Why Tiger Woods Needs to Forget About Jack Nicklaus and Worry About Tiger Woods

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Published: June 17, 2013

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In the wake of an absolutely horrid performance in the U.S. Open his past weekend, it’s time for Tiger Woods to stop shrugging off the results and take a long, hard look at what’s gone so terribly wrong for him in major championships.

First and foremost, he can start by letting go of his Jack Nicklaus chase and focusing on winning just the major in front of him.

No matter how bad he wants to, Tiger can’t win five major championships in one weekend of golf, and he can’t get to 19 majors without first winning the elusive No. 15.

Woods has been dismissing the questions of his poor play in majors since he last won one in 2008. But after finishing the 2013 U.S. Open in a tie for 32nd at 13-over par—his worst score ever in a major championship—it’s time to face the music and focus on winning just the next major.

Woods has said several times that surpassing Nicklaus’ career record of 18 major championships is his top task. 

Yet at 37 years old, and with a major drought that has now reached 16 events, it’s time for Tiger to focus on No. 15 and let what happens afterward take care of itself.



Following his victory at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, Woods catching and passing Nicklaus wasn't a matter of if, but when. Since then, however, injuries, swing changes, confidence dips and personal turmoil have turned that assumption on its head.

The question is, has the chase of Nicklaus’ record, which has dominated headlines and storylines as Tiger’s slump has progressed, become too much even for Tiger to handle.

Since Woods has always been so honest about his desire to pass Nicklaus, the media and others around him have made it a constant point of conversation.

That was okay when Woods was winning 14 majors in 11 years. Now that Tiger has gone more than five years without adding to that to...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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