Got me wanting to go golfing asap

wow nice par save on 7

its begun

Tiger is -1 man that’s amazing

fire round so far

One under. Great round. Man thank god they didn’t have to amputate his leg

Good round for Tiger after such a long time away. Hope he has an even better day 2.

🐯

This man is f***ing incredible

tiger da goat

Is Tiger the GOAT/why does Jack always get brought up?

Asking as someone that knows nothing about golf

Jack won 18 majors. Tiger has won 15 so far. That’s why.

Tiger is better and would be first in majors if not for injuries sidelining his career.

I consider Tiger the goat.

So Tiger's got the peak/dominance argument but Jack's got the accolades/longevity argument but the difference in accolades is so small that that's not enough to put him over Tiger?

Right.

Tiger has 15 majors but he won 14 of them in a 12 year span from 1997-2008. This was easily the most dominant stretch in golf history and probably will be forever (although who knows, another phenom could come along). Then he went 11 years with none - due to injuries, personal issues, and also to be fair, some years where he just couldn't get it done. He finally won his 15th in 2019.

Jack had a steady flow of major wins over 25 years from 1962-1986. His longest drought was 5 years before his last one in 86.

What you said is accurate and I will add that the field of professional golf is much stronger and more international/diverse in Tiger's era, so that also feeds into the argument for him as GOAT IMO. Some people would argue the opposite, that while the field is bigger now, Jack played against a stronger group of top-end players and in his days guys were literally playing for their livelihoods - not like today where pro golfers are rich and not living and dying by their performances.

So it's a debate, and I never watched Jack play so I am obviously subjective.

Preciate the breakdown heavy

You got any good YouTube links on Tiger or Tiger vs Jack?

Are these rich golfers getting rich through sponsors/winning tourneys? Wouldn't that mean you'd have to be talented at the sport esp with a much more open field

this is maybe the best one for tiger highlights.

another point in tiger's favor is he really really changed the game in terms of popularity. the way crowds react to him and feed off his energy and enthusiasm (which you can see in these highlights). I mean literally ratings skyrocket when he's playing and sink when he's not. he captivated the audience in a way that maybe only michael jordan would be comparable.

idk if jack similarly popularized the game but I doubt it was to the extent of tiger.

Tiger teed off. Let's see how he holds up. Windy conditions out there, not a lot of good scores today. If he can play to par that would be great.

Tiger my goat regardless of the numbers. No offence to jack

Not looking good...

+3 through first 5.. cmon tiger

I haven't been able to watch bc I'm at work but yea, I'm seeing the projected cut is +3 right now but could move to +4 if the wind keeps scores high. I said yesterday making the cut would be a huge W. that's where we're at now. rooting for him to make the cut. let's go tiger

He should have birdied 6 and 7 right there

F***