Tiger nears record 82 wins, foes see him at 100
9 Aug 2013 5:45 AM IST
Tiger Woods might not currently have the intimidating aura that helped him become a 14-time major champion, but he has rivals who say he will win 100 career titles.
The 37-year-old world number one will seek his 15th major crown, and first such title since the 2008 US Open, when the PGA Championship opens Thursday at Oak Hill.
‘I’ve had my share of chances to win,’ Woods said. ‘I’ve had my opportunities on probably half of those Sundays for the last five years and just haven’t won it. But the key is to keep giving myself chances and eventually I’ll start getting them.’
Woods won his 79th career title last week at the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational, matching his career-low round with a second-day 61 and romping home by seven strokes over a top-class field at a Firestone course where he has now won eight times.
While Woods is best known for chasing the record 18 majors titles won by Jack Nicklaus, he is also only three shy of matching the all-time US PGA Tour career wins mark of 82 held by Sam Snead. Plenty of players at the PGA Championship, the season’s last major, not only see Woods surpassing Snead but shattering the record and even reaching the century mark . ‘He can win 100,’ said US 2014 Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson, an eight-time major winner. ‘One of the impressive things I read last week is that he has had 10 seasons where he has won five tournaments or more.’
The 37-year-old world number one will seek his 15th major crown, and first such title since the 2008 US Open, when the PGA Championship opens Thursday at Oak Hill.
‘I’ve had my share of chances to win,’ Woods said. ‘I’ve had my opportunities on probably half of those Sundays for the last five years and just haven’t won it. But the key is to keep giving myself chances and eventually I’ll start getting them.’
Woods won his 79th career title last week at the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational, matching his career-low round with a second-day 61 and romping home by seven strokes over a top-class field at a Firestone course where he has now won eight times.
While Woods is best known for chasing the record 18 majors titles won by Jack Nicklaus, he is also only three shy of matching the all-time US PGA Tour career wins mark of 82 held by Sam Snead. Plenty of players at the PGA Championship, the season’s last major, not only see Woods surpassing Snead but shattering the record and even reaching the century mark . ‘He can win 100,’ said US 2014 Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson, an eight-time major winner. ‘One of the impressive things I read last week is that he has had 10 seasons where he has won five tournaments or more.’
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