Tiger was the God of all sports at this point of his career already. Coming off arguably the greatest individual season not only a golfer but an athlete ever!! Won 3 majors, the U.S. Open by 15 by the way, and 9 wins in 20 starts. Don't compare Jordan Speith or Rory or any of them to Tiger yet. And I miss the "Tiger" roars and those moments. Talk to me when those guys win around 8-10 majors and win 40-50 tournaments and never loses a lead in the final round of a major for 11 years.. 14 for 14 from 97-08. Over a 3 year stretch he won 7-11 majors. Let that Dominance sink in...
Well that really wasn't what I was talking about if you read it. It was more about trying to compare people to Tiger when they haven't earned to be mentioned with him. They will never be as dominant or as big. No one playing today will be the biggest athlete in all of sports like he was for years. And Tiger is about to come back. Will he be the old Tiger, no, no one ever will be that good and dominant again period.
It's just like Tiger to know that it wasn't necessary to start the ball way left, but to put it up on the crest, with the right speed, and then let the contours of the green take it left, and then sharply right. Absolutely brilliant read.
This type of gifted, brilliant golfer comes maybe once in a generation. We are all so blessed to experience greatness as it continues to unfold. Winning the Masters 2019 for example. This is a script no one would have imagined a few years ago.
The greatest golfer of all time without question. It seemed unfathomable that anyone would come along and challenge Nicklaus but Tiger showed us all. His Masters win in 2019 ended the argument, Tiger is the goat.
Tiger played golf at a level higher than anyone ever in the game. But Nicklaus is the greatest champion ever. Jack - majors 18 wins 19 seconds 56 top five 73 top tens
@@chetroberson8023 - Common mistake. Here's why: 1. PGA Tour Vardon scoring stats document that Jack played during the highest scoring average era in golf (1960's and 70's); 2. Jack played in top-heavy competitive fields of about 20 good/great players, while the remaining 150 players in the field were mediocre and won mostly nothing; 3. Its a well known fact Jack got most of his wins when non-whites were excluded from competition. Several of those nonwhites were later recognized in their home State Golfing/Sports Hall of Fame, or in the World Golf HofF itself, but Nicklaus seldom had to compete against them. A couple of the previously excluded players were allowed on tour before Nicklaus retired, but by that time, they were over 40 years old and on the back-end of their career. The exclusion of these players from some tournaments and country clubs largely endured right up until 1996, when Tiger Woods became the first PGA golfer of African-American heritage to ever join the PGA tour in his 20's right out of college - something white golfers had routinely been doing for decades. Measuring Jack based on "in what place he finished" is an inaccurate measurement of performance. In golf, you compete DIRECTLY AGAINST THE GOLF COURSE, NOT directly against your fellow players - therefore, the most accurate measurement of performance in majors is a golfer's SCORE TO PAR. This is the only way to accurately compare golfers from different eras....how well did they both play against the major golf courses? Here's what the PGA Tour data shows: Total Score Under Par in Major Wins Avg Score Under Par Per Win Jack Nicklaus - 18 Wins -97 -97 divided by 18 = -5.39 Tiger Woods - 15 Wins -193 -193 divided by 15 = -12.87 Who played best in majors? lol, that question is crystal clear...Woods literally laps Nicklaus in majors. Its not even close. Counting Nicklaus' "finishes" only measures how he beat the field, NOT how he beat the golf courses. The Masters website at Augusta provides more amplifying data when asked "who has the lowest career scoring average in the 88 year history of the Masters? Ans: 1. Tiger Woods 70.86 2. Phil Mickleson 71.09 3. Jack Nicklaus 71.98 The indisputable PGA Tour facts shows that Tiger Woods has totally outplayed Jack Nicklaus in majors....Nicklaus has simply played in more majors than Woods (79 more starts) and he played those majors in weaker overall fields top to bottom in the 1960's and 70's. As far as who finished 2nd, 5th, or 10th, both Nicklaus and Woods could care less; they only count WINS...everything else is merely a loss.
Furthermore, to say that Jack didn't play against the best black golfers in his day is just laughable. Please name me one black golfer, of that time, that could have beaten Jack!
@@chetroberson5760 - Idiot...you make the same mistake all the Jack fans do - 19 seconds, 56 top fives, and 73 top tens are NOTHING BUT 148 LOSSES!!! All time great champions don't tally their losses as some kind of an achievement...you sound stupid, lol. Neither Jack nor Tiger tally the "quality" of their losses. Jack earned zero trophies for those 148 losses, just like everybody else in the field who lost.. The reason you have been reduced to tallying Jack's losses is because other than 18 vs15 majors, you have ran out of any other all-time categories where Nicklaus has exceeded Woods. Tiger has past Jack in EVERY other significant all-time winning or all time 1st place category, so you are forced to desperately look at Jack's losses and try to treat them as if they were some kind of win. It won't work; his 148 losses are meaningless. GOAT comparisons are about winning and 1st place finishes only - not losing numbers - and include way more than just Major wins....it includes a comparison of both golfer's COMPLETE stats over their ENTIRE PGA career.....who won the most USGA Jr Amateur trophies....who won the most USGA Amateur trophies...who won the most PGA trophies....who won the most majors....who led the tour in low scoring the most....whose career scoring average is the lowest....whose career scoring average is the lowest in majors...whose winning percentage is the highest in majors...whose career scoring average is the lowest at THE MASTERS.....who holds the record for lowest score at each of the 4 Majors....etc, etc. There's another 10-15 categories to compare who was better, Jack or Tiger? The problem is, when you look at all 25 categories, Jack only leads Tiger in 1 of 25; he trails Tiger in 24 of the 25. No player in ANY SPORT is considered a GOAT when they trail another player in 24 of 25 all-time significant categories. lol The thought is laughable. Nice try though....you probably figured your thinking work with your dumb friends so why not try it here. Well, you tried...now back to the drawing board, bubbie.
