Tiger Woods Turns 30
Friday December 30, 2005
Happy birthday to Tiger Woods, who turns 30 years of age today.
As for Woods in his 20s, well, not too shabby,eh? In just over nine years on the PGA Tour, Tiger worked his way up the all-time lists at a rate like nobody before him. Here's where Woods ranks heading into his 30s:
All-Time PGA Tour Wins
Sam Snead - 82
Jack Nicklaus - 73
Ben Hogan - 64
Arnold Palmer - 62
Byron Nelson - 52
Billy Casper - 51
Tiger Woods - 46
All-Time Major Championship Wins
Jack Nicklaus - 18
Walter Hagen - 11
Tiger Woods - 10
If Tiger Woods is as good in his 30s as he was in his 20s, he'll own both these all-time records by the time he hits age 40. But that's not even the best way to appreciate Woods' greatness. Look at it this way: if he's only half as good in his 30s as in his 20s - meaning another 23 wins and 5 majors - he'll hit age 40 at 69 career victories and 15 majors.
Did you ever think you'd see numbers like that on the PGA Tour again, after the heyday of Jack Nicklaus ended? I didn't.
Assuming Woods stays healthy and motivated over the next 10 years and beyond, I say there's a 95-percent chance that he'll break Sam Snead's career victories record, and a 90-percent chance he'll top Nicklaus' majors mark.
As for Woods in his 20s, well, not too shabby,eh? In just over nine years on the PGA Tour, Tiger worked his way up the all-time lists at a rate like nobody before him. Here's where Woods ranks heading into his 30s:
All-Time PGA Tour Wins
Sam Snead - 82
Jack Nicklaus - 73
Ben Hogan - 64
Arnold Palmer - 62
Byron Nelson - 52
Billy Casper - 51
Tiger Woods - 46
All-Time Major Championship Wins
Jack Nicklaus - 18
Walter Hagen - 11
Tiger Woods - 10
If Tiger Woods is as good in his 30s as he was in his 20s, he'll own both these all-time records by the time he hits age 40. But that's not even the best way to appreciate Woods' greatness. Look at it this way: if he's only half as good in his 30s as in his 20s - meaning another 23 wins and 5 majors - he'll hit age 40 at 69 career victories and 15 majors.
Did you ever think you'd see numbers like that on the PGA Tour again, after the heyday of Jack Nicklaus ended? I didn't.
Assuming Woods stays healthy and motivated over the next 10 years and beyond, I say there's a 95-percent chance that he'll break Sam Snead's career victories record, and a 90-percent chance he'll top Nicklaus' majors mark.
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