http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...ecord-sight/Q0gGQ4gqLQNAx5fOFgP8gO/story.html
Tiger Woods still has major record in sight
He feels he can catch Jack Nicklaus
By Michael Whitmer*|* GLOBE STAFF * * JUNE 13, 2012
Tiger Woods enjoyed a laugh during a practice round on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO - Even though Friday marks the four-year anniversary of the last of his 14 major championships, Tiger Woods isn’t hitting the panic button just yet as his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus’s record 18 remains stuck in neutral.
“Well, Jack did it at 46, right?’’ Woods said, referring to the final major Nicklaus won, the 1986 Masters. “So I’ve got 10 [years]. [Tom] Watson almost pulled it off at 59.
“It can be done. We can play for a very long time. That’s the great thing about staying in shape and lifting weights and being fit, is that the playing careers have extended.’’
Woods comes into this week’s US Open the same way he did the Masters - off a victory. His two-shot victory at the Memorial tied Nicklaus for second on the PGA Tour’s all-time wins list with 73, and established Woods as the betting favorite this week.
He’ll be paired in the first two rounds with Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson but doesn’t expect a lot of chit-chat. Nothing personal, Woods insisted.
“I don’t think we’re going to talk about a lot,’’ he said. “This is a major championship; we’ve got work to do. It’s such a test playing in this championship. This is one of those championships that I think the guys talk the least to one another because it’s so difficult.’’
Said Mickelson of the pairing: “It’s fabulous. I get excited to play with Tiger, I love it.
“The one player I’m most concerned about if I play my best golf that may have a chance to beat me is Tiger.’’
Woods would love to get major No. 15 near where he spent his college years at Stanford. It might finally stop the questions about whether he is back. Then again, he said, maybe not.
“I think even if I do win a major championship, it will still be, ‘You’re not to 18 yet,’ or, ‘When will you get to 19?’ It’s always something with you guys,’’ Woods said. “I’ve dealt with that my entire career, ever since I was an amateur. It hasn’t changed.’’
Tiger Woods still has major record in sight
He feels he can catch Jack Nicklaus
By Michael Whitmer*|* GLOBE STAFF * * JUNE 13, 2012
Tiger Woods enjoyed a laugh during a practice round on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO - Even though Friday marks the four-year anniversary of the last of his 14 major championships, Tiger Woods isn’t hitting the panic button just yet as his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus’s record 18 remains stuck in neutral.
“Well, Jack did it at 46, right?’’ Woods said, referring to the final major Nicklaus won, the 1986 Masters. “So I’ve got 10 [years]. [Tom] Watson almost pulled it off at 59.
“It can be done. We can play for a very long time. That’s the great thing about staying in shape and lifting weights and being fit, is that the playing careers have extended.’’
Woods comes into this week’s US Open the same way he did the Masters - off a victory. His two-shot victory at the Memorial tied Nicklaus for second on the PGA Tour’s all-time wins list with 73, and established Woods as the betting favorite this week.
He’ll be paired in the first two rounds with Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson but doesn’t expect a lot of chit-chat. Nothing personal, Woods insisted.
“I don’t think we’re going to talk about a lot,’’ he said. “This is a major championship; we’ve got work to do. It’s such a test playing in this championship. This is one of those championships that I think the guys talk the least to one another because it’s so difficult.’’
Said Mickelson of the pairing: “It’s fabulous. I get excited to play with Tiger, I love it.
“The one player I’m most concerned about if I play my best golf that may have a chance to beat me is Tiger.’’
Woods would love to get major No. 15 near where he spent his college years at Stanford. It might finally stop the questions about whether he is back. Then again, he said, maybe not.
“I think even if I do win a major championship, it will still be, ‘You’re not to 18 yet,’ or, ‘When will you get to 19?’ It’s always something with you guys,’’ Woods said. “I’ve dealt with that my entire career, ever since I was an amateur. It hasn’t changed.’’
ODDS TIGER WILL WIN @ MUIRFIELD: AFTER 1 ROUND ---
2013 British Open - Odds to Win
15
Tiger Woods
+300
o-
<input style="visibility: hidden;" id="selection[X93-15-Tiger-TheFi-071913TLO]" name="selection[X93-15-Tiger-TheFi-071913TLO]" value="X93-15-Tiger-TheFi-071913|TLO|0|0|0|0|0 ERR" type="checkbox">
The Field (Any Other Golfer)
-400
u-
2013 British Open - Odds to Win
15
Tiger Woods
+300
o-
<input style="visibility: hidden;" id="selection[X93-15-Tiger-TheFi-071913TLO]" name="selection[X93-15-Tiger-TheFi-071913TLO]" value="X93-15-Tiger-TheFi-071913|TLO|0|0|0|0|0 ERR" type="checkbox">
The Field (Any Other Golfer)
-400
u-
