6/18/2002

I found myself watching King Ralph today. I have to wonder if George W. watched this before he was inaugurated as president.

Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open recently. Writers are now calling him the best golfer ever, to which I say bull. Jack Nicklaus will forever be the greatest golfer ever, simply because he had competitors Tiger doesn't have today. Nicklaus had Palmer, Trevino, Watson, Irwin, and Player among others. Most of whom now have nicknames. Tiger has what, Sergio Garcia? A guy who needs to regrip a billion times before he swings a club? Phil Mickelson, a lefty who can never pull it out? David Duval, a guy who wears sunglasses on cloudy days? See, none of these come close. Plus, Jack had 18 major championships to Tiger's 8. Soon, Tiger may very well pass that mark. But bear in mind, Jack was second and third place in these majors numerous times. He won the Masters when he was 46! Tiger it seems to me has never been a second or third place nor will he be playing competitvely at this level even a decade later. So unless Tiger wins like 15 or 20 more times or actually accomplishes the Grand Slam twice, Jack will truly be the greatest.

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