2:56 That smile that he has right there. He's proud as hell. He knows how good that put was. Just beautiful. Greatest golfer in the world right there and I think he knew it.
I knew he was on a comeback when he placed 2nd and 4th in the two final majors which put him in the top 30 ranking to play in the tour championship which we all know he won and thats where he broke the drought and opened the door for Augusta abd that win I believe opened back up the flood gates. Phil is my favorite and always will be because he has so much class plus great skill but I still love Tiger Woods and want to see him make history. One more win makee 82 tying league record and Im not sure about majors but its not that far off. I just stick by Phil because when he was number 2 the entire time Woods was 1 Phil played with integrity. I went to all 3 Buick opens in the early 2000s in Connecticut where Phil won all 3 in a row. Each year after he hugged his family, signed his scorecard and collected his trophy he would go to the tents where all the fans where and Phil signed autuographs for about 2 hours and 30 min each Year. Thats giving back to the people
just pure Tiger right here..how he was measuring the hole..standing on that brow that sends the ball to the left..then looking very intently on the starting of the putt as it gets up to that brow..you see his eyes scanning that distance and how hard he needs to hit that putt up to that brow...then let the ball funnel to the hole...golf sure does miss this Tiger..especially on Sundays...((
Ehrm actually they had film cameras so they couldve recorded in a quality even better than HD like so many movies and tv shows have been recorded for decades prior to this
I have watched this I don’t know how many hundreds of times without realizing how absolutely badass it is that we see Tigers putter up in the air crossing the screen as the ball is tracking into the hole.
Did I miss something or was that the most amazing putt of that decade??? Just finished watching The Open 2018. Great to see Tiger playing well again in a major. Full support for him.
I have yet to see another putt with this kind of great theater. This is definitely Tiger’s best golf shot ever. I know Tiger considers the bunker shot at Hazeltine in the 2002 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP to be his best ever, but he should really reconsider. First off, the symbolism behind Tiger wearing a white shirt was awesome. Second, the fact that Tiger hit the ball into the water the day before made this putt even more special. Third, Tiger standing on the brow of the green, drawing that magic line at 1:16 was pretty freaky, knowing now how great the result turned out. Fourth, Tiger smoothly avoided falling into the water at 1:36. Okay, now I’m going to speak in present tense to set up the epicness of this moment even better. Fifth, as Tiger goes to his approach, the NBC scoreboard lights up. Tiger swings the putter one-handed, and Gary Koch in that ASMR voice goes “like what he’s doing there. Just swinging the putter, visualizing....trying to track the line that he wants.” Sixth, the cool reflection of the Sun by the shaft of the putter at 2:13. Seventh, Tiger hits the ball at 2:14 with the softest sound for a putt hit harder than normal. Eighth, as the ball approaches the brow, a very enthusiastic boy yells “GET IN THE HOOOOLE” and Tiger raises his back, feeling just as enthusiastic right about now as the kid is. Ninth, as the ball curls left, Gary Koch is saying “Johnny that’ssss....better than most,” and Johnny Miller goes “how ‘bout in?” Tenth, the ball kicks sharp to the right at 2:23, the sound of the crowd slightly changes, hoping the ball won’t lip out, and the shaft of Tiger’s putter crosses the screen. Gary Koch is still confident however, saying “that is better than most.” Eleventh, the ball smashes into the right side of the cup and drops for a birdie, causing Gary Koch to yell “BETTER THAN MOST!!” as well as resulting in Tiger giving the most epic fist pump since Payne Stewart in the 1999 US Open, Twelfth, the lady on the ground raising her arms and the man next to her just in total disbelief was awe-inspiring. Thirteenth, a sound similar to fireworks crackling resonates in the background at 2:39. Fourteenth, some of the crowd originally sitting down begins to stand up to give Tiger a standing ovation. Fifteenth, as Stevie Williams approaches Tiger a second time after giving Tiger a low-five, Tiger twirls his putter with his right hand and his left hand on his hip, handing the putter back to Stevie, almost as if Tiger was saying, “just another great day at the golf course.” Sixteenth, the moment ends beautifully with Gary Koch saying, “Johnny I think it’s safe to say that you could hit that putt fifty times....and maaaybe make it once,” and Johnny Miller says, “that’s just...another Tiger moment...one of the great long putts I’VE ever seen.” Plus, I think we can all admit Gary Koch’s “yeeeeaaaheaheahea.....ahhhahaaa!” when watching Tiger’s reaction on the instant replay made the whole experience even more fun to watch. Hope you enjoyed 👍👍😁.
The Masters putt may have been greater because he was just off the green (as I recall), and he sunk it in a major. That was a great putt at the TPC, no question.
