Unless you don’t have internet, you’re probably well aware by now that Tiger Woods turned 40 on Wednesday (December 30). And while the coverage has perhaps been a bit over the top, it’s nice to see Woods getting the appreciation he deserves for all he’s accomplished instead of being knocked for his failures.
Woods recently said anything he does on a golf course from this point forward, “is gravy,” and it’s hard to argue. Sure, he hasn’t caught Jack Nicklaus in major championships (18) or Sam Snead in PGA Tour titles (82), but no golfer has the overall resume that the 14-time major champ and 79-time PGA Tour winner has. His post-scandal achievements alone (eight wins, including a Players and two WGCs) compare favorably to the careers of some pretty fine players. To add to the numbers you’re familiar with, here are some (emphasis on “some”) other mind-boggling stats that show just how good Woods was.
682: The total number of weeks Woods has spent at No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. That’s 352 weeks (or nearly seven YEARS) more than No. 2 Greg Norman.
3: Times Tiger has had at least a five-tournament winning streak. No one else has done it in the past 60 years. Woods also has three of the five longest streaks, including a personal best streak of seven in 2006-2007.
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