What Greg Norman claimed Tiger Woods would never do in 2015 which he was totally wrong about

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Tiger Woods has reached heights no other golfer has managed, although he does remain behind Jack Nicklaus in the all-time major list.

Woods boasts 15 major championship wins from his glittering career, but his fellow American Nicklaus clinched 18 titles.

Both legends have, however, completed the career grand slam, along with Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Rory McIlroy.

Walter Hagen meanwhile is the only other player on the all-time major championship wins list in double figures, claiming 11 titles during his career.

Woods once had eyes for Nicklaus’s major record, but he remains three behind the leader, who seems very unlikely to be surpassed.

What Greg Norman once wrongly claimed Tiger Woods would never do

Greg Norman was right about Woods not surpassing Nicklaus in terms of major wins, but he was way off with a different prediction once upon a time.

As quoted by NBC in 2022, Norman said of Woods in 2011 when he had 14 majors: “Tiger, when he dominated, had a single-shot approach.

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“It was only about the golf. Now there are so many distractions, and people are looking for things that are wrong with Tiger now, so he’s got to deal with that on a day-to-day basis, like every other mortal has to do, right?

“In our lives, in our business, we all have to be responsible for our actions. It’s very hard for him to have that focus. And the more he shuts people off, the worse it gets.”

Norman added further comment in 2015, saying: “He will win again. He will win other tour events. But a major? I don’t see it.”

How Tiger Woods proved Greg Norman wrong at The Masters in 2019

Woods did, of course, add another major championship win to his stunning tally at The Masters in 2019, thus proving Norman wrong.

And the legendary figure did it in truly unforgettable fashion, coming from two shots back to win by one at Augusta National.

Brooks Koepka loved watching Woods win The Masters that year, despite the former being one of three players to have finished as runner-up.

He was joined by Dustin Johnson and Xander Schauffele, with the trio left helpless as Woods produced one of the greatest golfing displays ever witnessed.

Unfortunately any further heroics of a similar nature now look very unlikely, but he has already achieved sporting greatness, and certainly doesn’t need to prove anything else to anyone.