Both were "technical" marvels that he studied as long as possible before hitting them; calculating and visualizing; making sure to make the very most of the attempt. That kind of preparation gets rewarded in sport a lot.
i played the stadium course on the Monday after the '92 tournament, the greens were like nothing I had ever played. I commented after three putting the first hole that they were like billiard tables, but i loved them. i was "on" that day for me at that time and shot an 88 from the whites, which was a pretty good round for me at the time (in the intervening years i went on to be a four handicapper. If you could hit your driver straight and had a good wedge game you could play well on the stadium course. I was the only person in my foursome to hit 17 on the first swing and was about 15 feet to the right of where Tiger was with the same pin location. i three putted but was happy. It's hard to get the ball close from way up top. I hit 9 iron and our yardage was 132 to the pin, so that was a little 9 for me. After everyone else hit their second balls I hit a 2nd too but with my pitching wedge. I really stood on it and I flushed it right at the flag. It came down somewhere just below the flag and I thought it had a chance to go in if it rolled out a little bit but i guess I hit it so flush it had lots of spin and after one hopping it spun backwards right down the hill and went in the water but it was an outstanding swing.
I've lived a charmed life. I was lucky enough to see Metallica in their prime and tiger woods in his. Woods was just light years beyond the field. It just defies logic how good he was for a 10 year stretch. Most hacks (like me) spend 5 minutes analyzing that putt and proceed to skull it right into the drink. Jesus, he was fucking phenomenal to watch.
Man, that is one of the greatest putts I have ever seen! To figure the breaks to the hole is one thing, but to put the ball into the cup is something else altogether! I think Tiger could have been a master landscaper is he chose to be.
Yeah! You know if he strokes the golf ball too hard.. the ball never catches the ridge to start breaking left. He is so good at reading greens.. only he could find where the slope was.. to go back from left to right and into the cup! That was fun!
I was a teenager during Tigers prime and seeing him make shots like this was normal. My young mind couldn't understand that what I was seeing was the greatest golfer ever.
Anthony Schibilia Phil Mickelson? Rory McIlroy? Jordan Spieth? Jason Day? Dustin Johnson? Bubba Watson? Henrik Stenson? There a bunch of great players today winning majors from all over the planet, the tour has never been deeper LMFAO
Growing up as a teenager who loved the game of golf in the 2000s era, you knew week after week, Sunday after Sunday, Tiger was gonna do some crazy magical shit. And he did time and time again. One of the greatest athletes ever 🐐
ESPN & Golf Channel 24/7. reminiscing gets me seriously emotional. It just meant more back than & everyone remembers Tiger going back to back to back etc., etc. highlight after highlight etc., etc. TIGER WOODS is and will always be #1 GOAT
@@elmalloc I had the exact same injury that he has suffered, he will never have the stability in his feet and legs to efficiently swing the club at a level required to compete professionally, he may in fact have a severe limp for the rest of his life.... your comment is juvenile and ridiculous, now go upstairs, your mother is calling, your grilled cheese is ready
I'm going to play there in the spring. What happens if somebody lands on the small island instead? Do they have a little boat or do you have to swim out? Cuz I'm not taking that penalty.
At about 0:55 Johnny Miller came close to making a flat-out prediction Tiger would do something very special - not many announcers ever went out on a limb as often as he did. Love him or hate him - at least he shot from the hip.
I shot a 62 at TPC ... I’m not a professional, I’m a hedge fund manager, been told by many of my colleagues I could be the best player on the planet right now... but I do not have the drive or patience to go on tour...
After watching the HBO doc, seeing these moments make me emotional. He's a classic tragic hero. It makes me think that it's near impossible to be so great at something and be anywhere near "well adjusted." Not to get to magnanimous, but his story really reminds me of a Napoleon, or Macbeth, or King David, or Achilles. When people like Tiger lived in ancient times, they called them the sons of gods.
Golf was fun to watch back when Tiger was dropping these kind of shots. Never gave a sh** about watching golf before Tiger came along. I hope he gets the magic back soon
In between the 2000 US Open and the 2001 Masters Tiger won 1 of the 3 WGC events played (NEC Invitational). Mike Weir won the 2000 American Express Championship and Steve Stricker won the 2001 Accenture Matchplay.
Gold Killah true its really 1 of 2 WGC’s because Tiger (and virtually everyone else) skipped the Match Play that year since it was in Australia and was right after New Years when no one wanted to go
Today...WE KnoW! April 14, 2019 5th Masters, 15th Major, 81st Victory! Ask Molinari and Koepke what payback feels like? They each beat him for a Major in 2018. *but NOT TODAY!!!*
I've watched several tapes of tiger playing, from his amateur days to the present. And I can't tell you how many times i've heard the announcer say something to the effect of "If he hit that shot 100 times, he'd only get that result once". Almost implying he just got lucky or something. But he seems to get "lucky" often. And it always seems to be in the heat of competition, when he needs it most. That right there, the ability to play his absolute best with the title on the line, sets him apart.
