The key golf skill which Greg Norman once insisted Tiger Woods was ‘not great’ at doing

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Tiger Woods will go down in history as one of the greatest golfers of all time, but which areas of his game really helped push him to the top?

Woods is a 15-time major champion, with only Jack Nicklaus boasting more titles than his fellow American with 18.

But the former last clinched such success back in 2019, with PGA Tour icon Woods having really struggled with injury in recent times.

The PGA Tour could introduce carts to help Woods, but even with such an aid, it remains to be seen if his game would be strong enough to overcome the modern-day stars.

Scottie Scheffler is likely to be a formidable force once more in 2025, with the world number one having recently clinched success at the Hero World Challenge.

How Greg Norman once rated Tiger Woods at driving

Scheffler worked on his driving in the off-season, with that skill having also helped Woods stay at the pinnacle of world golf for quite some time.

Woods once outdrove Phil Mickelson with a three wood, with the former getting the better of his rival during that 2001 Masters tussle.

Another legendary figure in Greg Norman once shared his verdict on the man himself from the tee, with the Australian having been tasked by the PGA Tour website in 2018 to name his top three drivers of all time.

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Asked if Woods hits enough fairways to make the list, Norman responded: “He’s not, he’s not a great driver.

“Everybody picks up on Tiger, but he’s not a great driver of the golf ball, because he’s not consistent. He’s a great middle iron and iron player. But he’s not a great driver.”

What are Tiger Woods’s driving stats from 2000-2001?

Woods lifted his first major trophy at the 1997 Masters, before really getting things going around the turn of the century.

At that time, he became the first golfer in the modern era to hold all four major titles at the same time, having won the US Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship in 2000 before his 2001 Masters triumph.

It, therefore, certainly makes sense to analyse his driving stats from that period in order to best analyse his ability from the tee.

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In 2000, Woods was behind only John Daly for driving distance, with the former posting an average of 298 yards compared to the latter’s 301.4.

His 71.22% driving accuracy meanwhile ranked 54th, but Woods still found himself in the top spot for total driving.

A year later, he fell to T3 in distance with 297.6 and 145th in accuracy with 65.48%, earning him a total driving rank of 39th.

In terms of strokes gained off-the-tee meanwhile, Woods shone brightest at the 2009 Memorial Tournament, leading the field in that area.

The American hit 87.5% of his fairways en route to the trophy, which included Woods registering a stunning run of 18 straight fairways hit.

He was particularly proficient in strokes gained off-the-tee from 2005-2006, finishing in fourth and third respectively.