{"id":1558210,"date":"2023-04-19T18:28:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T22:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1558210"},"modified":"2023-04-19T18:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T22:28:24","slug":"gary-player-opts-against-jack-nicklaus-tiger-woods-best-player-i-ever-saw-but-still-chose-one-golf-goat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/gary-player-opts-against-jack-nicklaus-tiger-woods-best-player-i-ever-saw-but-still-chose-one-golf-goat\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Player Opts Against Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the ‘Best Player I Ever Saw' but Still Chose One as the Golf GOAT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
To me, and likely millions of others, the GOAT debate in golf<\/a> consists of only two players: Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods<\/a>. And if absolutely forced<\/em> to pick only one, I'd have to go with Nicklaus, although I will opine that Tiger was the more skilled player. There's just no getting around Jack's stats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sure, Woods owns more PGA Tour victories, 82 to 73. Nicklaus, however, holds the edge in major championship victories, 18 to 15. On top of that, Jack was the runner-up in a major 19 times<\/a>. And in five of those instances, he either lost in a playoff or lost by only one stroke. So he could have very easily won 25. Woods finished second in seven majors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But you certainly didn't come here for my opinions, although I could certainly keep going and make honest arguments for both. And maybe we'll get to that at some point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, however, we're here to find out who Gary Player<\/a> believes is the greatest golfer of all time. And truthfully, I love the logic he used in his list.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGary Player says it's impossible to compare golfers from different eras<\/h2>\n\n\n\n