Tiger Woods Ties Jack Nicklaus’ Wins Mark, but Will He Snatch Majors Record?

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Published: June 4, 2012

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Tiger Woods' win at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday left him in a tie with Jack Nicklaus for second place on the PGA Tour's all-time wins list, but still trailing "The Golden Bear" where it matters most.

In the majors.

Tiger has 14 major championships to his name, compared to 18 for Jack. The last time Tiger took home a title from one of golf's four most prestigious events, he was hobbling around on one leg in a remarkable 18-hole playoff with Rocco Mediate at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.

Woods has won eight times since then, though six of those came in 2009, after he returned from a major knee operation but before his extramarital exploits came home to roost amidst a maelstrom of fire hydrants and trees and golf clubs and angry Nordic spouses.



That same span has seen Woods register six top-10 finishes in majors, but he hasn't so much as tasted such success in his last four top-flight tournaments, with two DNPs, one missed cut and, most recently, a T-40 at the Masters this past April.

This isn't all to say that Tiger tying Jack at the event that Jack sponsors doesn't matter, especially given the dramatic fashion in which Tiger took it. He came into the final round four strokes back of the lead and emerged at nine under par after a five-under 67 on the day, two strokes ahead of Rory Sabbatini and Andres Romero.

That comeback—along with a stretch of three birdies in four holes to finish the round that included this incredible shot on the 16th hole—made Woods' win at the Memorial (his fifth in the event) seem that much more monumental.

As did the thought of equaling Nicklaus in any capacity, and moving within nine PGA wins of tying Sam Snead's all-time total.

And it's not as though Tiger isn't well within striking distance of Jack's major championships record. At 36, Woods is still 10 years younger than Nicklaus was when he capped his illustrious car...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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