Greg Norman made a prediction about Tiger Woods in 2004 which he got absolutely spot on
Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Greg Norman has never been afraid to ruffle feathers with his statements over the years, but in 2004 he managed to make a prediction about Tiger Woods that proved to be impressively accurate. For much of Woods’ career, the big question concerned whether he was going to be able to overtake Jack Nicklaus’ record as the most successful male golfer ever. As the sun set on the 2001 Masters, Woods had already won six majors.
In fact, not only had he already completed the Career Grand Slam the previous year, but the then 25-year-old also held all four titles at the same time. What Greg Norman said about Tiger Woods overtaking Jack Nicklaus in 2004 Two more major titles would follow in 2002. At that stage, it seemed almost inevitable that Woods would overtake Nicklaus’ tally of 18 major victories.
However, Greg Norman saw it differently. Speaking in a Golf Digest interview in 2004, the Australian expressed a concern that Woods was going to find it much tougher to keep winning at such a rapid rate. Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images “Tiger is almost halfway to Jack’s record in the majors.
I’ve got a feeling the second half will be much harder than the first,” he said. “See, great players have always appeared every 10 years. Arnold Palmer is 10 years older than Jack, who’s 10 years older than Watson.
Bobby Jones was 10 years older than Nelson, Hogan and Snead, who were the same age. Somewhere there’s a kid—maybe several of them—exactly 10 years younger than Tiger, who’s 28. They’re working hard on their games and dreaming of nothing else but being the best.