By Mark Halpern
TIGER WOODS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
What does Tiger Woods have in common with Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer, and Bobby Jones? He was inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame last Wednesday night before the Players Championship, which is currently going on. Tiger Woods is one of the best golfers ever to play the sport. You felt his tiger growl the moment he steps into a tee box until he picks the ball up out of the 18th hole. Tiger had off PGA issues with certain things, including a scary car accident last year when it was unclear if he would play golf again. This was an easy decision, and let’s look at why.
Tiger Woods during is amazing time on the tour had 20 hole in ones in his great career (3 that were on tour.) I have played golf for 20 years and have come very close, but it hasn’t happened. Over his career, Tiger won 82 PGA tournaments which ties Sam Snead for the most ever. Tiger has won 18 major PGA events, two shy of the Golden Bear at 20 wins. Tiger has 20 holes in one in his lifetime (3 came on the tour). Another stat that stands out is that he made 142 consecutive cuts passing Byron Nelson with 113. Tiger likes breaking Nelson’s record as he beat his lowest actual score of 68.33 strokes a round, and Woods finished with 68.17 per round. These are just a handful of records he owns. He has the Green Jacket, the Grand Slam (winning all four major tourts in a year), and countless others.
I don’t condone driving drunk/impaired and getting into an accident, and a few other discretionary things while off the tour. I am sure it put a sour taste in a lot of people’s mouths and counted him out, but I believe he has seen his ways and now must be the mentor to his son just like his dad was to him, and that is how the old man sees it.
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