Hindi matatawaran ang kahusayan ni Jack Nicklaus at hindi rin pahuhuli sa pedestal sina Nick Faldo, Nick Price, at iba pang tinaguriang icon sa sports ng golf.
Ngunit, para kay PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem,natatangi ang galing at impluwensiya na nalikha ni Tiger Woods sa golf na maikukumpara sa nagawa ni Michael Jordan sa NBA kaya’t sa kanyang pananaw si Woods ang ‘The Greatest of All Time’ sa sports.
"He's the only living player to win 79 times, and only one player has ever won more," pahayag ni Finchem sa panayam para sa kanyang paghahanda sa pagreretiro bilang head ng PGA.
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"He's the only active player to have won 14 majors, and only one player has won more," aniya.
"I love Jack Nicklaus beyond belief, but I have to put Tiger down as probably the greatest player to ever play, and the way he did it and his domination at a time when you're bringing more and more good players along, is incredible.
"It lifted all boats. I always refer to it as kind of like Michael Jordan in the NBA. He just lifted boats and brought in so many new fans to the game and changed it,” aniya.
Naghahanda na ang 40-anyos na si Woods sa kanyang pagbabalik aksiyon saOktubre sa California matapos magpahinga nang mahigit isang taon dahil sa pinsala sa likod.
Hinahabol ni Woods ang record 18 major title ni Nicklaus at marami ang naniniwala na magagawa ito ng golf superstar sa hinaharap.
Samantala, iginiit ni Finchem, PGA head sa loob ng 22 taon, na masigla ang golf at sigurado ang kinabukasan ng sports sa buong mundo.
"It's a really, really exciting time for the sport. There's so much potential out there, more than ever. The global nature of the sport that we just saw manifested in the Olympics is out there in front of us to take advantage of," sambit ni Finchem.
"The quality of the young players coming up today is so much different than 20 years ago in terms of, not just their capability of playing, but their unbelievable focus on reaching fans, communicating. They handle themselves so well. The next 25 years are going to be awesome."
