Tiger Woods Revealed The  One Extraordinary Skill That Stuns the Golfing World And Surpassed Even the Game’s Greatest Legend

Tiger Woods has a clear skill that is superior to one of golf’s most legendary players, Jack Nicklaus, according to a 14-time PGA Tour winner.

Hal Sutton, 67, competed alongside both Nicklaus and Woods from the early 1980s through to the 2000s, and picked up wins in considerable tournaments, including, most notably, the PGA Championship in 1983 as well as the Tour Championship twice in 1983 and 2000

Speaking to Golf.com, Sutton said it’s tough to compare elite golfers Nicklaus and Woods considering the eras in which they competed were so vastly different in terms of course layout and length, combined with greater technology in the modern era that Woods benefitted from

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“We’re talking about two different eras here,” Sutton said. “They both managed their ball incredible. They were both one of the longest players of their time, big drivers, both of them, great long iron players, middle irons, short irons.”

That’s some praise for Woods, as, though he’s regarded as the more famous of the legends, as a 15-time major winner he is still adrift of Nicklaus who won golf’s four grandest competitions an astonishing 18 times, combined. But Sutton did not stop there. Becuase he even believes there’s one area in which Woods truly separated himself from Nicklaus.

“I would say Jack’s pitching the ball and chipping the ball weren’t in Tiger’s league.”

Sutton continued: “I’m just being honest. He hit the shot when he needed to, but what Jack did so well is he played into his strengths and away from his weaknesses. Tiger did that as well, but, you know, Tiger was, he was fearless. I’m not sure that he would lay up as much as Jack did.”

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With golfing nuance, Sutton then said there was, still, one area in which Nicklaus was greater than players in the modern game but simply because that facet of the sport is no longer as prevalent in this era, as in the previous one.

Sutton said: “3-wood’s not even in the game anymore. I’ve done a little bit of designing, and I worked with a couple of guys and, you know, 3-wood’s not in the game. They don’t have shots where you use 3-woods anymore. And Jack used 3-woods all the time for a thing called position. Nobody thinks about position anymore much off the tee.”

Tiger Woods’ Daughter Sam Reveals Clear Reason for Turning Away From Golf — and Her Father’s Reaction

While Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie, following in his father’s prestigious golfing footsteps, it turns out that his daughter Sam Alexis Woods has taken a different sporting path. Choosing to sidestep the sport that made her father a global icon, Sam has instead shown remarkable promise in football.

She recently helped lead her school team, Benjamin High School, to the Florida Class 2A state championship game with a 2-1 victory over Lake Christian. Proud dad Tiger supported from the stands, continuing to be a fixture at his children’s sports games despite his busy schedule.

Though Tiger remains the leader in major career wins (15) among active players, golf put a strain on his family time during his heyday, which caused Sam to have a “negative connotation” towards the sport.

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Tiger disclosed during a March 2024 interview on ‘The Today Show’ that Sam’s aversion to golf was due to the sport taking him away from home for extended periods during her childhood. He explained: “She has, I think, a negative connotation to the game because at that time… when she was growing up, golf took daddy away from her.

“I had to pack, and I had to leave and I was gone for weeks and there was a negative connotation to it. So we developed our own relationship, our own rapport that’s outside of golf that we do things that don’t involve golf. Meanwhile, my son and I, we do everything golf-related. It’s very different.”

The golf legend is frequently spotted cheering on Charlie Woods on the course, with the 16-year-old already being hailed as a future star in the sport. Sam Woods, on the other hand, has shown her support by caddying for both Tiger and Charlie during the PNC Championship’s Pro-Am at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando.

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Sam’s sporting interests have taken her down a different path, as she currently plays as a central defender for her high school football team. Despite this divergence, Woods appreciates that his children share other interests and enjoy being involved in a new sport.

Speaking to Golf.com in 2018, Woods expressed his delight in their enthusiasm for football, saying: “They’re keen into soccer,” he said. “If they want to play golf, that’s great. If they don’t, that’s fine, too. As long as they have a good time playing sports.