Who is better, Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus? It is a question that has been asked many times over the years but can you compare the two golfers from different eras?
It certainly looks like, without any lengthy injuries, that Woods will overall Jack on the Tour wins & Majors statistics. Jack Nicklaus won 18 Majors in his career, the last at the age of 46, plus 73 tour wins, Woods has 14 Majors and 65 tour wins at the age of 32. The pair are also the only two golfers to win each Major twice.
Each have certain qualities that put them just above the competition. Nicklaus had great ball striking ability, the man could hit a 1 iron off a tight lie, or get a 2 or 3 iron
Tiger Woods falls short in head to head Majors in part because of injuries and Fire Hydrants. Jack was slightly better in the hypothetical head to head comparison of both player’s Majors. However, Tiger’s career as a whole is the best ever this includes better than Ben, Sam, Walter and, Jack.
Tiger’s winning % is 25%; Jack 18%
ADVANTAGE TIGER
Majors only has Jack because of injury Tiger has missed six majors. From the 1997 Masters to the 2014 U.S. Open, which means Tiger and Jack could have a head to head 64 times in the game’s four biggest championships. Jack finished higher 38 times to Tiger’s 22. ADVANTAGE JACK
The 70 majors that JackNicklaus played between the1962 Masters and the 1979 U.S. Open, he was out of the top 10 just 16 times while winning 15. Tiger played in 64 Majors as a professional, he finished outside of the top 10 some 26 times while winning 14.ADVANTAGE JACK
Tiger won 8 of his first 22 Majors and Jack won 7 of his first 22
ADVANTAGE TIGER
THIS ENDS IN A TIE BUT USING MAJOR TOURNAMENTS ONLY JACK WINS.