Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Toss Up! Tiger v. Jack

Let the debate begin. . . Who had the better decade of championship golf?


Incredibly, Jack had five years that he never finished out of the top 10 in a single major. In the decade, he never finished worse than T5 in the British Open. And he never finished out of the top 10 in the Masters. WHAT!?! He finished out of the top 15 only 3 times in the decade.

Tiger, of course, won 12 majors, and completed the Tiger Slam by holding all four trophies (or, 3 trophies and one jacket) at the same time. He set the scoring record for three of the majors (he already held the record for the fourth). He was also an equal opportunity showman, winning each tournament 3 times. Moreover, he finished in the top-2 in the world's hardest tournament, the U.S. Open, 5 times. He also finished in the top 6 at the Masters 8 times