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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy
I suppose Phil Mickelson would be the one player that could be considered Tiger's challenger. It seems like every tournament, Tiger is challenged by someone having a great round and who usually falls short (Dimarco, Mediate, Mickelson, Garcia, etc...). Does Tiger have 1 or 2 guys that challenge him on weekly basis? Not really. I think overall, the average golfer is considerable better than it was during Jack's prime. The game has gotten more and more popular, the skill level and training of the average PGA golfer is superior than years ago, etc... so, I believe that it's harder to get through the field in this era than it was in Jack's era.
I think Tiger goes up against better golfers on average than Jack did. That makes his accomplishments as impressive as Jack's, who faced a lesser field but perhaps a couple better golfers that stood out from the pack. Tiger has more accomplishments than Jack - more wins, more top x finishes, more money (even looking at inflation). Any category he trails Jack in will be overtaken in a few years.
I don't have a "man love" for Tiger, I just think he's better than Jack and I have quite a few arguments to support that. You have one that I dont give much weight too.
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Mickelson--you can't be serious. Captain choke? He was the poster boy for falling apart against Tiger for years. The training/equipment argument is just plain stupid. The players in Nicklaus's day had the training/equipment they had and the players now have what they have. If you switch them in time what is the result? Worthless comparison.
In any sport it's who have you beat. Lennox Lewis in boxing is always dogged by who did he beat. Way bigger than Ali and stronger, better training etc. but he beat nobodies. Meanwhile Ali had Frazier who was his match. Heck my Dallas Cowboys who I love have won a bunch of Super Bowls but memorable? Fart they beat some palooka teams in those games like the Broncos. It was harder getting out of the NFC East for pities sake.
It's very hard comparing players from different era's. Really the only measuring stick I see is if they had some competition that everyone felt was just as good. That played them and played their best and they still won out.
It's not Wood's fault but the guys with talent choke against him.