if tiger woods is not the greatest ex-players

Next week at Firestone Country Club, Tiger - Woods, if they play four Xiuqiu. Sunday evening, he suddenly stood up and said: I do not play it! He will give people the impression of what kind of memory? Columnist Michael - Fitzpatrick (Michael Fitzpatrick) on the web site in the Bleacher Report to a good question: If Tiger - Wu Ziming day announced his retirement, he counted as the greatest golfer ever? Here are his questions and answers.
He will be regarded as the greatest player you ever? He will be regarded as the most dominant player ever it? He will become the sport's biggest crash it? Or that all of the above three he has? Ultimately, these questions all point to a problem: how should we evaluate a player in the end great.
Purely from a period of dominance, we certainly will look at the Bobby - Jones, this - Hogan and Tom - Morris and Tiger - Woods body. Only 8 years, Bobby - Jones would have won 13 major championships, including a season sweep of four majors. 1950 to 1953, this - in 9 games Hogan won six majors field, only that the other three games he has entered the top ten.
Little Tom - Morris between 1868 to 1872, won a fourth consecutive British Open (1871, British Open did not take place). If in 1875, he not died young (age 24), then surely he can win the British Open 8 to 10 games. It is noteworthy that, but golf was the only major championship.
Over the past 13 years, Tiger - Woods has won 14 majors in total (including only won four majors), 71 PGA Tour, the world champion had reached 97 games. The number of terms from the PGA Tour, Tiger - Woods currently (73) less two, and he used half the time only Nicklaus.
However, from the professional longevity in mind, the "Golden Bear" Nicklaus obviously no one can compare. 1962, 22-year-old Nicklaus won his first Grand Slam title in 1986 at the age of 46 when he won the last one. In the 25 years among the Jack Nicklaus won the 115 worldwide titles, including the winning 73 PGA Tour.
Although Nicklaus not Tiger - Woods, the - Hogan and Bobby - Jones did in his sport, a monopoly for some time, he was popular for at least 18 years. This is a very alarming figure, especially in comparison with other great players do. If we Nicklaus and Tiger - Woods on one side, the other great players in history, almost all of their Grand Slam title in the 5 to 8 years to win.
So what is the 25 years to win 18 Grand Slam titles (Nicklaus) better, or is it 8 years to win 13 Grand Slam titles (Bobby - Jones), 12 years to win 14 majors and 71 PGA Championship (Tiger - Woods), or nine majors and six wins (the - Hogan) do better?
Light to talent and the game can not shake the royal status, the Albert - Puyue Si (Albert Pujols) and Alex - Rodríguez (Alex Rodriguez) should be the strongest hitters baseball history . Two baseball player can still very young, no startling record of what refresh. Having said that, if they are in a hurry to leave professional baseball, they will really be regarded as the strongest hitter in history do?
We can continue to extend this problem, Hank - Aaron (Hank Aaron), Babe - Ruth (Babe Ruth), Willy - Metz (Willie Mays), Berry - Bonds (Barry Bonds) and other baseball player can remarkable because of their long-term record and has been called the most powerful hitter in history do?
On this issue, perhaps the answer up very easily, also find a pretty down to earth, not to offend all the answers. But in my mind, if the Tiger - Woods left the field today, who is history's greatest golfers will not have an entirely different answer.
Why? Because here there are two standards: one is the monopoly of golf player within a short time, a whole career has been a brilliant player. Nicklaus certainly the latter, in this respect no one could shake his position. As for the most monopoly player, it is undoubtedly the Tiger - Woods, The - Hogan, Bobby - Jones and Little Tom - Morris.
- Tiger Woods is still possible to get the first two categories at the same time, far the most great players in history, will be more players than down, after all he is only 34 years old, and bid farewell to his sport is only a hypothesis .
Over the past 13 years, Tiger - Woods dominated golf's glory unprecedented, in fact, even if he suffered sexual scandals still may exceed previous career record. If the Tiger - Woods won 20 major championships, and 100 on the PGA Tour, coupled with his golf history unmatched in the thriving days, no doubt he will become the greatest player the whole time.
If the Tiger - Woods from the PGA Tour and now no longer win a Grand Slam tournament, perhaps we will have some of the greatest players, because there is not a monopoly player and longevity in both categories at the same time stand on the summit. In the end, this problem can only be based on individual preferences and see which you personally more inclined to a category of player.