Exactly, couldn't agree moe, and that's what separates the greats from the not so greats of the game, and Tiger is definately in the top 2 of all time for me, behind only Nicklaus, but if he plays like he has done recently with his amazing wins he'll win many more Majors and surpass those 18. I truly hope he wins this week's US Open, and what a story that will be after his last win at the very same tourney back in 08.
these are the moments Tiger lives for but can't seem to capture later, be it a mental issue or problems with his back, but I am not one of those people who hates him just because I should, I want him to get better again, he's ear edit! he's paid his dues multiple times. I want tiger to be good again, even as a Rory, Spieth, D.J. and Osthuizen fan
Listening to commentators announce tiger woods is always the best because of how in awe they always are. Just goes to show how much better he was than everyone that came before him
This is on the same lever of Al Michaels’ “Do you believe in miracles” at the 1980 olympics. And Gary Thorne’s “OFF THE FLOOR, ON THE BOARD” in Game 6 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Final.
The 3 greatest golfers, Bobby jones, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. All great, all very different. Remember Jack won his last major in his 40's, Tiger is 38 he has time to win many more majors. Bobby Jones in my mind's eye will always be the greatest.
"Better than most." Nah, Better than everyone
Agreed. Better than all who played the game before him and those yet to come. Cheers
Yup!!
*Most* (pronoun) - the greatest amount or quality, "we had the most to lose"
I will not nitpick here, better than the greatest amount of golfers
Lol
@@dsroaddogg Nah. Better than most
Tiger was the God of all sports at this point of his career already. Coming off arguably the greatest individual season not only a golfer but an athlete ever!! Won 3 majors, the U.S. Open by 15 by the way, and 9 wins in 20 starts. Don't compare Jordan Speith or Rory or any of them to Tiger yet. And I miss the "Tiger" roars and those moments. Talk to me when those guys win around 8-10 majors and win 40-50 tournaments and never loses a lead in the final round of a major for 11 years.. 14 for 14 from 97-08. Over a 3 year stretch he won 7-11 majors. Let that Dominance sink in...
That's right buddy. Don't let anyone argue against you about Tiger. Good explanation.
+Chad Andrew calm down son
mcrayfourd Calm down???
+Chad Andrew tig is gone longggggggg gone
Well that really wasn't what I was talking about if you read it. It was more about trying to compare people to Tiger when they haven't earned to be mentioned with him. They will never be as dominant or as big. No one playing today will be the biggest athlete in all of sports like he was for years. And Tiger is about to come back. Will he be the old Tiger, no, no one ever will be that good and dominant again period.
The Tiger roar will never not give me chills
Thank god for UA-cam
It's just like Tiger to know that it wasn't necessary to start the ball way left, but to put it up on the crest, with the right speed, and then let the contours of the green take it left, and then sharply right. Absolutely brilliant read.
Yeah they completely misread it saying he needs to aim way left
@TJ89741Jack might.
This type of gifted, brilliant golfer comes maybe once in a generation. We are all so blessed to experience greatness as it continues to unfold. Winning the Masters 2019 for example. This is a script no one would have imagined a few years ago.
The greatest golfer of all time without question. It seemed unfathomable that anyone would come along and challenge Nicklaus but Tiger showed us all. His Masters win in 2019 ended the argument, Tiger is the goat.
Tiger played golf at a level higher than anyone ever in the game. But Nicklaus is the greatest champion ever.
Jack - majors
18 wins
19 seconds
56 top five
73 top tens
@@chetroberson8023 - Common mistake. Here's why: 1. PGA Tour Vardon scoring stats document that Jack played during the highest scoring average era in golf (1960's and 70's); 2. Jack played in top-heavy competitive fields of about 20 good/great players, while the remaining 150 players in the field were mediocre and won mostly nothing; 3. Its a well known fact Jack got most of his wins when non-whites were excluded from competition. Several of those nonwhites were later recognized in their home State Golfing/Sports Hall of Fame, or in the World Golf HofF itself, but Nicklaus seldom had to compete against them. A couple of the previously excluded players were allowed on tour before Nicklaus retired, but by that time, they were over 40 years old and on the back-end of their career. The exclusion of these players from some tournaments and country clubs largely endured right up until 1996, when Tiger Woods became the first PGA golfer of African-American heritage to ever join the PGA tour in his 20's right out of college - something white golfers had routinely been doing for decades.
Measuring Jack based on "in what place he finished" is an inaccurate measurement of performance. In golf, you compete DIRECTLY AGAINST THE GOLF COURSE, NOT directly against your fellow players - therefore, the most accurate measurement of performance in majors is a golfer's SCORE TO PAR. This is the only way to accurately compare golfers from different eras....how well did they both play against the major golf courses?
Here's what the PGA Tour data shows: Total Score Under Par in Major Wins Avg Score Under Par Per Win
Jack Nicklaus - 18 Wins -97 -97 divided by 18 = -5.39
Tiger Woods - 15 Wins -193 -193 divided by 15 = -12.87
Who played best in majors? lol, that question is crystal clear...Woods literally laps Nicklaus in majors. Its not even close. Counting Nicklaus' "finishes" only measures how he beat the field, NOT how he beat the golf courses. The Masters website at Augusta provides more amplifying data when asked "who has the lowest career scoring average in the 88 year history of the Masters? Ans:
1. Tiger Woods 70.86
2. Phil Mickleson 71.09
3. Jack Nicklaus 71.98
The indisputable PGA Tour facts shows that Tiger Woods has totally outplayed Jack Nicklaus in majors....Nicklaus has simply played in more majors than Woods (79 more starts) and he played those majors in weaker overall fields top to bottom in the 1960's and 70's. As far as who finished 2nd, 5th, or 10th, both Nicklaus and Woods could care less; they only count WINS...everything else is merely a loss.
