The question on the mind of the golfing fraternity around the world is: Is Tiger Woods the greatest golf player of all-time? My strong opinion is definitely not. There are many reasons for myself adopting this point of view, and these include the fact that Woods has no strong resistance for him to be closely challenged from winning tournaments by multiple strokes, I feel although Woods is too inexperienced to be the greatest player of all-time and also the fact that Woods has won comparably few tournaments compared to greats such as Jack Nicklaus and Ben Hogan.There is no doubt in my mind that at the moment, Tiger Woods is the most dominant player ever, but I believe that he needs tough competition be fore we jump to conclusions and pronounce him the greatest ever. When Jack Nicklaus, the man who I believe is the greatest player all-time, first began playing the on the professional circuit, he was made to fight tooth and nail for every victory he acquired. Players such as Arnold Palmer and Gary Player are remembered by many to be two of the greatest players of all-time, but they were fighting stroke for stroke with Nicklaus at most major championships for triumph. At the moment, Woods nearest rivals are Ernie Els and David Duval, but it seems that every tournament that Woods participates in he beats the field by double figures. Maybe, if a major contender appears in the near future, and if Woods pulls through the struggle like a true champion, well maybe then he can be judged as the greatest player of all-time.At the young age of 24, I, along with many golf enthusiasts, believe that Woods is far too young to be remembered as the greatest player ever. Tiger must first show a tremendous amount of staying power and show spectators his full potential for the game in order to gain my vote. “The Golden Bear” had a long-standing career which spanned from his first major victory in 1963, to the 2000 British Open where he eventuall...
