Tiger Woods is considered arguably the greatest golfer to ever play. Of course, some will push back that Jack Nicklaus deserves the GOAT designation. But it is understood that it is one or the other.
But one thing that was not believed to be up for debate is how historically great Tiger was in 2000.
However, if you ask two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, he may disagree.
Watson joined Golf.com’s Sean Zak for an exclusive interview where he dropped a bomb.
“I know Tiger did some stuff in 2000, but Scottie’s year (2024) was the best we’ve ever seen,” Watson said straight-faced.
Bubba: “I know Tiger did some stuff in 2000 but Scottie’s year (2024) was the best we’ve ever seen” 👀
Do you agree with Bubba?
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“With all of the talent around the world now, that was it.”
There is a lot to unpack within just those two sentences.
We can begin working backward. It is undeniable that there is a greater depth of talent now than ever before on the PGA Tour. That, in turn, makes it more difficult to win on a consistent basis.
But there are several others factors to look at.
Scheffler indeed had a historic season in 2024. He won seven PGA Tour events, nine events in total.
The Ridgewood, New Jersey, native became the first player to win The PLAYERS, the Masters and the Tour Championship in the same season. He also won the PGA Tour Player of the Year for the third consecutive season.
Guess who the last golfer was to do that? You guessed it, Tiger Woods, except the 15-time major champ won it five straight from 1999-2003 and eight of nine years.
But this comment addresses Woods’ 2000 season specifically. So, let’s take a look at his resume from that historic year.
Tiger played in 20 PGA Tour events that season. He won nine of them, including three majors (U.S. Open, Open Championship, PGA Championship). Of the 11 tournaments he did not win, four of them he finished runner up.
That leaves a total of seven tournaments that he did not either win or place. Of those seven, he finished in the top five another four times, including a solo fifth at the Masters.
In other words, Woods finished in the top five in 17 of 20 tournaments and won 45 percent of the events he entered.
His worst finish was T23 at the Western Open.
Meanwhile, Scheffler barely made the cut at the U.S. Open, finishing at 8-over par. He also had a T33 at the BMW Championship. Obviously, we are talking about extremely high bars for failure here.
In no way should Scheffler’s season be overlooked. It is likely one of the best that golf fans have ever witnessed.
But to say ‘Tiger did some stuff in 2000,’ is flat out blasphemy. Watson ought to do some research. Maybe joining LIV Golf erased his memory of what it was like on Tour with Tiger.
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