepper….I’ll take 82 and 15 over 71 and 18.  Especially given the field comparison some 35- 40 years later.

What it's called only means something to a limited few.  I always appreciate Tiger showing up, but slam it's NOT.

 

I'll never forget Tigers' lengthy fade out of the right side bunker around trees, over water to a tight right pin, landing close.  Can't count how many times I've been reminded of that shot while attempting my version, but was never inclined to name it mine when I finally accomplished it.   

Edited April 25 by Pepperturbo

[Shilgy]

6 minutes ago, Pepperturbo said:

What it's called only means something to a limited few.  I always appreciate Tiger showing up, but slam it's NOT.

 

I'll never forget Tigers' lengthy fade out of the right side bunker around trees, over water to a tight right pin, landing close.  Can't count how many times I've been reminded of that shot while attempting my version, but was never inclined to name it mine when I finally accomplished it.   

lol….are you saying Tiger named his shot?🤔

 

Call it meaningless or a slam of sorts. There is no one else in golf history that has accomplished that feat.

[Pepperturbo]

3 minutes ago, Shilgy said:

lol….are you saying Tiger named his shot?🤔

 

Call it meaningless or a slam of sorts. There is no one else in golf history that has accomplished that feat.

No, not Tiger.  His close supporters and limited media tried to turn Tiger's accomplishment into a Grand slam, but countless people who were fact-based, said no.  Thus, labeling it Tiger slam happened.

[m d g]

 

This seems fair.

 

I will allow it...

[bscinstnct]

3 minutes ago, Pepperturbo said:

No, not Tiger.  His close supporters and limited media tried to turn Tiger's accomplishment into a Grand slam, but countless people who were fact-based, said no.  Thus, labeling it Tiger slam happened.

 

Pepper!! What’s happening? 🍻 

 

 

Well, they had to call in something, right?

 

I mean, he won 4 modern majors in a row. And the Players Championship was in there too!

 

Nobody ever has and nobody ever will do that again.

 

So, “Tiger Slam” seems appropriate. “Tiger Slam bam thank you ma’am”, maybe even more so 🤣

[redfirebird08]

The Tiger Slam also featured The Players Championship in March 2001 during that run. So the 5 biggest events in golf in a row. Pretty awesome. And unlike right now with the LIV Golf problem, The Players Championship had an extremely strong field in 2001. Stronger than the 2001 Masters I would say. 

[Shilgy]

2 minutes ago, redfirebird08 said:

The Tiger Slam also featured The Players Championship in March 2001 during that run. So the 5 biggest events in golf in a row. Pretty awesome. And unlike right now with the LIV Golf problem, The Players Championship had an extremely strong field in 2001. Stronger than the 2001 Masters I would say. 

Helluva run…

https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/tiger-woods-chasing-82/tiger-woods-chasing-82-the-tiger-slam-first-win-the-players-championship-four-straight-majors

[Pepperturbo]

2 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Pepper!! What’s happening? 🍻 

 

 

Well, they had to call in something, right?

 

I mean, he won 4 modern majors in a row. And the Players Championship was in there too!

 

Nobody ever has and nobody ever will do that again.

 

So, “Tiger Slam” seems appropriate. “Tiger Slam bam thank you ma’am”, maybe even more so 🤣

You're welcome to that belief. 🙂

 

I like Tiger but from the school that says, it's NOT a Grand Slam...period, over it.  Touting and naming a different accomplishment as if it were equivalent doesn't make a case.  Like making a big hullabaloo over a KF guys' 57 on a very short, highly elevated track wasn't IMO comparable to 59 on a typical PGA Tour track; that's how I think.  If others don't agree, I am fine with that.  You have a good day. 

 

[fjk]

Holding all 4 titles at the same time is worth of nicknaming it something, imo. Nothing wrong w the Tiger Slam :).

[Shilgy]

11 minutes ago, Pepperturbo said:

You're welcome to that belief. 🙂

 

I like Tiger but from the school that says, it's NOT a Grand Slam...period, over it.  Touting and naming a different accomplishment as if it were equivalent doesn't make a case.  Like making a big hullabaloo over a KF guys' 57 on a very short, highly elevated track wasn't IMO comparable to 59 on a typical PGA Tour track; that's how I think.  If others don't agree, I am fine with that.  You have a good day. 