Jack
18 majors
19 seconds
56 top 5's
73 top 10's
Says it all!
Tiger falls substantially short of those amazing stats!
Furthermore, to say that Jack didn't play against the best black golfers in his day is just laughable. Please name me one black golfer, of that time, that could have beaten Jack!
@@chetroberson5760 - Idiot...you make the same mistake all the Jack fans do - 19 seconds, 56 top fives, and 73 top tens are NOTHING BUT 148 LOSSES!!! All time great champions don't tally their losses as some kind of an achievement...you sound stupid, lol. Neither Jack nor Tiger tally the "quality" of their losses. Jack earned zero trophies for those 148 losses, just like everybody else in the field who lost..
The reason you have been reduced to tallying Jack's losses is because other than 18 vs15 majors, you have ran out of any other all-time categories where Nicklaus has exceeded Woods. Tiger has past Jack in EVERY other significant all-time winning or all time 1st place category, so you are forced to desperately look at Jack's losses and try to treat them as if they were some kind of win. It won't work; his 148 losses are meaningless.
GOAT comparisons are about winning and 1st place finishes only - not losing numbers - and include way more than just Major wins....it includes a comparison of both golfer's COMPLETE stats over their ENTIRE PGA career.....who won the most USGA Jr Amateur trophies....who won the most USGA Amateur trophies...who won the most PGA trophies....who won the most majors....who led the tour in low scoring the most....whose career scoring average is the lowest....whose career scoring average is the lowest in majors...whose winning percentage is the highest in majors...whose career scoring average is the lowest at THE MASTERS.....who holds the record for lowest score at each of the 4 Majors....etc, etc. There's another 10-15 categories to compare who was better, Jack or Tiger? The problem is, when you look at all 25 categories, Jack only leads Tiger in 1 of 25; he trails Tiger in 24 of the 25. No player in ANY SPORT is considered a GOAT when they trail another player in 24 of 25 all-time significant categories. lol The thought is laughable. Nice try though....you probably figured your thinking work with your dumb friends so why not try it here. Well, you tried...now back to the drawing board, bubbie.
Never ever get tired of watching TIGER do the "BETTER THAN MOST"!!!!
2:56 That smile that he has right there. He's proud as hell. He knows how good that put was. Just beautiful. Greatest golfer in the world right there and I think he knew it.
One of the greatest golfers and athletes EVER!!!! Love watching Tiger play!!!
Who else is on a Tiger binge after the Masters?!
I was on it more during the 2 years he was out because I missed 🐐 so much
100%
I knew he was on a comeback when he placed 2nd and 4th in the two final majors which put him in the top 30 ranking to play in the tour championship which we all know he won and thats where he broke the drought and opened the door for Augusta abd that win I believe opened back up the flood gates. Phil is my favorite and always will be because he has so much class plus great skill but I still love Tiger Woods and want to see him make history. One more win makee 82 tying league record and Im not sure about majors but its not that far off. I just stick by Phil because when he was number 2 the entire time Woods was 1 Phil played with integrity. I went to all 3 Buick opens in the early 2000s in Connecticut where Phil won all 3 in a row. Each year after he hugged his family, signed his scorecard and collected his trophy he would go to the tents where all the fans where and Phil signed autuographs for about 2 hours and 30 min each Year. Thats giving back to the people
and now after the US Open :)
I've been on the Tiger binge since 2000!!!!
What an amazing setting in golf. I absolutely love 17 at Sawgrass.
yup, better than most at the 2019 masters!
In a sense, I don't watch golf: I watch Tiger
@Aberfoyle Samson No, I think he watches greatness, the likes of which we may never see again.
OMG, Mr. Grimes just described me!!!!
Same
just pure Tiger right here..how he was measuring the hole..standing on that brow that sends the ball to the left..then looking very intently on the starting of the putt as it gets up to that brow..you see his eyes scanning that distance and how hard he needs to hit that putt up to that brow...then let the ball funnel to the hole...golf sure does miss this Tiger..especially on Sundays...((
and with that shot.. the PGA Tour earned enough money to buy better cameras.
lol; its 2001, HD didn't exist yet, not even plasma tvs :D
LOL
Kbalz has didn’t exist until like 2008
Kbalz as info phones used to have cords attached to them.
Ehrm actually they had film cameras so they couldve recorded in a quality even better than HD like so many movies and tv shows have been recorded for decades prior to this
I have watched this I don’t know how many hundreds of times without realizing how absolutely badass it is that we see Tigers putter up in the air crossing the screen as the ball is tracking into the hole.
That was better than most
Your sister was better than most
I miss that brilliant TIGER ROAR!! Blessings Tiger, you provided the most JOY/CHEER/HAPPINESS on the course for golf fans, brother! Thank you🎉❤🎉❤🎉😂
It's ridiculous how much pleasure it gives me to watch tiger woods old footage
Did I miss something or was that the most amazing putt of that decade??? Just finished watching The Open 2018. Great to see Tiger playing well again in a major. Full support for him.
Tiger is the reason I started to play Golf. Now I’m a 4 index player. Thanks Tiger your my idol.
