Tiger has a very violent swing and I'm not so sure he can carry that forward and not have reoccurring back issues. I would like to see him catch Nicklaus though.
He has to win 3 majors to tie and 4 to break Jack and there is almost zero chance of that with all the good talent out there now. He was really struggling with his back and has a hard time playing consecutive days, let alone 4 solid rounds.
I think he was far more dominant than Jack (his winning percentage in his prime years was untouchable). If he had stayed injury free and avoided some of his self-inflicted personal problems he would have passed Jack but that's part of what makes someone great, staying healthy and avoiding problems (guys like Federer have done that too).
Jack finished his career with 18 majors and just as amazing, finished 2nd 19 times. Give him a 50% win on those second places and he has close to 30. However, the competition is deeper now(Jack had some good competition but not as many) and I think it will be a long time until his record of 18 majors is broken. No one playing now has a chance, other than Tiger and it might be one of those people are still chasing 100 years from now.
He has to win 3 majors to tie and 4 to break Jack and there is almost zero chance of that with all the good talent out there now. He was really struggling with his back and has a hard time playing consecutive days, let alone 4 solid rounds.
I think he was far more dominant than Jack (his winning percentage in his prime years was untouchable). If he had stayed injury free and avoided some of his self-inflicted personal problems he would have passed Jack but that's part of what makes someone great, staying healthy and avoiding problems (guys like Federer have done that too).
Jack finished his career with 18 majors and just as amazing, finished 2nd 19 times. Give him a 50% win on those second places and he has close to 30. However, the competition is deeper now(Jack had some good competition but not as many) and I think it will be a long time until his record of 18 majors is broken. No one playing now has a chance, other than Tiger and it might be one of those people are still chasing 100 years from now.