Greatest Sportsman Ever

Its f***ing obvious man every bit of evidence points to it

If one favourite is 10/1 and an other is 6/4 the its obviously more difficult for the 10/1 shot to win

Probably only 4 people have a realistic chance of winning a darts tournament where ad 50 + have a golf one
Again, this is a red herring. The favourite in the Grand National has often been around the 10/1 mark and it reflects the fact that with the handicap and the many chances of something 'going wrong' you have 40 horses that cover a broadly similar range of ability or chance. Golf is the same in a number of ways.
 


I'm not here trying to make the case. Why don't you convince me it draws upon a wider range of skills than some of the other top sports?


He has clearly been a very very very good golfer. Which is not the be all and end all in this question.
He'd also would probably have been a very very good quarterback . .. or baseball player . . Or basketball player ... . The bloke he is chasing as the best golfer of all time chose a career in golf when he had the chance in plenty other sports. . . Woods is a sportsman . . And possibly the best of all time . In any sport. . . Possibly
 
He'd also would probably have been a very very good quarterback . .. or baseball player . . Or basketball player ... . The bloke he is chasing as the best golfer of all time chose a career in golf when he had the chance in plenty other sports. . . Woods is a sportsman . . And possibly the best of all time . In any sport. . . Possibly
What, like Michael Jordan? :lol:
 
No sure if seb but eddy merckx and Tony McCoy were both canny

Eleven Grand Tours (five Tours of France, five Tours of Italy, and a Tour of Spain), all of the five Monuments, three World Championships, the hour record, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track.

Yup, canny ;)
 
Eleven Grand Tours (five Tours of France, five Tours of Italy, and a Tour of Spain), all of the five Monuments, three World Championships, the hour record, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track.

Yup, canny ;)
Didn't he test positive for doping quite a few times?
 
Daley Thompson.
All these people saying golfers ffs it’s hitting a ball with a stick with no actual physical prowess whatsoever.
 
Loads of people play darts. Many more than play golf.
Really?

I don’t know by the way but I would be amazed if that was true.

For me, it is almost impossible to define and I personally can’t stand Woods but he elevated the game and standards of golf to an unseen level. Phenomenal golfer who transcends sport.

He is also brought it to the masses (well him and Mike Ashley)

Again, this is a red herring. The favourite in the Grand National has often been around the 10/1 mark and it reflects the fact that with the handicap and the many chances of something 'going wrong' you have 40 horses that cover a broadly similar range of ability or chance. Golf is the same in a number of ways.
It is nothing like it. Using the Grand National analogy the best ranked player would have 3 clubs to use on his round and the lowest rank the full ensemble.

Golf isnt handicapped (at professional level).
 
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Really?

I don’t know by the way but I would be amazed if that was true.

For me, it is almost impossible to define and I personally can’t stand Woods but he elevated the game and standards of golf to an unseen level. Phenomenal golfer who transcends sport.

He is also brought it to the masses (well him and Mike Ashley)


It is nothing like it. Using the Grand National analogy the best ranked player would have 3 clubs to use on his round and the lowest rank the full ensemble.

Golf isnt handicapped (at professional level).
You're missing the point. As the following post says, even at the top, golfers tend to be much of a muchness. To push the Grand National analogy, they are all running off a similar weight.
 

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