I have yet to see another putt with this kind of great theater. This is definitely Tiger’s best golf shot ever. I know Tiger considers the bunker shot at Hazeltine in the 2002 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP to be his best ever, but he should really reconsider.
First off, the symbolism behind Tiger wearing a white shirt was awesome. Second, the fact that Tiger hit the ball into the water the day before made this putt even more special. Third, Tiger standing on the brow of the green, drawing that magic line at 1:16 was pretty freaky, knowing now how great the result turned out. Fourth, Tiger smoothly avoided falling into the water at 1:36.
Okay, now I’m going to speak in present tense to set up the epicness of this moment even better.
Fifth, as Tiger goes to his approach, the NBC scoreboard lights up. Tiger swings the putter one-handed, and Gary Koch in that ASMR voice goes “like what he’s doing there. Just swinging the putter, visualizing....trying to track the line that he wants.” Sixth, the cool reflection of the Sun by the shaft of the putter at 2:13. Seventh, Tiger hits the ball at 2:14 with the softest sound for a putt hit harder than normal. Eighth, as the ball approaches the brow, a very enthusiastic boy yells “GET IN THE HOOOOLE” and Tiger raises his back, feeling just as enthusiastic right about now as the kid is. Ninth, as the ball curls left, Gary Koch is saying “Johnny that’ssss....better than most,” and Johnny Miller goes “how ‘bout in?” Tenth, the ball kicks sharp to the right at 2:23, the sound of the crowd slightly changes, hoping the ball won’t lip out, and the shaft of Tiger’s putter crosses the screen. Gary Koch is still confident however, saying “that is better than most.” Eleventh, the ball smashes into the right side of the cup and drops for a birdie, causing Gary Koch to yell “BETTER THAN MOST!!” as well as resulting in Tiger giving the most epic fist pump since Payne Stewart in the 1999 US Open, Twelfth, the lady on the ground raising her arms and the man next to her just in total disbelief was awe-inspiring. Thirteenth, a sound similar to fireworks crackling resonates in the background at 2:39. Fourteenth, some of the crowd originally sitting down begins to stand up to give Tiger a standing ovation. Fifteenth, as Stevie Williams approaches Tiger a second time after giving Tiger a low-five, Tiger twirls his putter with his right hand and his left hand on his hip, handing the putter back to Stevie, almost as if Tiger was saying, “just another great day at the golf course.” Sixteenth, the moment ends beautifully with Gary Koch saying, “Johnny I think it’s safe to say that you could hit that putt fifty times....and maaaybe make it once,” and Johnny Miller says, “that’s just...another Tiger moment...one of the great long putts I’VE ever seen.”
Plus, I think we can all admit Gary Koch’s “yeeeeaaaheaheahea.....ahhhahaaa!” when watching Tiger’s reaction on the instant replay made the whole experience even more fun to watch.
Hope you enjoyed 👍👍😁.
It's 2018 and this guy is BACK!
The amount of absolutely sick shots he hit in his career boggles the mind.
I love tiger woods and this shot was great!!!!! Great job Tiger u my favorite player!
That's still Tiger's greatest putt and in the top 5 for greatest shots
shot, not a putt
The Masters putt may have been greater because he was just off the green (as I recall), and he sunk it in a major. That was a great putt at the TPC, no question.
@@jamesanthony5681 That was a chip shot, not a putt.
@@Jamthecoolerator You're right. My error. It seemed more like a putt. Thanks.
@@jamesanthony5681 how can you say "it seemed more like a putt?" It was obviously a chip.
That was in the top 3 Tiger fist pumps right there
Miss this Tiger. So creative and clutch. Never a putter like him.
thats the thing about tiger. he wasnt the greatest at any particular shot. he was just clutch all the time.
I'm watching this thinking man I miss those years.
ti inu me, too.
Prime time television
He made golf exciting to watch for me ..incredible at his prime 👏👏👏👏
u dont get that within 15 feet without mad skills at reading a green
the way that ball rolled defied the laws of physics
@San Diego haaaaaaa you're right.
Man I so happy to watch this live back in the day
The most incredible shot I've ever seen. Better than 16 @ 2005 Masters, and that was nearly as amazing.
Both were "technical" marvels that he studied as long as possible before hitting them; calculating and visualizing; making sure to make the very most of the attempt. That kind of preparation gets rewarded in sport a lot.
Man, I miss those fist pumping highlights. Nobody does that anymore. Walking away with eagles and birdies like it was just a par.
Man, there will never be another golfer as exciting as Tiger!
NEVER
I'm sad for people who never got to watch this guy😢
Far and away the best golfer ever not even close
This putt and his putt on 16 at the Master's are probably 2 of the most famous putts in the history of golf.
i still get chills watching this!!!!
EXACTLY
Phil 3 putting after is what I missed the most from prime Tiger. It is fact that most of his peers crumbled around him between 1999-2008
Yea thats an underrated moment as Phil is a damn good golfer and it shows the level Tiger was on.
It never gets old watching him play golf! 🤟🏻
Damn TW makes a huge 1 putt...and Phil makes 3 putts. Ouch!
The US Amateur reference from the announcer epitomizes Tiger. He was clutch even before he turned pro.
One of the Top 10 greatest golfers of alltime !