 

Funny thing is…. I just googled “did Tiger Woods win the Grand Slam” and found absolutely zero links saying yes.  Most discussed the career Grand Slam high he and Jack did three times each and one even declared the Tiger Slam to be more difficult to accomplish(due to the lack of momentum after waiting 9 months for #4).  If you don’t think winning the four in a row is worthy of “hullabaloo “ so be it.

 

You have a great day as well.👍

[TiScape]

2 hours ago, golferdude54 said:

Tiger recently made his 24th consecutive cut at the Masters, and is credited for doing so despite not being able to play every year since 1997 due to injuries. He didn't play 2014, 2016, and 2017.

 

If he's getting credit for making consecutive cuts based on appearances and not years then Ben Hogan should be credited with 3 consecutive US Open wins from 1948 to 1951, only missing 1949 due to recovering from a head-on Greyhound bus collision that year.

 

He won 1948, 1950, and 1951 in 3 straight appearances. Yet the USGA do not consider that as an official record, the official record is 2 consecutive U.S. Open wins by him and 5 other golfers based on years, not appearances. 

 

 

Okay

[redfirebird08]

15 minutes ago, Pepperturbo said:

You're welcome to that belief. 🙂

 

I like Tiger but from the school that says, it's NOT a Grand Slam...period, over it.  Touting and naming a different accomplishment as if it were equivalent doesn't make a case.  Like making a big hullabaloo over a KF guys' 57 on a very short, highly elevated track wasn't IMO comparable to 59 on a typical PGA Tour track; that's how I think.  If others don't agree, I am fine with that.  You have a good day. 

 

If it’s so easy, why has nobody else been able to do it? 8 months is a long time to keep your game in good enough shape to win a 4th straight major. Look at what happened to Scheffler in 2022 or Rahm in 2023. They were super hot from January to April and then won jack squat the rest of the year after winning The Masters in April of those 2 years. 

[stinger_gc]

Does that mean Jon Rahm won the 2020 Open Championship since the Memorial took place the week the Open was supposed to? While we’re at it let’s give Phil the 2013 US Open and Greg Norman the 1986,87, and 96 Masters since you gotta shoot the lowest score after 54 holes to win at LIV!

[redfirebird08]

2 minutes ago, stinger_gc said:

Does that mean Jon Rahm won the 2020 Open Championship since the Memorial took place the week the Open was supposed to? While we’re at it let’s give Phil the 2013 US Open and Greg Norman the 1986,87, and 96 Masters since you gotta shoot the lowest score after 54 holes to win at LIV!

Norman hates 72 hole golf for good reason. Dude would have a lot more major wins if those events were 54 holes, lol

[stinger_gc]

8 minutes ago, redfirebird08 said:

Norman hates 72 hole golf for good reason. Dude would have a lot more major wins if those events were 54 holes, lol

I still believe that’s why it’s called LIV.

[m d g]

9 minutes ago, redfirebird08 said:

Norman hates 72 hole golf for good reason. Dude would have a lot more major wins if those events were 54 holes, lol

 

This is like me when I (rarely) shoot par on the front 9.

 

Can I just double my score and get to the bar?

[redfirebird08]

2 minutes ago, m d g said:

 

This is like me when I (rarely) shoot par on the front 9.

 

Can I just double my score and get to the bar?

That sounds like a great strategy to me. It’s the old “quit while you’re ahead” approach in the casino. Lol

[nyytmarelol]

a bunch of grown men arguing that winning 4 majors in a row isn't a grand slam. one of the threads of all time I'd say.

[tatertot]

9 minutes ago, nyytmarelol said:

a bunch of grown men arguing that winning 4 majors in a row isn't a grand slam. one of the threads of all time I'd say.

Dude ... There literally HUNDREDS of threads that go on for DOZENS of pages each arguing this same thing.

 

And it's not.

[stinger_gc]

11 minutes ago, nyytmarelol said:

a bunch of grown men arguing that winning 4 majors in a row isn't a grand slam. one of the threads of all time I'd say.

did you just assume every wrx’r is a man 

[bscinstnct]

7 minutes ago, tatertot said:

Dude ... There literally HUNDREDS of threads that go on for DOZENS of pages each arguing this same thing.

 

And it's not.

 

Ahhhh, how about this 🤣🍻

 

 

[nyytmarelol]

7 minutes ago, stinger_gc said:

did you just assume every wrx’r is a man 

there are no women on the internet

[Hawkeye77]

I kind of get it on a grapes to sour grapes kind of level but like most of the golfing world —— don’t care!