That's because the tilt hosted by Woods, whom veteran golf writer John Feinstein recently called «damaged goods,» has gone the way of Woods» chances to overtake Jack Nicklaus» all - time
major championship record.
Tiger is now officially behind the pace of Jack Nicklaus and
his major championship record.
Iwata tied
a major championship record by shooting a 63 in the second round, catching fire on the back nine with five birdies and one eagle.
The season's third major is here, but it's the first time this year Tiger Woods will have a chance to pick up ground on Jack Nicklaus»
major championships record.
Not exact matches
In the world of golf, Nicklaus added that despite intense competition, he expects Tiger Woods to break his
record of 18 career
major championships.
Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb are tied at 9 - under at the midpoint and will go out as the last pairing just before 3 p.m. Streb matched the
major championship scoring
record of 63 on Friday, getting hot and rocketing up the leaderboard.
So, on a day when Hiroshi Iwata matched the
major championship - scoring
record with a 9 - under 63 and other players golf fans had barely heard of (George Coetzee, 7 - under) scorched Whistling Straits, Woods played like the 286th - ranked golfer in the world.
Everyone wants to know Johnny's reaction to his and others»
major championship scoring
record finally falling.
We had some more scoring
records at a
major championship.
The scores are out there on Saturday at the PGA
Championship, where a softer Baltusrol and a relatively benign setup have some of the early players saying the
major championship scoring
record could fall.
Haotong Li is sitting there in the clubhouse at 6 - under following a round of 63, which, until a day ago, would have matched the all - time
record for a low round at a
major championship.
He hasn't won a
major since his epic triumph at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, but don't write off Tiger Woods just yet in his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus and his
record 18
major -
championship titles.
When his final putt dropped, Stenson matched the
major record set by Jason Day last year at the PGA, and with his final - round 63 — just the second on the fourth day of a
major after Johnny Miller's in 1973 at Oakmont — he also set a new aggregate total
major championship scoring
record of 264.
The course is soft, players are posting mid-60s rounds, Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose both said we might see a new
major championship scoring
record, the leaders were just hitting the course... and then it all came to a halt.
Cosumnes Oaks has never won a section basketball
championship or even appeared in a final, but the opportunity is not a
major surprise despite the team's sub -.500
record.
The American
record in
major biathlon meets is dismal — last in 1958 world
championships and third from last in 1959.
The
major championship scoring
record of 63, which has been set 26 different times over the years, may finally fall here this week.
The 1992 Masters is Couples» only
major championship but his legend and prominence extends beyond just the career
record.
They are also no doubt are familiar with Woods» driving passion to break Jack Nicklaus»
record of 18
major championship titles.
The boy wonder anointed by some as the one to break Jack Nicklaus»
record of 18
major championships?
But an eagle on the 18th would still tie the
record for best round ever in a
major championship — and vault him into a tie for the lead with Walker.
«To have come out with two
major championship medals and a Scottish
record is far more than I could have wished for.»
The Euro 2012 - winning coach showed characteristic modesty in claiming that the award was recognition for everyone who had helped Spain to claim a
record third
major championship in a row last summer.