Imagine how different this moment would have been if he fell back into the water at 1:36
Fortunately, Nike has really good Dri-Fit shirts. 😂😂
Holy shit, it's a talking muffin Hi Talking Muffin 👋😃!
Imagine if Phil did a cannonball as Tigers ball dropped into the hole
@@gullybop1695 Remember that one guy at the 2007 Crowne Plaza who cannon-balled after Phil won?
Loved that putter twirl @2:52...Classic Tiger. Awesome stuff!!!
T.W is the G.O.A.T !!!
jackie nicklaus woudl stand no chance.
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Really, because of one putt!?!? Wait til he ages!
i played the stadium course on the Monday after the '92 tournament, the greens were like nothing I had ever played. I commented after three putting the first hole that they were like billiard tables, but i loved them. i was "on" that day for me at that time and shot an 88 from the whites, which was a pretty good round for me at the time (in the intervening years i went on to be a four handicapper. If you could hit your driver straight and had a good wedge game you could play well on the stadium course. I was the only person in my foursome to hit 17 on the first swing and was about 15 feet to the right of where Tiger was with the same pin location. i three putted but was happy. It's hard to get the ball close from way up top. I hit 9 iron and our yardage was 132 to the pin, so that was a little 9 for me. After everyone else hit their second balls I hit a 2nd too but with my pitching wedge. I really stood on it and I flushed it right at the flag. It came down somewhere just below the flag and I thought it had a chance to go in if it rolled out a little bit but i guess I hit it so flush it had lots of spin and after one hopping it spun backwards right down the hill and went in the water but it was an outstanding swing.
I've lived a charmed life. I was lucky enough to see Metallica in their prime and tiger woods in his. Woods was just light years beyond the field. It just defies logic how good he was for a 10 year stretch. Most hacks (like me) spend 5 minutes analyzing that putt and proceed to skull it right into the drink. Jesus, he was fucking phenomenal to watch.
I can watch this incredible put 1,000 times and still get excited. Tigers magical. 💜💜
It's 2022 right now, and I swear this happened like less then 10 years ago. Boy does time fly
Man, that is one of the greatest putts I have ever seen! To figure the breaks to the hole is one thing, but to put the ball into the cup is something else altogether! I think Tiger could have been a master landscaper is he chose to be.
Yeah! You know if he strokes the golf ball too hard.. the ball never catches the ridge to start breaking left. He is so good at reading greens.. only he could find where the slope was.. to go back from left to right and into the cup! That was fun!
Even the 2 'BIRDIES' in the water cheered at Tiger's magical Birdie Put. 😁😁😁😁👏👏
I was a teenager during Tigers prime and seeing him make shots like this was normal. My young mind couldn't understand that what I was seeing was the greatest golfer ever.
History might not see Tiger as the greatest but he certainly changed golf and really brought it mainstream. In my book he’s the greatest.
I'm so glad he's back. I thought his career was over. The game is fun to watch again now that he's back.
The tour misses tiger.
You think!
Not an iota
cityofchamps66 nobody cares about golf. its dead without a true champion.
Anthony Schibilia Phil Mickelson? Rory McIlroy? Jordan Spieth? Jason Day? Dustin Johnson? Bubba Watson? Henrik Stenson? There a bunch of great players today winning majors from all over the planet, the tour has never been deeper LMFAO
cityofchamps66 they not as good as tiger woods
Growing up as a teenager who loved the game of golf in the 2000s era, you knew week after week, Sunday after Sunday, Tiger was gonna do some crazy magical shit. And he did time and time again. One of the greatest athletes ever 🐐
The greatest golfer in history The TIGER
i can watch this over and over and over!!
ESPN & Golf Channel 24/7. reminiscing gets me seriously emotional. It just meant more back than & everyone remembers Tiger going back to back to back etc., etc. highlight after highlight etc., etc. TIGER WOODS is and will always be #1 GOAT
No denying it!! BEST PUTT EVER!!!!!! ❤️ ❤️. I miss Tiger 🐯 being Tiger!!!! GOLF isn't the same. 😔
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Chills 20 years later... GOAT
Did you watch the documentary
Hardly.
master twirl at 2:50
godlike tiger
That was pretty badass. Almost gunslinger-like.
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Exactly like a gunslinger,🔫⛳,☺.
He was raising his wand when the ball was still 10' from the hole. He knew it all along.
Its so badass it just adds to the hype of this putt
Yeah he kinda knew...but you don't know until you know. When the ball dropped...he knew.
Magician from harry Potter
@@gullybop1695 Untrue. I know my bawl is going in the hole on 40ft putts almost immediately. Tiger knew, he is GOAT, you are just viewer.
@@elmalloc oH ok
That is simply UNBELIEVABLE
He changed the game. I think he attracted a whole new generation to the sport.
He didn't "change" it, He just played it better than most.
Woo hoo! Tiger is back he won the 2019 Masters. 🏆🐅🏌️♂️
It was amazing to watch him when he played like this. Hopefully he'll come back to this kind of form one day.
This comment makes me happy
Unfortunately, he has played his last round of professional golf....
@@thecerealguy7713 says who, someone who has accomplished nothing?
@@elmalloc I had the exact same injury that he has suffered, he will never have the stability in his feet and legs to efficiently swing the club at a level required to compete professionally, he may in fact have a severe limp for the rest of his life.... your comment is juvenile and ridiculous, now go upstairs, your mother is calling, your grilled cheese is ready
The Sissy Guy is not a champion like Tiger Woods and should not postulate on such matters.
