Bryson DeChambeau’s Remarks on Tiger Woods Triggers a Debate in the Golf Community

Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods? Who is the greatest golfer of all time? The fans of both entities have always found it hard to get to a conclusion to this question. That is why when the American golfer Bryson DeChambeau called Tiger the “best ever,” Twitter exploded with mixed reactions from the fans.

Even though DeChambeau failed to make the cut at the 2022 Masters, he stayed back to watch and support his comeback event. “I came out to support the best ever,” were his exact words, according to Dylan Dethier of Golf Magazine’s tweet.

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The 2022 Masters was Tiger’s first official event since his accident. Yet, he had made the cut at the event, which made DeChambeau show his support to him.

Fans’ reaction to Bryson DeChambeau’s remarks on Woods

Since it is an ongoing dispute between the supporters of Nicklaus and Woods, some didn’t receive his comments well. 

i really don’t understand “greatest ever.” recency bias is a huge thing. so Jack has 6 masters, tiger 5 , Jack 18 majors, tiger less, jack has 73 pga wins, tiger less.

— Scott Cendrowski 孙卓 (@scendrowski) April 11, 2022

The best ever? Nicklaus wasn’t playing

— Doug Lynch (@Doug_E_Lynch) April 10, 2022

Nicklaus golfed today?

— Jim Plemon (@jim_plemon) April 10, 2022

Jack only hit one shot.

— Joe Metzinger (@JoeMetzinger) April 11, 2022

The supporters of Tiger also took this opportunity to provide the facts that why they think Tiger is the GOAT and not Nicklaus.

Tiger has 82 wins on the PGA Tour. Tied for the most all time, and nine more than Jack.

— Probation Coach (@rellahcsedaw) April 11, 2022

Maybe the recency bias has a lot to do with what’s he done for the game. Tiger made the sport of golf very lucrative

— prolific (@OogProlific) April 11, 2022

I like BD, but he does get annoying at times. Then he says something like this and I’m right back in his camp.

— Paul Schlehr (@pschlehr) April 10, 2022

Now that’s my definition of “a class act” for sure.

— Judi Mayer (@judiloveslife) April 11, 2022

Prime Tiger beats prime Jack.

— Etienne (@etienne_smith23) April 11, 2022

Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who is the GOAT? 

It is hard to come to a conclusion whether Woods is the GOAT or Nicklaus. However, here are some of the facts about both of them that make them two of the best golfers of all time. 

Woods and Nicklaus are two of the best golfers to compete in major championships. Nobody has ever been able to beat both of them in terms of the majors. They have won 33 titles altogether. 

Nicklaus has won 18 majors throughout his career, including 6 Masters, 5 PGA Championships, 4 US Opens, and 3 Open Championships. He still holds the record for winning the most Masters titles. 

While he holds the record of winning the most number of majors, Nicklaus also has the most runner-up finishes in the majors with 19 times. Furthermore, he also was part of the Top 5 56 times, whereas he has been placed in the Top 10 73 times. The golfer has also won 8 majors on the PGA Tour Champions. 

On the other hand, Tiger has won 15 majors throughout his career. He has won 5 Masters, 4 PGA Championships, and 3 Open and US Open Championships. Furthermore, Woods has secured the runner-up position 7 times in his career. He also has been placed 33 times in the Top 5 players. 

Moreover, Woods has won 82 PGA Tour events, whereas Nicklaus has won 73. 

Both Nicklaus and Woods have had successful careers. While Nicklaus has retired, Woods is still playing on the Tour. Only time can tell whether Woods can beat the records set by Nicklaus in the majors. 

Nevertheless, both the players have been an asset to the golf world. Their contributions to the sport have been bigger than anybody else. 

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