I don't know about you but every time Tiger is on pace to win a golf tournament it mesmerizes me. Doesn't matter if he is 1 stroke ahead or 10 strokes ahead. I know I am watching history being made and that one day I can say…"I remember when Tiger won…" add in whatever you want. I was shocked when I actually agreed with something Johnnie Miller said during the TV telecast of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He basically said he thought people overlooked the total tournament won record that Sam Snead holds (82 PGA tournament wins) and they think that the major record of 18 held by Jack is a bigger deal. He said Jack started that claim years ago and people have caught on to that idea, maybe mistakenly. I actually agree with Mr. Miller, especially in todays PGA Tour. Almost every tournament Tiger plays has a stronger field than the majors. Allow me to explain. The WGC events include the top 64 in the OWGR; Arnie and Jack's tournaments are invitationals that only invite the top and best players to participate, The Players Championship is already known to have the strongest field in golf…so if you consider Tiger has won a WGC 17 times, Arnie's tournament 8 times, Jack's Memorial Tournament 5 times, The Players only once, plus his 14 Major victories…wow! So again…I think Tiger's 77 wins are way more remarkable than just the 14 majors he has won or the 18 majors Jack won. If…or should I say when he passes Sam Snead's 82 wins, we should all just accept the fact that we have been watching the best golfer of all time! My money is still on Tiger to win more than 18 majors. Once that happens there will be no more arguments as to who is the best!
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