I'm going to play there in the spring. What happens if somebody lands on the small island instead? Do they have a little boat or do you have to swim out? Cuz I'm not taking that penalty.
At about 0:55 Johnny Miller came close to making a flat-out prediction Tiger would do something very special - not many announcers ever went out on a limb as often as he did. Love him or hate him - at least he shot from the hip.
He also drew the break of the putt pretty much exactly right on the telestrator at 1:18. Miller always knew what he was talking about.
Golf will never be the same. These years were fun.
He made the most incredible shots ever!
No one will ever be as good as this man. EVER!
I shot a 62 at TPC ... I’m not a professional, I’m a hedge fund manager, been told by many of my colleagues I could be the best player on the planet right now... but I do not have the drive or patience to go on tour...
@@thecerealguy7713 Hedge fund manager ? So you screw people instead of actually having a real job ? 62 at TPC ? How did you do on the back nine ?
he's one of the most fit golfers of all time, He'll play into his 40s
nice 3 putt by Lefty
How many times you ever made a putt that took 12 seconds to get to the hole?
After watching the HBO doc, seeing these moments make me emotional. He's a classic tragic hero. It makes me think that it's near impossible to be so great at something and be anywhere near "well adjusted." Not to get to magnanimous, but his story really reminds me of a Napoleon, or Macbeth, or King David, or Achilles. When people like Tiger lived in ancient times, they called them the sons of gods.
He's also a very good man. Flawed but genuine. A man's man.
Golf was fun to watch back when Tiger was dropping these kind of shots. Never gave a sh** about watching golf before Tiger came along. I hope he gets the magic back soon
The man is a MAGICIAN!!! BRAVO TW!!!😁👏👌
being able to watch this guy dominate and destroy like no one else ever will for so many years, I feel lucky to have been able to see it in real time.
I was watching this live. That putt was the reason I started playing golf. No joke.
The best Tiger. He was the winner of the US Open, The Open, PGA, 2 of 3 WGC, The Players and The Masters, at the same time. The greatest ever.
In between the 2000 US Open and the 2001 Masters Tiger won 1 of the 3 WGC events played (NEC Invitational). Mike Weir won the 2000 American Express Championship and Steve Stricker won the 2001 Accenture Matchplay.
Gold Killah true its really 1 of 2 WGC’s because Tiger (and virtually everyone else) skipped the Match Play that year since it was in Australia and was right after New Years when no one wanted to go
Those 10 of the greatest shots ever prove that Tiger Woods is the G.O.A.T . Simply an incredible athlete and so much fun to watch.🐯
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Wood's golfing genius was something special, it's a shame we don't get to see it anymore, but hey - you never know...
+Daddy Orr i wish but it seems we've seen the best of him already. too bad. the guy's clearly a jerk off the course but man was he fun to watch.
Today...WE KnoW! April 14, 2019 5th Masters, 15th Major, 81st Victory! Ask Molinari and Koepke what payback feels like?
They each beat him for a Major in 2018.
*but NOT TODAY!!!*
I've watched several tapes of tiger playing, from his amateur days to the present. And I can't tell you how many times i've heard the announcer say something to the effect of "If he hit that shot 100 times, he'd only get that result once". Almost implying he just got lucky or something. But he seems to get "lucky" often. And it always seems to be in the heat of competition, when he needs it most. That right there, the ability to play his absolute best with the title on the line, sets him apart.
I was there that day! it was a sight to behold.
Exactly, couldn't agree moe, and that's what separates the greats from the not so greats of the game, and Tiger is definately in the top 2 of all time for me, behind only Nicklaus, but if he plays like he has done recently with his amazing wins he'll win many more Majors and surpass those 18. I truly hope he wins this week's US Open, and what a story that will be after his last win at the very same tourney back in 08.
these are the moments Tiger lives for but can't seem to capture later, be it a mental issue or problems with his back, but I am not one of those people who hates him just because I should, I want him to get better again, he's ear edit! he's paid his dues multiple times. I want tiger to be good again, even as a Rory, Spieth, D.J. and Osthuizen fan
come again?
Better than all
Ah good old times in golf. Tiger Woods ridiculous shots. Mickelson chasing his first major. Good players with oversize clothes.
Boy oh boy... That guy ... Those were some good times ..... "The Tiger Era" was must see Tv
i remember seeing this on tv, i wasnt into golf until that shot
Listening to commentators announce tiger woods is always the best because of how in awe they always are. Just goes to show how much better he was than everyone that came before him
The GOAT of golf!
This is on the same lever of Al Michaels’ “Do you believe in miracles” at the 1980 olympics. And Gary Thorne’s “OFF THE FLOOR, ON THE BOARD” in Game 6 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Final.
The 3 greatest golfers, Bobby jones, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. All great, all very different. Remember Jack won his last major in his 40's, Tiger is 38 he has time to win many more majors. Bobby Jones in my mind's eye will always be the greatest.
thx for the amazing upload
An absolute genius in his error, have watched him live and seen most of his matches, amazing golfer
Here after tour championship?
You can't forget that kid's voice yelling "GET IN THE HOLE"
That made the putt even more magical to watch.
Greatest Clutch Putter Of All Time
Nope.