Tiger Woods is still on the comeback trail. (Getty Images) Tiger Woods still believes he can beat Jack Nicklaus’ 18-major tally. In an interview on “The Charlie Rose Show,” the interviewer asked the 14-time major winner if he thinks he can pass Nicklaus. ROSE: Do you believe you’ll get 18 majors? WOODS: To be honest […]
63s in majors don't typically translate into major victories
July 15, 2016 by
With a foot to go, it seemed that Phil Mickelson’s putt to shoot the first 62 in men’s major championship history would disappear. Then, an unexpected twist in the line left the ball catching the edge of the hole and missing. It was a 63. It’s special, certainly, but not unique. A 63 had been […]
Dan Jenkins: Tiger Woods beat a bunch of nobodies in majors
May 26, 2015 by
Tiger Woods and legendary writer Dan Jenkins aren’t on each other’s Christmas card lists. Woods never gave Jenkins the kind of sit-down interview he was granted by the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Jenkins lashed out against Woods in his critique of the former world No. 1 after revelations of Woods’ serial marital […]
Nicklaus sees Woods still breaking record, had 40 majors to win 5
October 30, 2014 by
Jack Nicklaus still believes in Tiger Woods. The 18-time major champion believes Woods, who has 14 majors to his credit, can still win another handful of majors and become the sport’s all-time greatest major champion. In an interview with ESPN reporter Darren Rovell at his alma mater Ohio State University, Nicklaus said Tiger will have […]
The Bacon Mailbag: Multiple majors, Phil on the Ryder Cup and the PGA Tour course you’d play
April 30, 2014 by
Each week for the remainder of the golf season we will be rolling out a mailbag, with any and all questions invited from readers and fans around the world. Have a good question you want answered? Hit me up on Twitter at @shanebacon or e-mail me at shanebaconblogs@yahoo.com and we will try to get to it […]
The Bacon Mailbag: Rory’s major wins, Tiger changing his schedule and a rerun channel for only majors
March 5, 2014 by
Each Tuesday for the remainder of the golf season we will be rolling out a mailbag, with any and all questions invited from readers and fans around the world. Have a good question you want answered? Hit me up on Twitter at @shanebacon and we will try to get to it in the coming weeks. […]
See how many more majors PGA Tour players think Tiger Woods will win
January 22, 2014 by
No matter if you love or hate Tiger Woods, every golf fan is sure to have an opinion on his quest to break Jack Nicklaus’ major championship record. The number is something Tiger famously pinned on his wall as a kid, and the 18 majors that Nicklaus won seemed absolutely doable for Woods until he […]
The 10 best golf moments of 2013: No. 4, Inbee Park winning three straight majors
December 28, 2013 by
Over the next 10 days, until we get to the New Year, we will be rolling out the top-10 best golf moments of 2013. After much deliberation and debate, we picked what we thought were the 10 moments you will remember about this season a decade from now. We continue with No. 4 and Inbee […]
Tiger Woods continues to struggle on the weekend at the majors
August 12, 2012 by
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — For Tiger Woods, the third round in a major continues to be a puzzle he can’t quite figure out. Tied for the lead when he teed off on Saturday, Woods struggled right out of the gate, recording three bogeys in his first seven holes to fall well off the pace before […]
How many majors can Bubba Watson win?
April 10, 2012 by
Hey, Bubba Watson, great job winning that green jacket. But it’s been a couple days now. So what are you going to do for an encore? Yes, it’s the way of the world these days: you get a few minutes to celebrate your achievement, and then we start projecting forward. Get back on the horse! […]
