Who is the greatest golfer of all time?

Based on the number of victories alone, Jack Nicklaus is hands down the best golfer of all time. He has a total of 73 PGA Tour wins, 10 Champions Tour trophies, and overall 115 worldwide wins.
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Who is considered the best golfer of all time?

1. Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicklaus sets the "Golden" standard when it comes to golf. With 18 professional majors, two US Amateurs, three Players titles, 73 PGA Tour victories, 10 Champions Tour trophies and 115 worldwide victories in all, Nicklaus is the best golfer in history.
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Who is a better golfer than Tiger Woods?

Analysis: Jin Young Ko is better than Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and any other golfer in the world. At his peak, Tiger Woods was the best golfer in the world. Period. It was actually surreal and almost other-worldly how much better he was than the rest of the players on the PGA Tour.
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Was Bobby Jones the greatest golfer of all time?

He is considered by many as the best golfer in the history of the game. This might be considered arguable considering the many great players over the years, but he is, without doubt, the one who recorded most successes in such a limited time.
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Who is the most disliked golfer on the PGA Tour?

Top 10 Most Disliked Golfers
  • Patrick Reed. Patrick Reed is not exactly a fan favorite. ...
  • Brooks Koepka. Brooks Koepka is known for his attitude and the way that he feels about himself as a player. ...
  • Tiger Woods. ...
  • Phil Mickelson. ...
  • Vijay Singh. ...
  • Ian Poulter. ...
  • Rory Sabbatini. ...
  • Bryson DeChambeau.
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Who is the G.O.A.T. in professional golf?



Who is better Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus?

Who has more major wins: Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus? With 18 wins to his name, Nicklaus is currently leading. Woods stands at 15, and his last major title being the 2019 Masters. While the 46-year-old is confident about a win this year, Woods clinching the Masters title is not easy.
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Who had tougher competition Jack or Tiger?

Clearly Tiger Woods has more competition on a whole to worry about, but Nicklaus appears to have had more direct competition. Is that because Nicklaus' game was at a lower level that allowed the other top-ranked players to catch him?
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Who is the goat golfer?

“I think every pro out here owes a debt of gratitude to Tiger because this sport wouldn't be where it is today without his impact,” Patrick Cantlay, who won the $15 million prize last year as FedEx Cup champion, said earlier this week.
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Why is Tiger called the goat?

This brought out the best of his competition. For other golfers, this meant they were able to compete for these higher stakes against the best to ever do it. With life changing money on the line against the Greatest of All Time (GOAT), the world had to pay attention.
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Is Tiger the greatest athlete of all time?

Tiger Woods has proved his father right by winning 15 majors and 82 PGA tournaments (and counting) to become one of the wealthiest athletes in history and make an impact beyond the game. Is Woods perfect? No. But he might be the most influential athlete of all time.
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Who was the best ball striker in golf?

The three greatest golf ball strikers of all time
  1. Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy is one of the best when it comes to ball striking.
  2. Tiger Woods. ADVERTISEMENT. ...
  3. Lee Trevino. When it comes to golf ball striking, there is no competition for Lee Trevino.
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Who has the most golf wins in history?

The Top 5 are:
  • Sam Snead, 82 wins.
  • Tiger Woods, 82 wins.
  • Jack Nicklaus, 63 wins.
  • Ben Hogan, 64 wins.
  • Arnold Palmer, 62 wins.
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Has Tiger Woods ever had a double eagle?

Such is the case for Tiger Woods, who is without a double eagle in competition. Although Tiger has never recorded an albatross on TOUR, his closest call came in 2015 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, which was won by Brooks Koepka.
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Who is the most liked player on the PGA Tour?

No.

As the top-ranked golfer in the world, and an incredibly popular player in his native Northern Ireland for some time, Rory McIlroy is one of the most likeable golfers on the PGA Tour.
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Has anyone got a hole in one on a par 5?

Although no one in PGA Tour history has ever recorded an ace on a par-5, there have actually been five records of par-5 holes-in-one. And no, none of them were from Happy Gilmore. The first “condor” occurred in 1962 off the club of Larry Bruce.
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Is there a par 6 in golf?

The United States Golf Association defines a par 6 as any hole longer than 670 yards for men and 570 for women, although we all know that par is a very arbitrary number. Some championship courses are happy to keep holes longer than 700 yards as par 5s from the tips.
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Who are the longest hitters in golf?

Cameron Champ, an American golfer from California, tops the list of the longest average driving distance on the PGA tour in 2022. He had an average driving distance of 323.5 yards, just ahead of Wyndham Clark in second place.
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Who was Tiger Woods biggest competition?

For years, Tiger reveled in the idea that Mickelson had trouble playing in his presence.” And while there's no doubt that to this point Phil Mickelson has been considered Tiger's biggest rival, the rivalry most certainly has not lived up to the hype.
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Who was better Norman or Faldo?

In terms of golf, Faldo was ranked No. 1 in the world for 87 weeks. He had 41 professional wins including 30 victories on the European Tour and six golf majors. In contrast Norman spent 331 weeks ranked number 1 golfer in the world rankings.
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Who has the best winning percentage in golf?

Tiger Woods wins The ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP to earn his 82nd career victory, tying Sam Snead for the most in PGA TOUR history. Woods' win percentage (22.8%) is the highest in PGA TOUR history among players with 200 or more career starts.
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Who played in more majors Tiger or Jack?

But here we are, five years later, and Tiger is still stuck on N0. 14 — five major championships short of passing Jack Nicklaus' record total of 18 majors.
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Who is the oldest active PGA player?

Hale Irwin is currently the oldest player on the PGA Tour Champions. He may be older than his competition, but he can still play at a high level with some of the best golfers to ever do it. He made his debut on the PGA Tour back in 1968 and is still competing today.
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Has anyone ever won all 4 golf majors in one year?

Bobby Jones, who won the pre-Masters era Career Grand Slam in 1930, is the only golfer to win four majors in the same year.
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